"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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I'm trying to bulk up but all of the weight is going to my belly, HELP!

Demystify

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And yes, I do work out constantly and I eat really healthy. So I'm trying to bulk up but I'm becoming a stick with a gut rather than a buff all around non-stick.
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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mikeyb

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What's your diet like? If it's all going to your gut there's a reason and there's a 99% chance it's to do with diet. Don't just say "I eat healthy", write a breakdown of your daily meals.

You say you're still a stick so post your workout routine too with your big numbers (squat, deadlift, bench) and how long you've been at this routine.
 

RMM

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As mikey said, we need to see your diet and your workout, otherwise it's literally impossible to figure out what you're doing wrong.
 

CaptainJ

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Demystify said:
bump, anyone?
Are you blind? Someone just answered you. We need more info before we can comment, don't just expect us to magically know your stats then pull the magic formula out of our asses.
 

"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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waynejohn

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Without you providing more information:

1) You need to do real strength training.
2) If you find yourself getting fat, then whatever you eat cut down your daily calorie intake 150-200 calories. Check your progress after 2-3 weeks.
3) Eat lots of protein. For the rest of the calories, find out what works best for you in terms of fat/carb ratio.

It's freakin simple.
 
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