"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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stubble or no stubble?

djokovic77

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What do you prefer when going out? What gets you the best results. I don't like shaving but feel kind of grimy with too much stubble. I like the look when I use the beard trimmer with no guard on which leaves a slight stubble like in this pic I just snapped with photo booth lol. You can see a hint of stache and beard.

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=b5hb3m&s=5

Is this kind of douchey looking? I really prefer not shaving totally clean unless I'm going out for a special occasion etc. I think slight stubble looks better on guys in their 20's and clean shaven when your 30+ What do u think?
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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Mike32ct

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Stubble is generally a plus for picking up ladies. But it doesn't mean completely unshaven. You still should shave your neck and under you chin. The stubble should cover your beard area only.

It's great for any guy who isn't greying yet. Once that starts, shave it clean.
 

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As long as your neck is always clean then it doesn't matter. Nobody likes a neckbeard, that's for sure.
 

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I always like having a stubble, but on the flipside, I always think I've made the right choice immediately after I shave. It just looks fresh.

And I 2nd the neck thing. No neck beard.
 

"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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Mix it up. Be unpredictable. Carlos Xuma endorses the idea of changing your look periodically.
 

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bigneil said:
Mix it up. Be unpredictable. Carlos Xuma endorses the idea of changing your look periodically.
Damn we have been on here about the same amount of time and I am digging a lot of your $hit man!! Guess us being around same age is why I get just about everything you post.

I digress.. I do exactly as Bigneil said!
 

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Stubble. Dates go NOTICEABLY better with stubble. One time shaved and wore glasses to a date and IL dropped off the map lol.
No $hit?? I never wear my glasses on first date and I always shave, but I will give stubble a shot on my next date JUST to see if your mileage is same as mine.. Interesting indeed.
 

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Yeah I get best response (I think) with a slight stubble and shaved neck. But like no more than 2-3 days growth. That seems the ideal. Many of the guys who rock stubble are more at a week's length (the 1st guard) on the trimmer, whereas I do no guard.

Most women, if asked though, seem to prefer clean shaven.
 
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