"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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Non-masculine things

Biggie

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So recently there have been a couple things that I do every once in a while, and I realized they are not masculine at all. So i thought maybe if I could write these things down and try to focus on not doing them, it could help me become more masculine.

I'll make a list:
1) I speak in a higher voice to some people (Mainly people in authority)
2) Sometimes i skip instead of walking
3) I tend to hunch forward a little bit
4) I say "Awww" to some girls in like a girly way
5) I have some feminine mannerisms
6) I'm way too caring about others' feelings
7) I'm skinny

I'll add more when I think of them. Also, how about any of you? What are some things you do that aren't so masculine that you'd like to stop doing? And on the flip side, what are some masculine things you do that help you get women?
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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Alle_Gory

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Biggie said:
1) I speak in a higher voice to some people (Mainly people in authority)
Not cool.

2) Sometimes i skip instead of walking
So? Does this happen often enough to be a problem?

3) I tend to hunch forward a little bit
That's bad posture. Better fix that.

4) I say "Awww" to some girls in like a girly way
So?

5) I have some feminine mannerisms
Like what?

6) I'm way too caring about others' feelings
This isn't really a problem. It becomes a problem if you can't control it and do what you need to do. Feelings are great, but you must have some sort of control otherwise they control you.

Also, how about any of you? What are some things you do that aren't so masculine that you'd like to stop doing? And on the flip side, what are some masculine things you do that help you get women?
I like to cook. I like to make a nice place to live, I like interior design. Is this feminine? Most people think so, but I don't give a fvck. I also like to use women's shampoos and cleaners but I don't give a ****. They work great for hair and skin cleaning and they're cheap.

Personally I could care less what some random people that I don't care to know think of me.
 

Jariel

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It's very good you are able to look at yourself and identify these issues. Self awareness is essential to self improvement, and now all you need to do is find a solution to these problems.

One solution is to consciously focus on not doing them any more.

The other is to build your testosterone levels and masculinity the natural way. I second buckley on this one and suggest hitting the gym and eating a bulking diet. I had big issues with being too sweet and nice for many years, but the gym sorted that all out for me, gave me confidence, boldness and a presence.

I started a thread in H+F about what foods/supplements to eat in order to increase sex drive and testosterone: http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?t=185315

I find when my sex drive is high, my game is on peak form!
 

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Biggie said:
So recently there have been a couple things that I do every once in a while, and I realized they are not masculine at all. So i thought maybe if I could write these things down and try to focus on not doing them, it could help me become more masculine.

I'll make a list:
1) I speak in a higher voice to some people (Mainly people in authority)
2) Sometimes i skip instead of walking
3) I tend to hunch forward a little bit
4) I say "Awww" to some girls in like a girly way
5) I have some feminine mannerisms
6) I'm way too caring about others' feelings
7) I'm skinny

I'll add more when I think of them. Also, how about any of you? What are some things you do that aren't so masculine that you'd like to stop doing? And on the flip side, what are some masculine things you do that help you get women?
Judging yourself so harshly about these things is more "feminine" than the actual things you listed.

Your voice is your voice. Your mannerisms are your mannerisms. You can still be YOU.....just try to make yourself into a better YOU.

We all weren't born to be Braveheart.
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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