Transcript: Picking Up At A Party

On dating
Episode “Picking up at a party”

Andrea Syrtash: One of the best places to meet a potential date is at a social function. Stay tuned for some do’s and don’ts of picking up at a party. I am Andrea Syrtash and this is On Dating.
What’s your best pickup line?
Man on street: Yeah it is really cheesy but, do you come here often?
Man on street: Yeah it sounds cheesy, but do you come here often?
Man on street: You are so pretty can I buy you a drink.
Woman on street: I would say my best pickup line is hello, hi.
Woman on street: Hey have we met before?
Man on street: I don’t really have a pickup line, so I guess it would be hello, hey how are you doing?
Man on street: My best pickup line would be to walk up to a girl and say hopefully we can get together later, have a little chat and then some sex maybe, see how the night goes.
Andrea Syrtash: A party is a great place to meet someone, or to meet someone who knows someone for you. The atmosphere at a party is generally festive. And people know they are there to celebrate, reunite with old friends, and meet new people. That is where you step in; you are going to be the guest who lights up the room. Engaging, approachable, friendly, always smiling, you are the new guy or gal people will want to meet.
One of my biggest tips on how to stand out at a party is to let others impress you. That is the first do on how to make a good impression with someone you are interested in. Be curious and ask questions. No need to grill your crush on her resume, but few specific questions will more likely open up the conversation and keep your crush engaged.
Don’t scan the room while the object of your affection is talking. Learn from our friend president Bill Clinton, who is known to make every person in the room, feel like the most important person in the room. Focus, do recruit a fun wingman or wing woman if you are allowed to bring a guest to the party. This will make it easier to meet people.
Don’t arrive fashionably late if you are attending the party solo. Your best bet is to get there on the earlier side, so you can meet people who may get swept away later. And another don’t if you attend the party solo. Don’t camp out in the corner with a drink and wait for people to come up to you. You are better off to stand by the food and drink table and meet people there.
And while we are talking about drinks, do offer to get your crush and his or her friends a cocktail. But don’t get so drunk that you are doing a show that is YouTube worthy. Do fin out your crushes interest so you can bring it up in a conversation later. Or instance if you learn that the guy you like loves to salsa dance, later on in the night you can ask him if he would be up for joining you and a few friends the following week at a salsa club.
Don’t overstay your welcome if you are chatting with someone you like. You will be more intriguing if you chat for awhile, ask a few question and then move on, for now. And finally do offer to put your crushes coat back on at the end of the night. You can lift her hair when she puts on her jacket; this is a great flirting technique in colder months.
But don’t offer to take your crushes clothes off in the first hour of meeting. It is great to be sexy and playful, but probably not so great to proposition sex right away. So If I were you I would take out your social calendar and schedule a few upcoming parties you can consider attending, whether it is a fourth of July bbq or a Halloween party. You are likely to make some connections at these parties that will be great for your dating life. So thanks for watching On Dating, and remember even a bad date makes a great story. So get out there and have some fun. Hanks for watching I will see you next time.