"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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masterbation and acne

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despite all the apparant evidence suggesting masterbation doesn't cause acne, i personally believe otherwise, i abstained for 2 weeks now and my face has cleared up a lot, maybe its psychological, maybe not, but if you want a clean face, and nothing seems to work for you, why not abstain for a week and see for yourself?
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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rapless

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I've experienced the same results under the same conditions. This got me curious enough do to a little research a while back and I found out that acne outbreaks are positively correlated to excessive ejaculation. Each ejaculation burns testosterone into DHT. DHT is responsible for the secretion of sebum in the oil glands. And what causes acne? Excess sebum.

Enough ejaculation----> enough testosterone-DHT conversion -----> excess sebum secretion -----> acne
 

djtdot

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Now I think that's crap. I have been wanking since I was like 10 and my face is as clear as crystal. But I guess that's individual.
 

reyalp

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i stood on my head for 8 hours and then went to the store. i bought a lottery ticket at the gas station and i won $250!

hence, standing on head for 8hrs = winning $250
 

OfficeSpace

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Actually it's not linked to acne... A lot of times, acne comes in cycles so that's why you think you're seing results.. A thing that I personally know that helps is diet.. No soda.. Staying away form oily foods.. and drinking plenty of water.. especially before bed.
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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Mandiblard

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It's diet, I know from experience. 4 years with the worst acne i've still ever seen, the only thing that worked was when I stuck to a good diet for a couple of weeks. First the feeling of acne (greasy / and the throbbing feeling you get from big zits) went away, then my face started to clear up. Masturbation and sexual activity could have a slight effect, mostly around the jaw and lip area, I can't remember the reason for that though.
 

Marlimus

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Whatever floats your boat. Acne has different causes for different people: poor diet, toxins in the body, clogged colon & dirty liver, hormonal imbalance, genetics.

After all is said and done, just find what works for you. If not beating the meat works for you, then by all means abstain.
 

Hot Ice

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oh, THAT's why you nerds are so zitty!
 

Shiftkey

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*sigh* I figured it was only a matter of time before the no masturbation threads devolved into other areas of the forums. Not masturbating doesn't help your acne, and it doesn't help pick up women. Give me a fvcking break!
 

"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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