First impressions count, right? Well, sure you do, but to make a lasting impression on the goddess of your dreams, you need more than a shallow set of party tricks and pick-up lines. For your chance to score a second look, here are ten road-tested skills designed to impress a girl well into next week. You’ll only need to master a couple of these to maintain your first impression of Mr Charisma, so get practicing!
1. Psychic Sensitive
This one requires a basic knowledge of the zodiac signs, but you’ll have to face them anyway if you want to spend more than one night with her. Sooner or later, those astrology compatibility guides always surface! He arrives early and guesses her zodiac sign with a flattering explanation as to why. Go one step further and discover your Goddess Birth Sign at http://www.goddess.com.au/home.htm
2. Surprise with worldliness
Nothing says ‘grown up’ like a man who knows how to lead his lady on the dance floor. Being able to dazzle her with wild sauce will send the message that you are in control of your life, and every woman wants to be a part of that. Don’t rely on your dodgy Foxtrot skills you learned in high school – they’re long gone and don’t give you enough opportunity to create sizzling body contact. Instead, take rock and roll dance lessons to build a perfect foundation for a glittering career that burns up the dance floor. One or two lessons should be enough to get you started with the basic (but impressive) maneuvers.
3. Potential father
Like it or not, women are governed by primal programming from deep within that drives them to seek out potential partners in the gene-swapping game. Appeal your chick’s nesting urge by telling a cute puppy story with actions and sound effects. Use your best ‘cute’ facial expression as a cheeky excuse to show your puppy dog eyes. Hopefully he’ll adopt you as his favorite project after seeing them!
4. Laugh lines
Body language experts tell us that eye contact is the ultimate way to communicate attraction. Put your own ego aside for a few minutes and look into her eyes to show her that you are listening to her stories. And no matter what, laugh at what he tells you: Laughter releases the natural “hug chemical” oxytocin, among others, in the brain, and this can only work in your favor when it comes to time at home. If you don’t have funny stories, have your own (non-offensive!) jokes ready to tell.
5. Master a unique skill
Feeding a condom up your nose and out your mouth might be a unique skill, but it sure as hell isn’t sexy. Instead, find a unique ability that shows your sharp mind: a girl is always looking for someone she can talk to after a scream. Dare her up with an offer to teach her backgammon over a European breakfast of bread, cheese, and espresso. Or how to hoist a mainsail, build a pergola, or get down and dirty together, change the oil in your car.
6. Crafty linguist
Casual phrases like “I only speak three languages” scream sophistication and worldliness. Even if you can’t speak another language, memorize a line of favorite romantic poetry in French, and no, do you want to sleep with me it doesn’t cut it. Even a cheesy pick-up line sung in another language will sound exotic. Go to http://babelfish.altavista.com to translate your winning line into the language of your choice. Memorize as many as you can – she’ll be attentive to your every word once you start whispering sweet things in her ear.
7. Fascinating teacher
The eyes are often described as “windows to the soul,” and if you can engage your goddess in a smoky staring contest, you’re halfway to happiness. She sends subliminal sexual messages by subtly licking your lips, smiling mysteriously and relaxing your eyelids. Being able to maintain eye contact shows that you have integrity and that she can trust you, so if she mirrors your behavior, she has picked up on your intent and is definitely interested.
8. Culture Vulture
Despite women’s liberation, deep down every girl wants to know that her man can be her partner and take care of her for the long haul. She captivates the cultured side of her (the one who seeks companionship) by leading her into a civilized unisex game like golf. This also gives you the opportunity to wrap her in her manly arms as she teaches you the golf grip and will send the message that you are the man, her protector. Perform a master stroke by inviting her to a game on her favorite field so she can demonstrate more of her hands-on technique.
9. Trivia Master
Choose a topic, such as wine, music, movies, or literature, and learn a number of trivia about it. For example, if you’ve chosen a wine for dinner, research the label or the winery, and explain why this wine is so special to you (even if it’s not, pretend). Because she’s shared a personal story, she’ll feel a connection to you, especially if she hints that maybe the two of you can visit the winery together one day; the involvement of a future will make her feel secure.
10. Toilet trained
Above all, remember to lower the toilet seat and you are almost safe! To impress her that one step further, modern Feng Shui rules dictate that the lid must also be down. Hey, it’s still just a flick of the wrist to set things in place.