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What was it, who did you use it on, did it work, etc. I'm in the mood to laugh.
The other day some guy at the bookstore who was obviously older than me asked me if I lived "around here."
I was like, really? really? seriously? I said no, which was a LIE.
I wanted to ask him "Dude, how old do I look to you? I'm freakin 17 and you're what, 30?"
"You come here often"
"You look bored"
"Wanna dance?"
"Can I buy you a drink"
"You're pretty"
and my most used icebreaker: "Hi"
I'm of the opinion that it has nothing to do with what line you say, but the vibe and energy you put behind it.
You didn't reject that guy because he looks older, and you didn't reject him because he said "you from around here?" You rejected him because you felt creeped out by the whole experience. I bet that same guy, with a different feel to him, could have gotten you really interested in him. :p
Depending on "stuff", I've been either totally blown off, or totally welcomed with such things as, "hey, how's your day going?" Actually, when I was in Victoria, BC, I just said that to random groups of people, and they were usually REALLY awesome, and enthusiastic, and starting conversations was effortless.
But then, in Seattle, which frankly, is kind of a sausagefest, women tend to be pretty cold at night, presumably because they get hit on that much more, so that same thing has gotten me blown off a lot.
I think your best bet is to just notice something about her, and instead of complimenting it directly, make an inference based on it. There was one girl walking down the street, and she had a walking stick, and you could tell she was having a bit of a tough time with it. She also had a radiant, happy look about her. So I told her that she looks like the kind of person that will always see the bright side of life, and focus on the positive, and that it's a really refreshing and attractive trait. Made her day! I think that's where the money's at.
The other thing is, there has to be some level of "challenge" here... Whatever you say, or however you act, it shouldn't scream "wow, I don't know you at all, but I'm totally sold and into you"... It should feel more like, "hmm, I'm intrigued by you, and wanted to meet you so that I can find out if you're the kind of person I could really get to like."
I rejected him because I was creeped out by the whole experience...Quote:
Originally Posted by Replicon
But I was creeped out by the whole experiene because he was so much older than me...
So the fact that he look so much older kind of WAS the reason why I rejected him. :?
Haha okay fair enough :D
Think about your favourite 30 year old celebrity that you're totally into for whatever reason. Let's say you're at the bookstore, and you notice him there. He's doing a signing for his new book, say, and is wandering the store, taking a break. And as you notice him, you begin to feel the butterflies, because... it's HIM... and you're THERE... wow!!! Then, out of nowhere, he comes up to you and says, "Hey, are you from around here?"
I bet you anything that you won't reject him because he's 30. Just saying.
Not fair. Those are under COMPLETELY different circumstances. :)
"I like my men how I like my coffee...ground up and in the freezer", said with a twisted smile. I said this to a dear friend who, like myself, has a morbid sense of humor. I've also said to him, "You have beautiful eyes. Can I touch them?" :D
The bottom line is pickup lines don't work. If they do, you either got realllly lucky, or you're trying it on someone who is not especially attractive and is self-conscious or completely unused to pickup attempts. By pickup I mean approaching a woman with something along the lines of an attention getter (good first step), casual conversation (good second step) and hitting on her, even if done in a respectul "niceguy" fashion. (Terrible third or any number step).
I don't really use pickup "lines" I pretty much walk up to someone and ask them about something, then chatter for a bit, be interesting, funny, and "life of the party." Pickup "lines" :
- "Hey (adjective or adverb which expresses attraction), do you believe in love at first sight, or should I walk by a second time?"
- "I may not be Fred Flintstone, but I can make your bed rock..."
- "Want an Australian kiss? (what's that?) It's like a regular kiss, but it's down under"
Don't work. Anything that even comes off as a pickup attempt will fail. Anything that demonstrates attraction before really talking to a woman will fail. A thousand guys before have tried what the next guy is about to try. Women are socially smarter than most men by a LONG shot.