"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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Veiny arms (and I'm not even that muscular)

Demystify

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I'm just a little muscular, still on the skinny side, but my veins already show. I'm worried about my veins showing even more once I get big. If there already showing now and I'm still skinny, isn't it going to be worse once I'm more muscular? I hear girls are really grossed out by veiny muscles.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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shaunuk

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It's all basically about bodyfat and genetics. What's your bf%? I know some fairly muscular guys who had veins sticking out even when they were skinny.

Mate, considering all the disgusting things that happens to girls, no one's really gonna give a **** about a vein or two sticking out of your arm. That's just missing the big picture...besides, lots of girls particularly like vascularity
 

Demystify

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shaunuk said:
It's all basically about bodyfat and genetics. What's your bf%? I know some fairly muscular guys who had veins sticking out even when they were skinny.

Mate, considering all the disgusting things that happens to girls, no one's really gonna give a **** about a vein or two sticking out of your arm. That's just missing the big picture...besides, lots of girls particularly like vascularity

haha, it's not a vein or two, they're all over my hands and arms, at least 10 of them
 

I-tallionStallion

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What does it matter...you start seeing too many veins eat as many cakes, twinkies, chips, and candy til you get fatter. You can control your body. Granted its not the healthiest way to do it lol
 

"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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Start supplementing with creatine, it will cause you to retain more water and start to make the veins less visible. You could just be dehydrated and not getting enough carbs.
 

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Shit, I'm skinny as hell and my veins poke out like crazy. I happen to like my veins.
 

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shaunuk said:
It's all basically about bodyfat and genetics. What's your bf%? I know some fairly muscular guys who had veins sticking out even when they were skinny.

Mate, considering all the disgusting things that happens to girls, no one's really gonna give a **** about a vein or two sticking out of your arm. That's just missing the big picture...besides, lots of girls particularly like vascularity
If other members of your family show vascularity then there's a good chance you will, too. And women do tend to like veins on guys because it's a sign on health and vitality. You'd be surprised. It usually becomes a problem for guys who have veins popping out all over their body, just as most women like toned to muscular guys so long as they don't overdo it. But if you're working out just to attract women then you're weight training for the wrong reasons IMO.
 

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I have veiny arms and im skinny too...people that work out say im lucky!! I think veiny arms show your cuts more and are sexy.. (im talking about myself, no homo) :D
 

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hahaha, i don't have a lot of veins so i get really excited when i'm in the gym pumping some iron and i see a semi new vein or an existing vein get bigger... i start tensing it and try to will more blood into it or something...quite a comic sight i'd say.
 

"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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When you do heavy deadlifts or rows, or any exercise where you need grip strength, chances are that you get crazy veins on your hands. Mine are nearly one centimeter wide.
 
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