The cute girl I keep passing in the corridor

sylvestermorgan

Slightly off bike topics (I normally do talk about bikes), but today I need wise words from the forum on what to do. I'm a PhD student and I keep passing a pretty cute Masters student in the corridor we. We frequently lock eyes and smile at each other in passing. I don't know she is, her name, or anything. Any bright ideas how I strike up a conversation with her?

Smokin Joe

Grab your crotch, start gyrating your hips and making deep grunting noises. If she's up for it you're in, if she looks horrified, well it saved you wasting your time.

Anonymous

If you are a Phd student you should be clever enough to figure out something to say.

Or, just start stalking her, thats what I tended to do.

Infamous

rohypnol.

Aggieboy

These problems will become easier when you get into your teens. :roll:

AidanR

Try "Hi, I'm [insert name here]" and go to shake her hand. She'll respond with her name. Then say "So, you're doing a Masters here, is that right?" and the conversation goes from there. Hopefully you'll find things in common. Simple, really. Don't over think things, or feel you have to come up with something really witty. Be yourself and if that doesn't work it was never gonna happen anyway.

Anonymous

Or just say, I like your lumpy jumper.

Alternatively, offer her some gummi bears.

Anonymous

Make her a mix tape.

synchronicity

AidanR wrote:

Try "Hi, I'm [insert name here]" and go to shake her hand. She'll respond with her name. Then say "So, you're doing a Masters here, is that right?" and the conversation goes from there. Hopefully you'll find things in common. Simple, really. Don't over think things, or feel you have to come up with something really witty. Be yourself and if that doesn't work it was never gonna happen anyway.

Then ask her what she's studying blah blah blah... next thing you know, you're having lunch together. Good Luck.

Appropriate phrase: "never let your fears stand in the way of your dreams".

Now man up and initiate a conversation. :twisted:

tebbit

Or you could try the classic northern chat up line: -

"Eh up love, doest shag?"

Possibly won't work, and this could be bad advice, actually it probably is bad advice, how about hello....

sylvestermorgan

Cheers guys, esp AidanR and Synchronicity, especially the appropriate phase. After so many years with the ex I'm totally out of practice on this sort of thing so, as you, I'll just go talk to her and see where the conversation goes...

Much appreciated!

Corporate Camper

Does this rag smell of chloroform to you?

Smokin Joe

sylvestermorgan wrote:

Cheers guys, esp AidanR and Synchronicity, especially the appropriate phase. After so many years with the ex I'm totally out of practice on this sort of thing so, as you, I'll just go talk to her and see where the conversation goes...

Much appreciated!

Ah, now you see if you haven't been in the dating game for some years you will not be aware of how the rules have changed. Long term wooing is just so old hat now, if you don't suggest a shag after exchanging names she will assume you're gay and lose interest.

drewfromrisca

Ask her if she's in the Britney Spears fan club. It worked for me with a student...once :twisted:

BrianTrousers

Corporate Camper

Does this rag smell of chloroform to you?

I just laughed so much I woke the children up.

White Line

Man, I'm so hungry. Fancy coming to lunch with me? 8)

dbmnk

Corporate Camper wrote:

Does this rag smell of chloroform to you?

Funny!

Bhima

Don't be obvious. Cheesy "lines" don't work and women get them all the time. Use one and she'll immediately think you're boring.

Say something she wont expect like "You're always following me, you're not another stalker, are you?", or "I noticed that you keep walking down this corridoor when i'm around - there are easier ways to pick up guys you know... :roll:" but make it sound funny, or she'll think you're weird. Stuff like that implies that you think she's actually hitting on you, and puts her under pressure. For some reason, women love it when you take the pi55 out of them (if you're funny).

Get her laughing, that's the key.

takethehighroad

I'm sure there's scope there on the PhD = Pretty huge dick genre.

Le Commentateur

Avoid naff chat up lines like the plague, especially with these brainy types. A simple "Good morning" can be far more effectve at prompting a conversation.

ride_whenever

Meh, don't cholorform her, i chloroformed myself once, really unpleasant to wake up after...


Anyway women are far too much bother.

System_1

Bhima wrote:

Don't be obvious. Cheesy "lines" don't work and women get them all the time. Use one and she'll immediately think you're boring.

Say something she wont expect like "You're always following me, you're not another stalker, are you?", or "I noticed that you keep walking down this corridoor when i'm around - there are easier ways to pick up guys you know... :roll:" but make it sound funny, or she'll think you're weird. Stuff like that implies that you think she's actually hitting on you, and puts her under pressure. For some reason, women love it when you take the pi55 out of them (if you're funny).

Get her laughing, that's the key.

Those lines are terribly cheesy too and I can't think of a way in which they'd be said that would make them funny. I guess at least she'd not think you're boring, she'll just think you're a creep. Alluding to her being a tart that's trying to pick you up, or bringing up the subject of stalkers is a very good way of NOT getting a date.

thelawnet

Try:

"Drop your drawers, my knob is yours"

"I think you must be wearing mirrored panties, cos I can see myself in them"

"You must be Jamaican, because Jamaican me crazy."

""Do you know a good neurosurgeon? Because I want to fuck your brains out."

whyamihere

Sir, I'm afraid we're going to need you to relinquish your testicles. It seems that you're a little girl after all.

1892

Ask her for help with your homework

mmitchell88

You, PhD
Her, Masters

You actually think that's ever going to work? Find yourself a nice PhDer who's aim in life is only to excel in her chosen field of interest, so you can both discover poverty at broadly the same stage in your lives. Otherwise, the Masters girl will have at least two years' head-start on you in the jobmarket, and you'll have to deal with the fact that she's the breadwinner while you're still writing up. And she'll resent that, even if you don't.

My goodness, will she resent that.

Why not just continue stalking her? The fantasy will almost certainly be better than the reality.

Special K

'kin 'ell

this confirms my long held suspicion that men don't ever really grow up

redvee

Are there any doors along this corridor you and the girl share? Grab her and pull her into said door. The rest is upto you.

mrforgetful

,,

Homer J

Ask her if she's got a bike. If not walk away.

hisoka

Just talk to her. All I ever think is needed is to remember the quote below (it came to me after two crashes in so many weeks).

"Bone heals, chicks dig scars, pain is temporary, glory is forever"

Yeah, more suitable for cycling then talking to a lady, but the general gist is the worst that can happen is only a temporary thing, best could last a lifetime.