"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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How many of you wear a beard or mustache?

Dark Chivalry

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I know most girls say they want a clean shaven man, but since I grew my beard out last year I've been making a more mature impression at work. The higher ups treat me differently than other guys my age. When it comes to women, I think it makes me look more masculine, yet also more stable. Women seem to trust me more. My sister said it gave me an old fashioned, distinguished look.

Do you wear a beard? How has it affected your first impression?
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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Eccentric

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My beard grows really fast. I usually let it go to a 5 o'clock shadow for a day or 2 then shave it before it becomes thick and irritable. I definitely look older for those days, but it's usually not worth it.
 

STR8UP

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I'm just plain lazy and avoid shaving as much as possible. sometimes I will go a week without shaving.

As for women, usually they will say something like "what's up with the stubble?" or something of the sort. Just when I'm thinking they aren't diggin' it, they say "I kind of like it". So I guess it works for me.
 

Dark Chivalry

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STR8UP said:
As for women, usually they will say something like "what's up with the stubble?" or something of the sort. Just when I'm thinking they aren't diggin' it, they say "I kind of like it".
Women don't know what they want anyway.

I look like a cad/jerk without it and while that gets them moist, it also requires more game to get them to trust me.
 

grr

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Best beard is the frat boy beard. Don't let it grow past 2 days without trimming it, shave upper cheeks and neck.
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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