"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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Wtf? Face muscle tension? - Weird problem help!

OnTheEdge

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I have a weird problem thats very annoying! When I smile I feel a weird muscle tension in my cheek area when smiling and if I try to hold a smile for more than a few seconds my muscles by the cheek/smile/slip area will start to twitch! What could be the problem and how can I resolve this? ANYONE EVER HAD THIS? It's sooooo annoying.
 

"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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The obvious answer would be to smile more.

Has it always happened?
 

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no, well i've noticed it happening when i push my comfort zone alot but it usually doesnt last this long... ive noticed it for a week now. In the past it might just be while im in that situation where my comfort zone is pushed
 

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I sometimes get muscle twiches (like the ones you describe) in my arms, back and legs when the bones are growing. It might be the same thign with our face.

Do you look any different, even only slightly? And how old are you?
 

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My face twitches when I'm stressed.....also my quads, calves, tris seem to twitch a lot when I'm stressed.
 

"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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Ghengis Kahn

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OnTheEdge said:
I have a weird problem thats very annoying! When I smile I feel a weird muscle tension in my cheek area when smiling and if I try to hold a smile for more than a few seconds my muscles by the cheek/smile/slip area will start to twitch! What could be the problem and how can I resolve this? ANYONE EVER HAD THIS? It's sooooo annoying.
It's probably only temporary. When I'm utra-stressed, certain muscles under my eye start twitching. It will happen randomly throughout the day and it usually lasts a few weeks. It will pass quicker if you don't obsess too much about it. Just accept it and it will pass.
 

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These muscle twitches are caused by a deficiency in magnesium. i used to get muscle twitches, especially in the area directly under the eye, so i bought a magnesium supplment, and never got any more twitches ever again :up:
 

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Multivitamins are crucial for mood control unless you can afford the time and money to eat the best.
 

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wow, comforting to hear the positive feed back, im glad to know i wont be stuck with this forever. I started reading online and doing the dreaded self diagnosis... it led me to something called hemifacial spasm which requires botox shots and surgery to fix, god i was worried. Also, as others mentioned, the websites I searched mentioned that it usually starts by the eyes but for some reason mine is by the cheek. I will also go get a magnesium supplement. Does it need to be taken daily and forever? Where do I get it and is there a certain name for the product?

I'm pretty sure that the twitch I get is caused by the extremely high pressure situation I was in because I just got incredibly nervous and self conscious, but the thing that worried me is that its been a full week since it happened and im noticing the twitches every day. I hope it does pass in another week or so like others mentioned.
 

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OnTheEdge said:
I will also go get a magnesium supplement. Does it need to be taken daily and forever? Where do I get it and is there a certain name for the product?
You could get NOW Magnesium Citrate or Magnesium Malate pretty cheaply from bodybuilding.com . It's usually 2 tablets daily.
 

"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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