"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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Plate wants to use Botox

Greasy Pig

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Hey guys, this chick is 36 and looks smoking but she mentioned the other day that she wants to try Botox around her eyes.

Now, I love women with self esteem issues as much as the next man, but I believe you can spot Botox a mile away and it looks stupid. Believe me, she doesn't need it.

I really want to dissuade her from doing it in case she comes out looking like fvcking Quasimodo or something.
What would be the most effective way?
And can Botox actually be undetectable in small doses or is it obvious no matter what?

I was thinking of saying something like: "Oh, I thought only crusty old movie stars and vain rich housewives went out of their way to look ridiculous."

Cheers fellas.
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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samspade said:
I think you're on the right track. How about, "Botox is amazing, I hear Joan Rivers uses it all the time and she doesn't look a day over 70."
Joan Rivers looks like an alien from the planet Mepos. :p She should be confined to Area 51.
 

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If she goes to a good doctor and not an amateur, it will only improve her looks.
Just make sure she only does the eyes and not around the mouth or lips!

SH
 

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Boilermaker said:
Why do you care ?
I was expecting this question and I have to admit I'm growing to like this one a bit more then just a plate.
We've agreed to be exclusive, so I'll be squiring her around town next weekend and am paranoid I'll have my arm around the Elephant Woman.

I think I'll both use the Joan Rivers angle and if unsuccessful, I'll insist she leaves the lips the fvck alone.
 

"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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Dear GP,
I agree with you about Botox,but with plates they are ephemeral sprites who come and go,just keep the campers happy....Tell her how lovely she looks and say how flattered you are that she is doing this for you LOL.
 

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Greasy Pig said:
I was expecting this question and I have to admit I'm growing to like this one a bit more then just a plate.
We've agreed to be exclusive, so I'll be squiring her around town next weekend and am paranoid I'll have my arm around the Elephant Woman.

I think I'll both use the Joan Rivers angle and if unsuccessful, I'll insist she leaves the lips the fvck alone.
Forget the snide digs that try to show how clever you are.

Try this instead (since she's not really a plate as you described in your OP), as you're winding down an evening or a conversation:

Oh, BTW, I was thinking about that botox thing.

I like you.

I like us.

I like the way you are.

I like the way we are.

After you get botox, I'm not sure.

Of course, it's up to you. Your life, your body, your decision.

Anyways, gotta go.

Bye.
 
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