I live near a PATCO station, too, and wonder what it would be like to ride the train every day, and think that, if I did, how it would be a great place to pick up guys -- if I could just get over my desire not to hear about what happened at happy hour and take out my ear buds.
One night a few weeks ago, a young man broke through my iPod bubble in the simplest way possible: by catching my eye and waving at me. How nice, I thought.
I wish I could say that this vignette has a happy ending, but the reason I'm writing about it here is because said gentleman is in desperate need of The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Getting Girls
But why am I reading it? Because, as I mentioned in my last post, I'm working on an article about dating books that are written for guys. And where better to start than with a Idiot's or Dummies guide? That brings me to this book. While I lean toward the Dummies guides (Home Buying For Dummies
Nothing in this book is rocket science (Surprised? I'm not, either). The tips don't stray too far from common sense, but there are guys who could probably benefit from seeing them in print, including that guy on PATCO (I ended that conversation by waiting for his seatmate to catch his attention, which is when I jammed my iPod buds back into my ears, and my nose back into my book). Meat heads could also used Altalida's advice that talking about your workout is not a topic you should go on and on about. I spend a lot of time at the gym, but I don't like talking about reps and sets all the time, and any guy trying to engage me in a debate about protein bars is probably a lost cause.
For $9.95, it's not a bad deal if you need to brush up on your pick up skills, or are that guy from the PATCO. But my advice? Just say hello. Gets my attention every time.
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I enjoyed your review of Strauss' book. It's not all common sense, as that would be like saying women's reactions in the dating world are logical.
I hope you haven't been offended by what I wrote here. None of it was written in a tone of anger. Remember, text doesn't convey emotion.