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"Charm school" helps men perfect the pick-up
Yahoo! News ^ | Mon Aug 14, 8:59 AM ET | Matthew Verrinder

Posted on 08/17/2006 4:42:10 AM PDT by 7thson

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To: RosieCotton; TommyDale

i think what's worse is the big dog whose nose is crotch level and that is where he sticks it upon meeting people. i was at someone's house last week where i had that happen. the owner was mortified, but it has to happen constantly, i would think.


201 posted on 08/17/2006 9:56:12 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: Calpernia

My experience was to be honest with women and not play stupid games. Just show I'm nicely interested. Little hearts get warm and open up in a cute way:) Isn't this the way men and women met each other all these thousands of years? I think so.


202 posted on 08/17/2006 10:05:13 AM PDT by BobS
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To: reagan_fanatic
My personal fave:

"That's a nice dress. It'd look good on my bedroom floor."

203 posted on 08/17/2006 10:05:58 AM PDT by lesser_satan (EKTHELTHIOR!!!)
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To: xsmommy

Yep...I've met a few of those! And what's worse is when they catch you from behind...

Then there was my dachshund, who had a thing for undergarments. It's just soooo fun when you have a bunch of guests over and your little dog comes charging into the crowd dragging a pair of panties. *blush*

All of which has nothing to do with dating. ;-) It isn't exactly a good way to impress potential dates, either!


204 posted on 08/17/2006 10:19:00 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: BluH2o
I found that my luck with the fairer sex ran hot and cold ... either more action than I could handle, or droughts of biblical proportion. Sort of like my golf game ... inconistant.

Ain't that always the way.

205 posted on 08/17/2006 10:26:44 AM PDT by NeoCaveman (The biggest blog of the Ohio governor race http://blackwellvstrickland.blogspot.com)
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To: RosieCotton

oh yeah! loosh is a HUGE unabashed panty chewer! he has never pulled any undergarments out in the middle of a gathering though!


206 posted on 08/17/2006 10:30:01 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

;-)


207 posted on 08/17/2006 11:25:50 AM PDT by TommyDale (It's time to dismiss the Duke fake rape case, Mr. Nifong!)
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To: Melas
Becuase being articulate doesn't make you less of man?

I won't say a thing.... ;-)

209 posted on 08/17/2006 12:59:08 PM PDT by ASA Vet (3.03)
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To: Mr. Jeeves

Exactly, and the tactics taught in these seminars can be quite effective in attracting/seducing women like that...



Those women function in a relatively small world. If they don't know who you are before you walk up to them, they'll certainly know who you are after the fourth sentence out of your mouth. There really are no effective "tactics" that can disguise who you are in those situations.


210 posted on 08/17/2006 1:38:55 PM PDT by durasell (!)
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To: Leatherneck_MT

Well if you went to charm school, you must have graduated with honors! :P


211 posted on 08/17/2006 1:39:27 PM PDT by derllak
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To: D1X1E

I have to question that logic. My wife's first words to me, ever, were, "You're too short." It summed up her entire feelings about me in not only those first few minutes, but probably days as well. Obviously, I got past that.


212 posted on 08/17/2006 5:40:34 PM PDT by Melas (Offending stupid people since 1963)
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To: Warren_Piece
Melas, my experience was EXACTLY the opposite of yours. Now, keep in mind, I've been told I'm above average in the looks department, (not Keith Urban handsome, just better than average - so my wife says). But, although I was a musician and had a wild and crazy stage persona, I had two very serious problems: I suffered from social paralysis around women (one to one), and I had no "spidey sense". I couldn't sense that a woman was interested in me, couldn't recognize flirting till months or YEARS after the fact in retrospect. (Those moments make you want to go, "Just Damn").

I'm your complete opposite. I'm as ugly as homemade sin, but it never hindered me in the slightest. I don't know if I was really confident or not, but I've never had difficulty talking with or flirting with women.

My point is - there is no one size fits all. Perhaps young, inexperienced women will be attracted to a man full of confidence. Then there are those who have been burned by self-assured jerks and find a shy man intriguing.

I find it amusing that you just assume that experienced, mature women wouldn't find a confident man appealing. I mean no insult by this whatsoever, but I'd lay odds that it's a belief that you've convinced yourself of to make yourself feel better.

213 posted on 08/17/2006 5:47:07 PM PDT by Melas (Offending stupid people since 1963)
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To: Melas

Obviously she didnt decide you were on the "never will" list. :)


214 posted on 08/17/2006 5:52:38 PM PDT by D1X1E
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To: Leatherneck_MT

I am the most shy person you'll ever meet.. hell I had an anxiety attack right before the first date with my wife! I remember that day like it was yesterday... after a couple of minutes doing breathing exercises, I headed out to meet my future wife and take her out for dinner and the movies.

you know what got me the love of my life?
determination, respect, love, honesty, manners, and being a gentleman at every opportunity... the rest is history.


215 posted on 08/17/2006 9:21:31 PM PDT by Cinnamon
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To: Cinnamon
you know what got me the love of my life? determination, respect, love, honesty, manners, and being a gentleman at every opportunity

Interesting. Being a thrill addicted, adrenaline loving bad boy is what attracted my wife to me, and 15 years later, it's still working.

216 posted on 08/18/2006 5:57:59 PM PDT by Melas (Offending stupid people since 1963)
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To: Melas

I guess there's no sure-fire method. we are all halves.. love happens when we meet the other half of us :)


217 posted on 08/18/2006 9:44:42 PM PDT by Cinnamon
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