How to talk to women (video)

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I found a funny video, which is meant as humour but might help cheer up some of the gloomy men on here who seem to think they are doomed to a life of singleness.

I came across it by accident when watching another one about dental floss (I am a woman myself, so I do not search YouTube for videos called "how to talk to women" LOL!) I thought it was funny and might cheer you guys up.

I can see how his pick-up line might work - as an ice-breaker, at least!


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azY_4kQQboo&feature=channel&list=UL[/youtube]

Believe me, there is nothing wrong with a life of singleness. Shame you have to pursue relationships to find this out.

I never said there was.

It's just there were certain men on here who take themselves and their singleness far too seriously and constantly make deadly serious posts about how to talk to women and I feel kind of sorry for them to be honest. I thought it would be nice to make them lighten up a little bit and laugh about it for a change.

Thumbs up if you want a piece of gum.

That's what I meant.

Funny vid

Yes because theres nothing funnier than someones missery

I didnt find it that funny(the opening thing was a bit funny but thats it) but I dont think it was meant to be funny.

If you have a look at what any "expert" on this "field" has to say is that any approach is better than not approaching someone and thats what he was trying to say at the end.
Even a lame approach like the bubble gum opener can work because its still an opener. She may not like gum but if she wants to talk to you she´ll find a way to let you know that you can keep talking to her even though gum isnt her thing.

Some of the PUAs out there recommend a three second rule. If you see someone you are attracted to and they see you looking at them you need to figure out how to approach them on a 3 second rule(I believe that this is an exaggeration but theres some truth to this)otherwise you might get labeled as creepy/freak.... and the bubble gum opener is simple enough to be done in almost no preparation time. There are several other openers suitable for a lot of situations that may look less silly to you but you can do your own research at your own risk if you are interested on finding out more about this.

Even though the video was meant as a joke, I see a lot of stuff out there that lead men to believe that if they say the magic words, (or pick up line) that a woman is going to suddenly get interested. Do they ever take chemistry into account? There have been times when I have spotted a guy across the room, decided he was cute, but was too shy to act on it. So, if that guy approached me and offered me some gum, and then thought that the subject of chewing gum was the the turning point, he would have been wrong. I was interested already. OTOH, if I saw a guy across the room that I wasn't favorably impressed with, no matter how clever his lines, nothing would happen for him because there was no chemistry. I always get confused when there is this assumption that women are complex puzzles that needs certain secret codes in order for men to gain access to them.

I didnt even watch the video. Im talking about the people in this thread.

Chemistry is a cheap excuse and usually means that a) A guy isn't attractive enoug or b) He has too little money, doesn't own a house, has too few friends, is too shy or something like that. Dating isn't about sparks, magic pink skies, Cupid or chemistry; you're either attracted to someone or you're not.

Its just about finding an excuse to approach the other person.

In an ideal world we would just say hey I find you attractive blah blah, in reality we need a way of initiating a conversation. Wether by offering them bubble gum or approaching them with the latest PUA move you heard about.


We all know that if the feeling isnt mutual it wont work out but we still need a way of approaching the other party without looking too desperate

Read spongys message. Openers are meant to see if someone is interested in your attention. Not as a clever mind game to keep it going. I think thats where you can differentiate a "PUA" from someone that has "game". The latter isnt going to waste time trying to impress you, but rather checks if you're interested and walks away if not

I see. So by not watching the actual video, yet me finding it funny (considering I watched the actual video, and some of it was intended to be funny)..you concluded that I and possibly others found it funny because the humour was at the expense of the other community members? Isn't that a bit like thinking if I laugh at Charlie Chaplin movies I think all people in bowler hats are quirky losers and I want to run around in my boxers? I just can't connect the dots, man. Lighten up, relax. Not everything is personal.

And the guy does give pointers that might work for others, but the brilliant things about humans, everyone's different. The same formula can't be applied to all. Trial and error, and all that jazz.

No, im not talking about the video. Im talking about the two people who came here and made it sound as if the people of this community seeking relationships are idiots. You simply said its a funny video. I dont get how you even thought i was talking about you. If anything you need to lighten up and relax and stop taking things so personal. You gave 2 words and a smilie, I cant think of many two word responses id even bother replying to

My bad. When I said "funny vid" and you said "yes because there's nothing funnier than someone else's misery" I felt it was a direct response to my comment rather than the above 2 posters. Perhaps a huge oversight on my part. I'll go chill now lol

Nobody said that. You need to go back and read what was said.

Lots of people on here are seeking relationships. It's just that some of them are content to just enjoy life while they're waiting. Others aren't.

Some people get excessively sad, gloomy, obsessive, pessimistic, obsessive etc etc <edit: LOL. I wrote "obsessive" twice >and are not doing themselves any favours. Their constant gloom and moaning about it is probably what's stopping them from meeting anyone in the first place. Nobody is attractive when all they do is go on and on and on and on about how miserable they are.

Lighten up and watch the video. Your assumption that it's poking fun at you is incorrect. The funny parts were:

The unexpected simplicity of the pick-up line
The guy pretending to be cool and drink whisky and smoke a cigar and failing badly
The fact that he actually went to the trouble of making a paper doll to stand in as a woman
The fact that he knew the female viewers would still be watching when he'd told them to go click somewhere else (guilty!)

None of those things are making fun of anyone's misery. In fact if anything he was making fun of himSELF when doing an impression of how NOT to talk to a woman! As has already been pointed out you can't judge a video if you haven't even watched it!

The guy has a lot of other funny videos, too. I only came across his account today. I liked the dental floss one.

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