Thursday, January 23, 2003

 

1/23/03

Ahem....music please.....

Ryan's Advice Column - #1
Alright, so a lot of you cats have been asking for some tips on courting. Well hey, I'm too lazy to repeat things over and over so I'll just direct all you people here. So here we go, "Ice Breaking Strategy #1" !!!! Wa-WoOoO!

There she is. The fine broad that you've been eyeing for the past 20 minutes. You finally get the nerve to go talk to her.
But wait, before you go, ask yourself 2 questions. 1, has she returned your looks? If she has, don't be afraid to approach her.
Now, say that she's been fighting back with glares and scoffs and maybe even a finger.
Those are signs of "stay away". No, that's not a cute li'l game she's playing with you. She's telling you to "go away".
Secondly, have you had any interaction at all? This isn't as important as the previous mentioned idea, but it helps. By this I mean have you, on your way to get a drink, brushed by her and with a smile said, "Excuse me." ???
If yes, and she's been smiling back at you from across the room, conversation will be a little bit easier to begin. Exchanging a few words and glances gives a little comfortable ease for both you and her.
So, you walk on over. Straight line to your girl. Hmm....you don't know how to start talking to her, though.
Well, I'm sure anything will do. Just long as it isn't cheesy or retarded. Keep it simple....things like: "So, how has your evening been?"
Don't start with your ridiculous pick-up lines or compliments. Introduce yourself. Salutations, salutations. Then you can go and dig deeper into eachother.
Or something.
When talking to someone, always have good eye contact. Listen and, be honest. Don't lie and exaggerate because I know some of you imbeciles will. Keep the girl interested. Don't go on to something that she knows nothing about unless she asks. Also, don't tell "you had to be there" stories. Lastly, pay attention to her actions, it'll help signify if it's she's really liking the conversation, or if she's just being nice. When she smiles, check the outer edges of her eyes . If you see li'l wrinkles, then she's really smiling and she really did enjoy your stupid joke.

Well, there you go. Hope this helped some peeps out.
I'm out.
-Ryan

Ryan posted this at 10:18 PM.