FLIRTING WITH MEN? KEEP IT SIMPLE SCIENTISTS SAY

Well, I almost did not print this research story, it makes men sound rather dense, even bordering on stupid. Here I always thought a bit of cleavage, just enough to get our attention, not enough to seem trashy, and smiles, especially with the eyes would always "shiver me timbers" I am still not sure what to make of this, so I am throwing it open to discussion.

 

WHAT TO CHAT UP A MAN?? KEEP IT SIMPLE SAY THE SCIENTISTS

Women should forget shy smiles and small talk if they want to chat up a man, according to research.

by Alastair Jamieson, Telegraph.co.uk, Science News OnLine

Men favour a direct, no-nonsense approach when being chatted up by women, scientists found.

 

 

An example of a very direct, no-nonsense, flirt technique.

 

 

 

A study at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania found men had trouble 'reading' hints, even if they are accompanied by flirty body language, according to a report in the Daily Mail.

The researchers asked a group of women for their top chat-up lines and put the most common suggestions to men and women to ascertain how they worked in practice.

 

 

 

 

Men found direct approaches such as invitations to dinner or the cinema most appealing, followed by exchanges of phone numbers or straightforward questions such as 'What are you up to tonight?'.

 

 

 

 

Women preferred lines that were designed to identify common interests, the report found.

The least successful tactics were smiles or lines such as 'Have I seen you here before?' There were even less successful than humorous lines such as 'Your shirt matches my bedspread'.

Psychologist Dr Joel Wade said: "The direct indication of a possible dates as well as the hint of a possible date gives the man a clear signal – instead of sending mixed non-verbal signals that the man must decipher."

 

 

An earlier study found that talking about the weather was a successful way for men to approach women, while the worst tactics were corny chat-up lines.

 

Of course, this conclusion depends on what she is whispering in your ear!

 

 

 

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Flirting?  Or Advertising?

 

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