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

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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.
 

“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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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.
 

"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.

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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.
 

"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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