"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.
The official Acne thread [Merged threads]
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"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.
LoneSilver
Master Don Juan
LoneSilver
Dan Hunter said:
stronglifts
Master Don Juan
creams treat the symptoms, not the causethursday said:
1) quit the junk food
2) lower dairy intake
3) eat veggies & fruit
4) drink more
Number 1 & 2 will make a huge difference.
wildinthenorth
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"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
penkitten
Master Don Juan
he eats healthy, not a whole lot of fast or fried food. he gets some dairy but not more than what you are suppose to have as a daily requirement and he eats fruits and veggies daily.
he totally freaks out if i see a zit and walk over and ummm pop it. starts in on his whole "please dont touch my face mom, you arent suppose to handle your face and that stuff causes more zits."
so i dont think hes touching his face. he changes his sheets and pillowcases often.
he isnt a crater face kid or nothing... he is just 13 and i guess it is normal for everyone to go thru a phase where they get some zits.
its just that they are all on the forehead and up in the hair line. i never saw anyone get them up in the hairline before.
when he is out playing ball and gets sweaty , i notice them even more.
i always remind him that when pe is over he needs to go wash his face off from sweating.
stronglifts
Master Don Juan
Could be a food allergy, remove from his diet:penkitten said:
* dairy
* eggs
* corn
* soy
* wheat
* seafood
See if it clears up. If it doesn't, could be an imbalance in the intestinal flora. Look into probiotics.
Consult an Naturopath or Acupuncturist. Good book on the topic: Healing Skin Disorders (Andrew Gaeddert).
Face skin is sensitive. Spare your kid all the chemical (peeling) substances. It might fix his conditions, but bring new ones (rosacea, dermatitis,...)
Good luck.
penkitten
Master Don Juan
, like I can't full get rid of it. Anyway I'm now always making sure to wash my hands before I wash my face, since when I use a cloth just the rubbing of it seems to do more harm, so I just use my hands to wash my face. I'm also trying to change pillow cases pretty often and keeping my hair shorter, out of my face and washed. I suppose a moisturizer would also do some good I'm told.
PS Anyone know if there are men's concealer or something to slightly cover up the red marks? (Sends shivers up my spine just saying that
) Xtil
"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
That really sucks that he get acne on the forehead, some people get it on the cheeks only, some like me on the forehead only, thats the worst. The best I guess would be the ones who get it on the chin.
I agree. Don't buy all that chemical, made-in-a-lab ****, that just causes more problems. At least half the problems today are caused by **** we made. Go for the natural solution.stronglifts said:
http://www.home-remedies-for-you.com/remedy/Acne.html
A good example of this is my mild allergies to pollen and probably dust mites too. I found out about buying local honey. I picked up a jar of local (a city very close by, unfiltered, uncooked, unblended, all natural) of it for less than $5. It's lasted almost a month now. The only time I had any allergies was a day when I forgot to eat some honey in the morning.
PS: Yes Im not exactly practicing what I preach. I've used Stridex pads for the past 2 years, but I'm not buying any more. They don't even help that much.
blackbelt2k
Senior Don Juan
Ok, I don't get too many breakouts, I'd say biggest problem are the old marks, but anyways, it's really bugging me, and I was wondering what kinda foods are known to cause acne? I heard Dairy plays a role, true? That would really suck because I love and need my milk hah.
"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.
bling, how is that Solodyn working out? I have some kind of weird acne where there is slight reddening/scarring deep beneath the skin long after the bump is gone. I've been wanting to see a dermatologist but it's gonna be so fvcking expensive...
"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.