And are you surprised looking back on it?
The craziest one that worked on me was a girl coming to me at a party and saying “Hey, my friend over there (pointed at another girl) wanted to know if you would be interested in hooking up with me?” We had a laugh, talked for a while and ended hooking up.
One time, in my early 20s, I was hanging out with a group of friends in a packed sedan. We went to pick up a girl, who was my cousin’s friend and who I thought was cute, but we had only seen each other a few times and we had never even crossed words. Anyway, there was no more room in the car and, without a care in the world, I said she could ride on my lap. She just smiled and said okay. That got us talking and by the end of the night we were making out. We ended up dating for a few months after that.
I introduced myself to my wife by saying “hi I’m a lesbian” after overhearing her complain about there not being enough of us around
My girlfriend and I had been dating for about 5 months and were serious. We went for a day hike at a local park. Our conversation during the hike went to talking about the future and similar topics. Out of curiosity, I asked; “Do you want to get married?” Not meaning it as an actual proposal, but rather just to get her thoughts. I didn’t have a ring, nor was I on one knee. Yet she responded with an enthusiastic “YES”! We started planning the wedding the next day.
Here we are 20 years later, married happy as ever and our oldest is graduating high school and going on to University, our youngest is finishing up 9th grade.
I guess I found out what she was thinking!
Truth be told though, we were both 34 years old and neither of us had been married before. So it’s not like we were teenagers making a rash decision. We were thirty somethings making a rash decision. That’s different… Right?
She asked for something that makes me laugh. Send her this:
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horseTapir :) Saigas have “slimmer” faces and bigger noses
As a teen nieghbor had a girl stay over the summer. We hung out on her enclosed porch in lawn chairs.
Her: wanna give me head?
Me: sure.
Her: I’m not wearing panties. (Wearing a short skin tight dress)
Me: (causally lifts her leg up and start)
After a bit.
Her: Got a condom?
We fucked right there. Even did doggy with her at the window. We hooked up a few more times after that. Yeah that was a fun summer.
I personally don’t use pick up lines.
As a teenager on a bus ride I was talking to a guy friend about talking to girls and pickup lines.
Saw two girls at the front of the bus. They hugged and one got off. I said something along the lines of “dude just go for it. You miss all the shots you don’t take”
So as a demonstration I walked up to the girl and said “hey, are you up for chatting a bit?” Then I sat two seats away and we talked for 10-15 minutes until she got off. Turns out her friend was moving away and she was saying farewell. I didn’t try to get a number and wished her well.
Sat back with my boy and he asked “how did you do that? What line did you use?”
I told him I didn’t use a line. Just asked if we could chat and we talked. I listened and had a conversation.Thats worked several times for me. No pickup lines. Just strike up a conversation with a relevant topic or complement.
Last time was at the beach. I just walked up to two women and asked about thier beach umbrella.
Being me I would’ve been like “yo that’s a nice umbrella” and then walk away. How did you strike up that conversation?
I asked them where they got the thing to hold the umbrella straight up and transitioned to sharing struggles of beach gear. It was a bit humor with me chasing an umbrella tossed by the wind. Then books and a few other things.
Then pee pee in va jay jay
I just told my not-super-close friend “we’re going out for sushi and I’m gonna pay but it’s not a date but we get to eat sushi”
They said “oh hell yeah let’s get high beforehand”
Smoked some weed, ate sushi. Zero talk. Maximum awkward. Went back to the car, I asked about a book that was in their bag. They said it was a sketchbook, and I asked if I could see. LOVED their art sooooo much.
Together for 14 years so far
Are the two of you more visually oriented than verbally oriented? If so, it’s really cool that you stumbled on a better way to connect than talking.
Oh definitely. We talk and stuff, but we mostly just kinda experience everything together. We spend all of our time together and have for about a decade, even working together at our last job (and now together at home when I don’t have to be in the office.) We’re very comfortable just existing alongside each other.
Her: “I’m, like the Queen of Analogies!”
Me: “Really? What’s that like?”
Her: “. . . Fuck you! Nobody ever asked me that before!”
Married 14 years now…
What was supposed to be the punchline?
To this day I still do not know!
That’s the longest time I’ve ever heard someone take to build up a comeback. Be on your guard!
My now wife and her friend showed up at a party where I was at, and they both were wearing glasses. I also had glasses on, so I blurted out, “Oh, good, more people with glasses!” I instantly regretted it after saying it, but we ended up dating and then getting married. If it’s stupid but it works then it’s not stupid.
Good thing it worked for you, but I would laugh a lot if somebody said that to me.
Now that I think about it, it might actually work on me.
Me: Do you have the time?
Her: Do you have the stamina?
I’ve come to believe that she didn’t just come up with that herself, but at the time it was great.
Yes, this was before smart phones.
Me: “Wanna have sex?”
Her: “No”
Me: “C’mon, it’ll be over before you know it, and you’ll barely feel a thing.”
Her:”Ok, let’s go.”
Me:”Wait… What?”
True story.
Were you already together?
No just a girl who was in a friend group that mingled with my friend group occasionally. We had drunkenly hooked up a couple of times previously, but on this occasion we were sober and happened to be sitting together on a random afternoon in university.
I mostly said it to be funny when she said she was bored. I guess she really was bored.
First date.
I rolled a D-20 in front of her.
1
“Hey, I shat in my bed, can I sleep in yours?”
I will use this
“Can I have your number? I’d understand if you give me a fake one”
worked on my wife.My now ex said “you forgot to ask for my number”
I actually forgot to tell her my name when I asked for her number.
I basically saved it and fled.
Her: is that Harry Potter you’re reading?
She approached me on the bus when I was commuting. It was a couple of decades ago when HP was new and fun. She was fun too, but we only went on a couple of dates.
I’m not surprised at all. At the time, I was trying to be as social as possible. If she’d stomped on my toe and then asked me out, I’d probably have said yes.
“Hey, I was going through you profile and thought you seemed interesting so I was wondering if you’d like to grab a cup of coffee someday” or something along those lines. Still together 8 years later.
