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How to shave your way into a girl’s heart

A few years ago,a friend of mine confessed to me that he thought I was eating healthy. I could see him look at me with admiration every day we met. His eyes always showed inferiority whenever he bumped unto me, something that never happened with his other mates.

This dude hails from shagz, somewhere where the rules of the game are different. When he showed up at the varsity, he discovered that it was tough impressing ladies; something that perturbed him. Back at the upcountry, all that a man needed to ‘box’ a woman was a well-built body. Healthy and well-built bodies were a sign of strength. Something that translated to the ability to take care of a woman, bearing in mind that in shagz, manual work is the order of the day.

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