| "What's an easy way to talk to women?" asked Milo, | | | | into the public! You've got to start getting used to |
| an 18 year old freshman who was overwhelmed at | | | | interacting with strangers, even if simply to look at a |
| the sheer number of beautiful college co-eds on his | | | | magazine a woman is reading and then reading one |
| campus. It's a very common question that gets | | | | of the headlines on the cover and simply asking her |
| asked millions of times a day. | | | | "can you believe there are 357 fashion tips in that |
| While there are many techniques, pick up lines (I'm | | | | magazine? I can not imagine who comes up with all |
| not a fan of pick up lines because they generally do | | | | those ideas, do you?" |
| not work), schools of thought, and philosophies when | | | | After you've written down a few topics (the more |
| it comes to talking to women, here's a fool-proof | | | | the better, though if you are new at this keep it at |
| technique that actually works. I've been using this for | | | | around 4 to 6 topics for starters) go home and begin |
| well over a decade, so I know this works well. It's | | | | rehearsing your openers. For example, if you wrote |
| simple, but it's not a magic bullet. You've got to apply | | | | down an idea for an opener based on the article |
| it and practice it just like any other learned skill. | | | | "what men really think" you might start off a |
| Ready? | | | | conversation like this: |
| All you need is a pen, a small note pad or steno pad, | | | | You might start off with, "I read an article recently |
| and the ability to get yourself to a book store, super | | | | that talked about what men really think and I was |
| market, or any place that has a newstand full of | | | | talking about it with a friend of mine." |
| magazines. Go the area where they house the | | | | She replies with, "Okay." |
| magazines and start going through the ones that | | | | You continue with, "Part of the article said that most |
| women usually read. Take your note pad and pen | | | | men are looking for a woman that resembles their |
| and begin jotting down interesting topics. For | | | | mother. They even cited a couple studies to back it |
| example, "7 ways to make him love you" or "10 | | | | up. What's your take on it?" |
| sure-fire signs that he is cheating on you" or "what | | | | I've started conversations by simply saying "hi" and |
| men really think". | | | | then following it up with something else to say. Most |
| When I use this technique I write down a bunch of | | | | women know that as soon as you approach them |
| different topics. I then read the article and take | | | | that you are interested in them. So a great way to |
| notes on what I just read. When I get back home I | | | | approach them is by asking them an opinion about |
| begin to formulate openers. An opener is simply the | | | | something. |
| first thing you're going to say to a woman, so even | | | | By making a habit of going through different kinds of |
| "hi" is an opener. Asking a woman her opinion about | | | | magazines that women read, you will eventually have |
| something is also an opener. While you can do this | | | | so many topics to talk about that you'll never run out |
| exercise on the internet, I prefer that you go out in | | | | of things to say. So get out there and start |
| public and do this. Why? Because this gets you out | | | | practicing. |