There are hundreds of thousands of pick up lines and techniques that have been used over the history of dating and it can be difficult to decide which ones will be the most effective. Once of my personal favorites is not really a pick up line at all.

Most men feel that asking for help from a stranger is considered a sign of weakness. However, most women find this approach to be out of the ordinary and, therefor, sets you apart from most men that try a more direct approach.

Once you have decided upon the type of woman that you are looking to meet, you can think up a problem that your ideal woman would be able to help with.

For example, if you are looking for a woman that is more intellectual, then you could wander down to a public library and ask women to help you with some research. You don’t need to necessarily being doing research for a specific type of project, but just choose a topic that you find interesting and look up new facts about it.

If you are looking for a woman that is more physically fit, you could try stopping by a local gym and seeing if your chosen woman will help teach you some new exercises. Even if you already have a specific fitness regime, it doesn’t hurt to get a few pointers on how to sit, stand, or move while you work out.

The key is to find a problem that will take approximately ten minutes for your chosen woman to help out with. If you ask someone for the time they will tell you what it was and then walk away, but if you ask them for an hour of their day they will just say no. Ten minutes is the perfect length of time, because it allows you to develop a connection during the activity, while not requesting too big of an investment of time.

The best part about this strategy is that it will allow you some time to evaluate her personality and character while she is helping you and it develops the connection of a shared activity. While she’s helping you with whatever it is, you can make polite conversation, when appropriate, and ask her a little bit more about herself.

Before you leave, thank her for helping you out and offer to buy her a cup of coffee to show your appreciation. If she says that she’s not able to go right away, you can ask if she would like to go some other time and see if you can get her phone number. If you’ve played your cards right then you may end up getting to know her a lot better.

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