07 Jul 2014, 4:01 pm
07 Jul 2014, 4:02 pm
Eureka13 wrote:
Yup, and those are most likely the same type of women who would enjoy getting compliments on their looks from random strangers on the street. If that's the type of woman who interests you, go for it!
ETA: Also? That video looks (and sounds) totally scripted. If not, how many incidents were filmed to get these four or five really, really stupid women?
ETA: Also? That video looks (and sounds) totally scripted. If not, how many incidents were filmed to get these four or five really, really stupid women?
Yeah, it may well be scripted. But even if only 10% of the women they approached got into the car that's still quite amazing.
No, of course that's not the type of woman that interests me.
I think the chances of a relationship working out with such a woman are considerably lower than the chances of me getting a Lamborghini.
Having said that, I'd still love to try this out just to see if it really worked - reproduce the experiment, as it were.
(Don't know if I could pull it off, though!)
07 Jul 2014, 4:13 pm
If I had a Lamborghini (or Ferrari), I'd loan it to you to recreate the experiment, with one caveat: you'd have to promise to clean all the cheap perfume off the seats when you were done. 
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07 Jul 2014, 11:45 pm
Dox47 wrote:
Janissy wrote:
The gender politics in this thread are interesting but not relevant to the OP. He is asking for practical advice on whether this would be a good strategy for him.
No- it would not. It doesn't matter if it works for some men. It doesn't matter if some women thrive on looks-based compliments from strangers. It only matters if it will specifically work for the OP as a pick-up strategy.
No. It will fail and it will fail horribly. Here is why- I looked at the OP's history to get a better sense of him (because a better sense is needed to see if this will work or fail for him). He has participated in only one other thread and it's one he started about what sort of eye contact is ok. Somebody who could make this strategy work- such as Dox47's coworker- would never, ever wonder such a thing. He either wouldn't care or would know so intuitively that he might not even be consciously aware of the knowledge. Somebody who is pretty unsure of the whole thing is not going to be able to pull it off without being perceived as creepy.
OP, if you are still reading this thread, don't do it. It may work for some ocasional other men but it will not work for you because you don't know how to make it work and that knowledge can't be taught on an internet board- or by PUAs either. It must come naturally. The women will have reactions ranging from tolerant bemusement to anger but a desire to "get to know you better" will not be among the reactions. Stick to official social situations (being introduced by a friend, a special interest group etc.) or get yourself a ferret to walk in public. But don't randomly start telling pretty girls they're pretty. It will get you nowhere.
No- it would not. It doesn't matter if it works for some men. It doesn't matter if some women thrive on looks-based compliments from strangers. It only matters if it will specifically work for the OP as a pick-up strategy.
No. It will fail and it will fail horribly. Here is why- I looked at the OP's history to get a better sense of him (because a better sense is needed to see if this will work or fail for him). He has participated in only one other thread and it's one he started about what sort of eye contact is ok. Somebody who could make this strategy work- such as Dox47's coworker- would never, ever wonder such a thing. He either wouldn't care or would know so intuitively that he might not even be consciously aware of the knowledge. Somebody who is pretty unsure of the whole thing is not going to be able to pull it off without being perceived as creepy.
OP, if you are still reading this thread, don't do it. It may work for some ocasional other men but it will not work for you because you don't know how to make it work and that knowledge can't be taught on an internet board- or by PUAs either. It must come naturally. The women will have reactions ranging from tolerant bemusement to anger but a desire to "get to know you better" will not be among the reactions. Stick to official social situations (being introduced by a friend, a special interest group etc.) or get yourself a ferret to walk in public. But don't randomly start telling pretty girls they're pretty. It will get you nowhere.
Nice assessment, I think you've got it summed up very well here, and you're exactly right about the guys I've seen successfully approach women in public, they ooze confidence in a way that simply cannot be taught and isn't common, which I think is probably why it works for them. I certainly couldn't do it, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, I just wanted to illustrate that some people can make it work, and clearly some people are receptive to it, in contrast to some of the claims in this thread.
Best two posts in the thread - especially Janissy's. Excellent assessment & points.
@Dox47 - sounds like what you're describing to me goes beyond confidence to the realm of "charisma," but hey, could just be great self confidence. Mind you, the guy I observed shouting at a woman certainly wasn't charismatic.. and I think his confidence was derived from the 6-pack he had at lunch.
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