With the cinematic debut this past weekend of Twilight: New Moon, billions upon billions of teenage fangirls, their moms, and the occasional fanboy melt at the sight of Robert Pattinson shirtless. For them, Pattinson may be their perfect 10: washboard abs, high popularity, and large amounts of wealth.
I bet that if 98.66% of those people were placed in a room alone with Robert Pattinson, those people would faint instantaneously, babble stupidly, or fall into his arms ungracefully. As a result, they will fail horribly with this guy.
I have three secrets to being able to stand up to your dream person without being intimidated. Check them out:
Don't use numbers - Most people put people that they could be interested on a ten-point scale, with a score of 1 being the least attractive and 10 being the most attractive. The problem here is that the degree of attractiveness can be INFINITE if you include decimal values. For those of you familiar with mathematics or philosophy, the term Boolean value may ring a bell. A Boolean value can have one of two values--true or false. Rather than ponder how hot someone is, just give them a true value if you find them attractive, or false if you don't.
Change the connotation - A word can have two definitions. Denotation is the literal meaning of a word. Connotation is the strength a word has based on usage. For example, the words sexy and attractive mean nearly the same. However, the word sexy has more strength. Use this idea when finding someone--rather than see them as "drop-dead gorgeous", perceive them as "refreshing to the eyes" and the nervousness (or in this case "jitters") will diminish.
Realize that they're human - Some people will glorify a person just after seeing them or talking to them briefly. One of the things I always tell my friends is that "Everybody poops." When you see that sexy female winking at you from the corner of the room, would you not get excited? Would the scenario be the same if she was puckering her lips while sitting on a toilet? I'm not saying that you shouldn't find her attractive, but realize she is a human being.
Why is this picture here? Why not?
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Go out there and get your dream guy/girl now! Stay tuned for the next article, and subscribe to the column or follow me on Twitter for when it comes out.
Until we meet again,
Olin Gallet
New Orleans Pickup Artist Examiner
odgallet@uno.edu
www.twitter.com/olintheexaminer
Comments
I just wanted to say I love your articles. :) They are very entertaining and most of the time, right on the money.
Sabrina, New Orleans Mental Health Examiner
I'm glad to hear you feel that way Sabrina. And if you have any burning questions about seduction or pua, let me know about them and I'll do my best to give you answers.
-Olin
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