thewanderer690 said:
How do you guys try to pick up women at a public place like a blockbuster video or a grocery store??? Should I just say "Hi, Im ____" and then go from there or if she is buying something at a grocery store "Hmm Ive been thinking about buying that, how do you like it??
The "Hi, Im____" is a bad idea from the start. First, starting off this way will make you appear too eager. Plus, if she's nice looking she probably has been approached by men more times than she can count. Probably several times daily since she was a teenager. A thousand guys before you probably approached her with this same, "Hi, I'm ___". So using this will probably put into her mind, "Oh, no. Not another one!". You'll be instantly categorized with all the other nameless, faceless, many who approached her in this generic way.
Never give your name to a woman while attempting to pick up a woman. On a certain level, not giving up your name signifies confidence, like saying without words, "I don't NEED for you to know who I am". While giving your name right away connotes just the opposite, and subconsciously a woman may see you as 'needy'.
Also, purposely NOT giving your name can work to your advantage in another way. In meeting a woman and interacting with her for those first few moments, if she ASKS you for your name at any point, that means you've interested her enough to make her want to ask for it. In other words, if a woman asks for your name, your doing something right. If she doesn't ask, you better find a more interesting and/or humorous approach because she was too uninterested to care what your name was.
Also, SMILE as you make your approach. A poll was given to women about how they would like to be approached by a man, and 97% said that they would like it if the man was smiling during the approach.
Body language is very important, too. Don't fidget or act too passive. Show confidence in your body language. Women like confidence in a man. Biologically speaking, a woman sees a confident man as someone who would make offspring more likely to survive than a man who isn't confident. This sets off an attraction mechanism in a woman. So showing self-confidence is VERY important if you want to be successful in picking up women.
Also, remember that what attracts women even more than looks is how you make them feel. If in the first few moments that your interacting with her you've made her laugh and she feels that your someone she would enjoy and feel comfortable being around, your chances are much greater that she will want to go out with you. On the other hand, if the interaction between you and her made her feel uncomfortable, there's no way in hell that she'll go out with you.
These are just a few tidbits to help you get started in your quest to "pick up" women.