"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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Mike's Look & Hairstyle

Mike32ct

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I've been meaning to post a pic to get some feedback. I will keep the pics on here for a limited time for privacy reasons, maybe a few hours or a day tops.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/75217535@N06/

The picture on the right (with the black shirt) was me in late 2010. Actually, that setup worked pretty well for me game-wise.

With my hair thinning, I've gotten away from just spiking the front up and decided to try going back to the all messy look. The picture on the left is me tonight after a hair cut. (Or I could possibly do a more wet look with gel, but that might be too try hard and would look more balding.)

Ignore the cheesy pink shirt. That is just an old shirt that I wore in case they got color on it. My hair might seem a little too dark, but the color will fade in to something close to my natural very dark brown in a week or so.

I also let some 5 o'clock shadow to undo a bit of nice guy-ness.

But overall, what do you guys (and girls) think?

I'm 5'10" 175# with a slender build, but am toning up.
 

“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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garruk

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agreed, new look is better. nothing wrong with the pink shirt either.
 

btownbuck2012

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you're a good lookin' mo foe. I think i recall you posted something a long time ago about how u didn't even kiss a girl until you were 27? Hard to believe after looking at those pics. NO HOMO.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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I agree with Dust 2 Dust on the sideburns. The second picture is the best, and you look good.
 

Mike32ct

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Thanks everybody. I'm flattered.

Rubato & Dust 2 Dust -- By 2nd pic, do you mean the new pic on the left or older one on the right? I want to make sure I follow.

The sideburns thing is a good idea. I'll have to grow them out some more. I'm greying in that area, but I can get them colored with my hair fairly easily.


btownbuck2012 -- Thanks. Yes it is true that I didn't kiss a girl until 27. Looking back, it was a combination of factors such as being sheltered, having no confidence, and not really trying.


All --- I'll probably leave the pics up until late tomorrow morning, and then remove them from Flicker.

Thanks again.

Any other comments are welcome.
 

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Now, man, take it from me. If you want to rock that pomp you have to fix that **** up a bit. Just so happens I keep enough grease in my hair to lubricate a chevy big block.

Start with this.
http://www.hawleywoods.com/pd-hawleywoods-layrite-super-hold-pomade-4oz-can.cfm

Worth every ****ing cent by the way, not crappy like gel, not invulnerable like murrays superior and your chick won't whine about it greasing up her pillows.

Maker it shine with a couple dabs of this.
http://www.pomade-shop.eu/Royal-Crown-Hair-Dressing-8-oz/en

Carry a comb and look in the mirror a lot. (not necessary but feels good man)


This stuff smells effing great, just picked some up, makes you smell like ya just left the barber.

http://www.hawleywoods.com/pd_hawleywoods_no_9_aftershave_5_oz_bottle.cfm
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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I don't like the hair just shooting for the sky....I think you should comb it over towards the side somewhat. I feel that a longer "Don Draper" haircut with sideburns would look good. I really dislike the "wings" you have going in the pink shirt pic.
Try Don Draper
http://www.tvfanatic.com/gallery/don-draper-pic/
 

Dust 2 Dust

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I thought you looked better in the right side picture. You could still use the left pic, but spiked hair without sideburns doesn't look good on you or any men for the most part.
 
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