"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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Women lament men who "hatfish"

"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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Balding men who don’t go on finasteride are committing SMV suicide
 

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Double standards are bad for everyone, yet you can clearly see no one wants to show obvious flaws or a side of their body that bugs them.

Authenticity is key. Especially for the long-term, for the short-term not as much if goals are aligned that way.

I would want to screen out a person who didn't accept me for who I was. I.e. not over 6 foot or hitting some checkbox item on her dating wish list.
 

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Double standards are bad for everyone, yet you can clearly see no one wants to show obvious flaws or a side of their body that bugs them.

Authenticity is key. Especially for the long-term, for the short-term not as much if goals are aligned that way.

I would want to screen out a person who didn't accept me for who I was. I.e. not over 6 foot or hitting some checkbox item on her dating wish list.
Where are the double standards? Both genders hate those who catfish.

Totally agree with you on authenticity. Why would you want a girl to be attracted to a fake version of yourself?
 

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"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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I had to read this thread to find out was "hatfishing" was.

I still can't figure out why all country music singers wear cowboy hats, that's always puzzled me.
 

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I’m bald at the crown, but have a fairly normal (not receding) hairline in the front. So an online front pic of me could (arguably) be a bit deceiving, but it’s not like I’m purposely going to photograph the top back of my head and label it Pic #2.

That would be weird lol.
 

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Where are the double standards?
Perhaps that's the wrong word. Just saying no one likes pictures that are deceiving. For example, I talked about being deceived on a recent Bumble date. Her pictures mostly showed her face and from above. When I met her in person, while she did have the cute face, she did have huge arms and a giant outward ring-shaped waste.
 

"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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So on one of my situations I'm looking at. 28 years old guy 23 years old lady. They married. No kids though. She's outta work for 6 months for something medical. She refused to help out around the house, cook or anything else to take a load off him. She feels like it means she's a "slave". . Nevermind that her man is SLAVING 60+ hours a week to bring money in the house with zero support. She's also getting depressed fro. Sleeping all day.

His sex is also shut down.

I pointed out that she could simply help out, do her part to support her man. That she'd become empowered and feel better from not being a leech....

Boy...
 

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Once again online dating is a haven for women to judge the f*ck out of you.
The are looking for literally ANYTHING to find you unattractive. You could have lint on your shirt and she would write you off.
Quit wasting your time with shallow women.
 

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Once again online dating is a haven for women to judge the f*ck out of you.
The are looking for literally ANYTHING to find you unattractive. You could have lint on your shirt and she would write you off.
Quit wasting your time with shallow women.
The alternative being hookers or mgtow monk mode. Pick your poison.

There's no monogamy. Its not reality. I'll hook up casually but, that is it. No cohabitation. No marriage. Its not happening.

Hedonism and a life of debauchery ftw
 

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Perhaps that's the wrong word. Just saying no one likes pictures that are deceiving. For example, I talked about being deceived on a recent Bumble date. Her pictures mostly showed her face and from above. When I met her in person, while she did have the cute face, she did have huge arms and a giant outward ring-shaped waste.
School boy error.

Snap chat ftw
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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What kind of hairstyle do you rock? Buzzed, shaved, or just cut short?
Short and spiked but I typically would wear a hat backwards on dates and my success rate actually went up significantly when I started doing it
 

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I'm bald and it doesn't seem to affect me, at least I don't notice it. When I went out last week I had a random chick with her boyfriend squeeze my face, number closed another chick who literally turned around and stared at me (creeped me out) after that went upstairs and had a girl say I have a pretty face and all the guys (mostly with hair) were ugly. The chick who squeezed my face was cute. Chick upstairs was chubby, but had a cute face and the chick downstairs was a HB 5. Not going to sit here and lie, I did have a hat on though. I do have the bald head shape, im ethnically mixed and when I did have hair it was kept to a short bald fade....so if it did affect my SMV it would be like .2. Had a chick say I would look overrated with hair
 

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And I am chubby right now, but my advice for bald dudes and myself get chiseled!
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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