Yeah, read The Game by Neil Strauss. DO NOT get sucked into the PUA lifestyle. Recognize that the fundamental message of The Game is that the mentality of Pick Up Artists is totally dehumanizing for both women and men. However there are some great tips and techniques that are good things to just ... know. It's like knowing a good play to run in a game of pick-up basketball. It'll get you a basket when you need it, but if you try to run it all the time it'll completely stop working.
For example: The Opinion Opener. Totally a great way to begin a conversation with a total stranger. "Hey, it's Friday - is this a beer night or a liquor night?"
Another great tip: Establish a history of physical contact. If she says something funny, put your hand on her shoulder when you laugh. If you're moving through a crowd, hold her arm or put your hand on her back. These things can be totally casual and entirely appropriate and they also make it easier to make a move because you've already broken the physical barrier.
Finally: Buy a palm reading book. Don't worry at all about actually learning to palm read, just learn the lingo. I have never met a woman who can resist having her hand held, her palm lightly touched for fifteen minutes and someone talk pseudo-mystical mumbo-jumbo about her personality and future.
Don't neg. Negging is for chumps.
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