How to Get a Date

This is pretty much a summary of the extensive article How to Flirt by the SIRC(Social Issues Research Centre). They went through all of the research and experiments done over human attraction and have come up with an ultimate formula for getting a date. 

The article is twelve thousand two hundred and thirty four words long so to save you the time I will layout the main points of probably the most scientifically accurate guide to successfully getting a date ever, right here:

The Pre-Approach

• Make sure you look nice and smell clean. We all like to uphold that beauty is on the inside and that only people who are shallow judge a person on their physical appearance. Unfortunately most of the time people go on dates to figure out more about the person you are on the inside and can only allow you to go on a date with them by judging your external features. I know what you're saying....why not just give EVERYONE a chance. Lets say your a girl and you see a guy dressed in a suit coated with cologne (that's not overbearing) and a guy dressed in rags that looks like he's about to shank you. Which one would you choose to go on a date with? So as you can see your forced to judge a person at first by appearance, it's just what a sensible person would do.

  

  Really....which one?

The Approach

1. Make eye contact. Only for one second and look away. If you held his or her gaze (and you know you have when you do) than most of the time that is a clear sign that they are comfortable with you and that you should move in. If you aren't successful don't get discouraged there are plenty more fish in the sea. Keep trying.

   

   I think they like each other...I can't tell.

2. Move close to your target of affection and say a questioning comment about the surroundings. Such as: The band's good, right? or The speaker is sort of a dumbass, am I right? It's been proven that zingy one liners and improvisational questions aren't really necessary to get a conversation going; what really works are statements/questions. The SIRC call them IICs (Interrogative Interpersonal Comments), they have been proven very effective because they are low on aggression (unlike many one liners) and aren't awkwardly direct and random, such asking a question out of nowhere such as: Is the band good? These questions aren't nerve wracking or complex it just takes some guts to confront the person you desire besides since you caught their eye you should feel pretty confident.

   

   Nice....ummm well I got the eye contact down.

3. Talk to them, pay attention to their body language, tone of voice and keep it playful. Ok so now you're having a casual conversation. Make sure you pay attention to their tone of voice; hopefully it doesn't convey a sense of boredom or annoyance because if it does it means that either they don't like you or they don't like the topic being discussed. Try switching the topic if this happens or make attempts to be funnier. If this continues than it may be best to leave the person in question and seek a new potential partner. Also make sure that you don't slip into a boring or annoyed tone of voice (unless they really are boring or annoying you). Make sure that they're body language is good. A general rule is that if their body is pointed towards you than you have their attention, obviously if they are backing away from you and/or wrapping themselves (arms folded and legs crossed) they aren't enjoying your company. Finally you should make sure to be funny, tease them and attempt to break the touch barrier. Breaking the touch barrier is a great way to test the waters but shouldn't be done until later on in the conversation. First: Start by gently touching the arm, not in a creepy way, but in  a playful way it doesn't even have to be very significant it can be a second long, that's all that's necessary. Do this two times. Second: Move on to the hands. Find an excuse to touch the hands such as pretending to be a palm reader or being sort of sneaky and resting your hand on theirs, they'll notice and if they like you they will allow it and if they don't.....well they'll reach back and you'll probably have to move on to someone else...of course they could just be a shy person but 9 times out of ten you either did it to early or your not very appealing to them.

   

   Them hands though!

4. Setup a date. Now it's time to depart from your beloved. If you didn't screw up the fool proof instructions and proved to be appealing to them then they're most likely ready to go on a date with you. This part is extraordinarily simple. Anyone could do this, the apocalypse would have to happen right at that moment for this not to be possible( and even then you still have a pretty good chance of accomplishing this amazing simple task). Just say something along the lines of: "It was really good talking to you, I would love to meet you again." or "Or what's your phone number? I would love to keep in contact with you." Yep, the apocalypse wouldn't be able to stop that two second fool proof phrase. Plus if you're a girl trying to get a guy don't think twice about asking for his contact information. Research shows that guys are more willing to give they're info to girls than girls are to guys.

   

   Score.

5. If you got their number but failed to setup a date immediately after than text them 2 days after the initial interaction. To avoid seeming needy you don't want to text them immediately after you met but you don't  want to wait to long because people forget. Your window of opportunity is between two and six days, make a move, get the date.