Saw A Woman In A Bar.....

[Kent in Upstate NY]

Of course you could always have ended up lying in a bathtub full of ice and lacking a kidney.

[AH Fan]

Hmmm. Well, as a long term single guy- I may be more attuned to the psychology of dating. First of all- she has to physically give you some indication of attraction before you can get the digits. Somewhat nervous twirling of her hair, reaching her hand out to make even slight contact with you (touching your hand or sleave), longer than normal direct eye contact. Once you begin to look for it- it's easy to key in on.  If you are getting these signals, you'll have no problem getting a phone number.

Nice or pleasant conversation is not enough. Women- especially attractive women- are used to people being nice and pleasant to them. You have to demonstrate that you are somehow different- unique. Did you have a conversation that was somehow insightful, or somehow engaged the way she thinks or feels? Think of Oprah or the View- women are often concerned about situational evaluations or your "inner self".

I know, I know, guys are typically the exact opposite. We'd rather debate the merits of the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 vs the BMW 801 radials. I'm not saying you were getting all nerd on her. I would suspect that you were demonstrating that you were a caring parent and discussing shared experience. That makes you no different than the neighbor though. She would rather see that you were more concerned by how she looks at life- unlike her uncommunicative ex husband. 

At the same time, she wants to see something in you that demonstrates that you somehow rise above the other cavemen. I'm not saying brag about shit that you own (although that certainly is enough to lure in the gold digger type whom you wouldn't want to waste time with anyway). What element of you says Gregory Peck, Clint Eastwood, Bruce Willis ?  The man with a plan is an icon to women as well. They are surrounded by "nice guys".  I'm not saying you should be a dick- just that you have to be "not like all the other guys". Women are hard wired to evaluate men and to choose selectively. If there was another women at the bar, would the person you are interested in feel the need to gain your attention because the other woman might be competition?

I could go on and on. Joe- if you are jumping back in the game, you need to be schooled in the psy ops of the modern dating world.  Most of my married friends are horrified when I break it down, but they have just been dealing with another type of psychology that's focused on maintaining the give and take of a successful relationship (and I certainly won't try to give advice on that).

Jonathan

Shit............ this gets complicated 

[Moto Fugazzi]

I went out to a singles bar the other night, and I got 6 numbers!
She wouldn't give me the 7th...
Ken

[Two Checks]

You weren't wearing a pie rat costume and riding a HD.

[boatdetective]

Once you come to terms with the part where no woman has any legitimate reason to be interested in you, avoiding them becomes easy.

Well- let's take you for example: a man with a wide ranging past, can write as well as wrench, landscape photographer, a dash of mad scientist, goes to the misty wilds of Sitka to live the life of Jack London. You're pretty much describing the self determinist man amongst men that most women would find intriguing.  ...Of course these same traits would mark you for reformation and they would want to change you.

No one ever said this has to make sense. It just is.  In the same sense that Mount Everest "is" and Alma Cogen "isn't".*

*Extra points if you can identify where I lifted this.

JKK

[HDGoose]

Try showing up for three Guzzi rallies in a row, like with in 45 days, with a different girl.

[ritratto]

My first thought.... how old are you? Women have been doing that since telephones were invented. Don't take it personal, just get back in he saddle again and go!

Oh, and never call the same day... wait the obligatory three.

[Rough Edge racing]

 Lannis....you have to ask someone who did asleep around....My hand is raised  Did the pick up happen in bars? No.. but in supermarkets, laundromats, and generally just about anywhere. I'm not exactly handsome or witty but I can dance....
 My younger friend who rides my race bike is a guy who woman find irresistible...He has money ,good looks, humble , a flirt and arrogant...He walks into a room and all the women want to sleep with him. After the LSR events we go for drinks and he is literary pushing off the women...
 But you are correct that some blow up their sexual conquests....

[Caffeineo]

Rules for dating picking up women. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Leykis+101 Not necessarily ones you want to keep around. 

[normzone]

No one ever said this has to make sense. It just is.  In the same sense that Mount Everest "is" and Alma Cogen "isn't".*JKK

Wait a moment - Alma Cogan IS...

http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw17791/Alma-Cogan

[rocker59]

Wait a moment - Alma Cogan IS...

http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw17791/Alma-Cogan

Um...  Alma Cogan "isn't" since October 1966. 

[Dean Rose]

You need a better pickup line.

Dean

[HDGoose]

You need a better pickup line.

Dean

I used my pickup.

[oldbike54]

You need a better pickup line.

Dean

 A female friend once told me that women know within 30 seconds whether they will or won't with a particular guy . Now , she admitted that sometimes men screw it up by saying or doing the wrong thing , but rarely is it based on doing or saying the right thing .

  Dusty

[Steph]

A female friend once told me that women know within 30 seconds whether they will or won't with a particular guy . Now , she admitted that sometimes men screw it up by saying or doing the wrong thing , but rarely is it based on doing or saying the right thing .

  Dusty

 :1:

Tony Montana had a good grap:
http://youtu.be/EBcflBBGKhE

[Penderic]

yoo hoo!

[Lannis]

yoo hoo!

Too late.   Sasquatch Jim is in the car coming down the road with a deal she can't refuse - he takes her where she wants to go, she cleans his house and cuts his grass for a week ....

Lannis

[ritratto]

No, that only applies to good numbers. Calling the same day seems desperate.
And don't ask married guys about anything... they don't know! They're married!

Will waiting make the phone number somehow magically work ?


 Oh wait , that gives her time to change her number 

  Dusty

[Triple Jim]

Interestingly , my same female friend told me that the quickest way to get a woman's attention is to act like you aren't interested . Kinda makes them crazy 

Known as Profiling, and yes, it often works.

[Rough Edge racing]

 The woman in the photo above is out of my league so no use hitting on her. Be friendly, yes... If all you want is to get laid then there's equally minded women out there.

[Shorty]

Got us some followers of the AFBB system.   

[bad Chad]

I would think Guzzi rallies would be a good place to pick up women, right?   Seems like the perfect combo,  lots of guys with enough cash to buy and ride exotic Italian m/c.  Plenty of good fun, food and liquor, what more could a twenty something buxom fun loving girl ask for?

[boatdetective]

The conversation quite emphatically demonstrates the inscrutability of the female psyche. I would highly recommend that you all refer to the following for further explanation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZqs36C5sgM

[Sasquatch Jim]

  Say nothing.  Just lick your eyebrows.

[dibble]

The former.

She doesn't like small blocks.   

Bill

Mummy Mummy the big blocks are bullying us again..

[Texas Turnip]

You hit on this lounge lizard until she invites you to her place when the bar closes. You both have each others clothes off time you hit the bed. You notice a picture of a man on the nightstand "Is that you brother?" NO. "Is that your husband?"

She sez, "that is me before the sex change!"

Tex

[Gliderjohn]

Quote from Bad Chad:

I would think Guzzi rallies would be a good place to pick up women, right?   Seems like the perfect combo,  lots of guys with enough cash to buy and ride exotic Italian m/c.  Plenty of good fun, food and liquor, what more could a twenty something buxom fun loving girl ask for?

Uh, maybe someone under 50?
GliderJohn