"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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Looking for advice daproest1
I’m going to schedule my yearly physical and will have blood work done.
What bloodwork tests should I ask for for my hormone levels to be evaluated?
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Sorry just saw this.

Off the top of my head, IDEALLY, you’re going to want:

CMP
CBC
total testosterone
Free testosterone
Estradiol
DHT
PSA
Lipid panel
C-reactive protein (total body inflammation)
Fasted glucose levels
Fasted insulin
IGF-1
Cortisol
Vitamin D3 levels (25-hydroxy vitamin D blood test)

This is pretty much everything.


If you’re trying to save some cash, and just want to know your hormones, then just check:

Total testosterone
Free testosterone
Estradiol
DHT
PSA

But I highly recommend you include everything I suggested in the first panel. The body is a complicated thing. And everything’s related. Hope this helps.

P.S. a lot of doctors have a god complex and will try to argue with you. Don’t waste your breath. Either find another doctor, or go thru one of those private online blood panel sites. U pay, pick what u want tested, they email u the order, and then u take it to labcorp. They’ll email you the results. Then you can take those to a COMPETENT endo.

Feel free to bring them to me as well if u wish. But I am NOT a doctor. Just a guy that knows stuff.
 

"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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Looking for advice daproest1
I’m going to schedule my yearly physical and will have blood work done.
What bloodwork tests should I ask for for my hormone levels to be evaluated?
Run a complete panel. Just make sure they use a lab that is in your network. It can be quite costly if they use an out of network lab.
 

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Sorry just saw this.

Off the top of my head, IDEALLY, you’re going to want:

CMP
CBC
total testosterone
Free testosterone
Estradiol
DHT
PSA
Lipid panel
C-reactive protein (total body inflammation)
Fasted glucose levels
Fasted insulin
IGF-1
Cortisol
Vitamin D3 levels (25-hydroxy vitamin D blood test)

This is pretty much everything.


If you’re trying to save some cash, and just want to know your hormones, then just check:

Total testosterone
Free testosterone
Estradiol
DHT
PSA

But I highly recommend you include everything I suggested in the first panel. The body is a complicated thing. And everything’s related. Hope this helps.

P.S. a lot of doctors have a god complex and will try to argue with you. Don’t waste your breath. Either find another doctor, or go thru one of those private online blood panel sites. U pay, pick what u want tested, they email u the order, and then u take it to labcorp. They’ll email you the results. Then you can take those to a COMPETENT endo.

Feel free to bring them to me as well if u wish. But I am NOT a doctor. Just a guy that knows stuff.
make sure you check with your insurance about the free test check. That is one that is not covered by a lot of insurance and can be very costly.
 
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