Stay Away from Pick-up Lines!!!
This entry is to give everyone a heads up on dating.. and who NOT to be
(and just to clarify I am writing this as a woman who has been hit on by men. I don't know how it is to be hit on by a woman or what it is to be a man and hit on by a man or a woman..)
In college we had all these events that brought people together and if you'd meet someone you thought was attractive in someway you had the opportunity to perhaps ask around a little to make sure you liked what you heard before you jumped into something.
Well in the city, things are a bit different...
You meet a lot of people every day whom you know absolutely nothing about because your friends don't know them either. Things also seem to be moving in a much faster pace in the city than it ever did in college. I understand that the faster pace makes people somewhat more aggresive but if you're a man, do NOT approach a woman you think is attractive with a pick-up line. I understand that it's hard to come up to someone and start a conversation. And you should know that a woman DOES want to know that she looks good but she doesnt want THAT to be the ONLY reason why someone is talking to them. The other day a dude came up to me and said 'wow you have a lot of beauty marks.. you MUST be beautiful!' Don't be that guy..
That said, men don't have to be the only one's approaching the people they find attractive. Be confident and give someone your number if you think they're worth it.
Ladies, wear what you wanna wear, for you, not for the creeps who will be circling you like vultures. It's okay and HEALTHY to wear something you like and think you look good in but be comfortable wearing it. A low cut shirt doesnt mean you're a slut or that you are looking for some action. It can mean that if that's what you want it to mean, but it doesnt have to. It's okay to think you look great in something and appreciate what you look like in it. And if you get a pick-up line and it's seriously a sad attempt, shut the guy down. Don't be the girl who giggles at everything and smiles back because she doesn't know what to do or how to stand up for herself (if you're uncomfortable with the kind of attention you're getting that is). Shut them down so they KNOW it's not working.
Some pick up lines we've gotten since being in the city and responses we've come up with..
You.. wearing that shirt with that body.. should be illegal...
You, talking to women like that IS illegal!
Wow you have a lot of beauty marks! You MUST be beautiful
Wow you really ran out of pick up lines huh?
Has anyone ever told you you have beautiful breasts?
Yes everyday, too bad you can't have them