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geeksandjocks

As discussed in the previous post, geeks can be awkward when it comes to social situations, especially talking to girls.  To be fair, I have included in this post a non-geek’s approach on how to get a girl.  At the end of the day, both the geeks and non-geeks are looking to meet the right person.  We all want that best friend who we can love and who loves us back.  Courting the opposite gender and trying to date were never formally taught to any of us.  We all had to learn it through our peers and environment, which played significant roles on how we interact in the dating game today.

Personally, I love geeks.  There’s nothing sexier than a stimulating mind.  Ok, I have to admit, sexy abs are amazing.  A body like David Beckham is a turn-on.  For men, it could be the body of supermodel Marisa Miller.  Obviously, exercising, being fit, and living healthy are all important to the SV Bachelorette and most other singles.  However, a stimulating mind is much more attractive than a body made of steel and perfection.  Anyone who has discipline can work out and have a sexy body; whereas being smart requires a bit more effort.  Tim Ferriss is a very good example of this.  He’s a geek who transformed his image in less than four weeks to an amazing, toned body.  He now has the best of both worlds – smart mind and attractive body.

With all that said above, it really comes down to finding that compatible person.  What one may find awkward and annoying, may be lovable and endearing to another.  How to find that compatible guy or girl is all based on timing and survival skills in the dating jungle.  Dating is tough and sometimes more of a pain than what it’s worth.  We all thought that at one point or another.  However, each person we meet that is incompatible, we learn a new lesson on what to do or not to do.  It’s just one step closer to finding your perfect guy or girl.

Cheer up.  The non-geeks are equally as confused as the geeks on how to get a girl.  Want to hear it straight from the non-geek himself?  Yes, he’s a San Francisco local and normally hangs out in the Marina.

[*Please be warned that this video may be a bit annoying, especially if you’re watching it sober.]

Recap of the “The Non-Geek’s Guide to Getting a Girl.”

  1. Knows how to not fake awesome.
  2. Best pick-up line:  “Ladies, I’m single and I have no standards.”
  3. Make loud mating calls.  The ladies will hear it and will find you irresistible.
  4. Use lots of body language, especially the fist in the air, to show your amount of testosterone.  This turns on the ladies.
  5. Non-Geek’s Advice:  “Be a jerk.  Girls love that.”
  6. Wear large dark shades in the bar to show how cool you are.
  7. Refer your biceps as guns and flex them several times with your buddies.  The ladies will feel protected.

Meat Market

Tech networking events are fun and a great place to meet other like-minded individuals to discuss possible partnerships in a new startup and/or investment opportunities with potential investors.   However, there are many others who come there to meet new friends or even, eligible singles to date.  Nothing is wrong with looking at networking events as an outlet to meet quality singles.  As a matter fact, it should be a perfect place.  Smart and ambitious men and women are quite attractive.  Being smart is the *new* sexy.

What if two people (a business networker and a mingling single on the hunt) have different intentions at a networking event?  It can be somewhat disastrous.  Nevertheless, it’s not a lost cause.  Like any business conversations or deals, you always look for confidence, sincerity, and compatibility in the other individual.  You want to make sure you can work with this person. You want to know if you’re making a wise investment in their startup.  So why not do the same thing when you want to meet someone who you want to potentially date?

If you’re a mingling single on the hunt talking to a business networker at a tech event, you need to portray that same confidence, sincerity, and rapport to the other person as you would when pitching to an investor.  If you don’t, things can be a bit sour.

To illustrate, here’s a recent scenario that happened to yours truly, SV Bachelorette, a frequent business networker at tech events.

[*Please note that names have been changed to protect the identity of the individuals.]

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Tech Guy:  Hi, I’m Tech Guy*.  What’s your name?

Me:  I’m SV Bachelorette*.  It’s nice to meet you.

Tech Guy: [Without missing a beat]  Um…I would like to get to know you better.  Um…maybe over lunch, coffee, or dinner?

[A bit surprised with the forward question in such a short amount of time. I’m thinking to myself that he doesn’t even know what I do.  Regardless, I’m willing to go with the flow.]

Me:  Sure.

Tech Guy:  [*Silence*]

Me:  So what would you like to know more about?

[*Pause*  Noticing Tech Guy is gleaming with a huge smile and trying to put on an overdone cool stance. I needed clarification based on his body language and further questioned his intentions.  After all, this is a business networking event.]

Me:  Do you want to know more about me professionally?

Tech Guy:  Well, I can ask you professional questions, but I can also ask you questions that are not professional.

Me: Ok.

[*Silence*  I think I can hear the crickets chirping.]

Tech Guy: [mimicking a cool John Travolta demeanor and tone]  If you give me your number, I may or may not call you.

Me:  [a bit amused]  What? You may or may not call me?

Tech Guy:  [still mimicking the John Travolta stance] Yeah, I may or may not call you.

Me:  Ok.  Well then, do you have Twitter?

Tech Guy: Yeah.

Me:  I’ll make it easy for you, so you don’t have to decide whether you will or will not call me.  You can connect with me on Twitter.  My handle is SVBachelorette*.

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Tech Guy adds me on Twitter and Facebook within a few hours of meeting that night.  He never sent me a message.  It appears as though he wanted to get my contact info for the sake of getting it.  At least with Twitter and Facebook, he can be updated with what’s going on in my life without wondering whether he should or should not call me.

Tech geeks, please don’t let this be you.

Danny shrieks in disbelief, “I can’t believe what she wrote!”  He stared point blank at his Facebook realizing that all of his friends, co-workers, and bosses have already seen the message on his public wall.  He mutters, “This is not cool.”  I asked him, “What’s the matter?”  He said, “My co-workers and boss saw this on my Facebook wall and they just emailed me about it.”  I said, “Delete it.”   He replied, “I can’t. It will look like I was hiding something. Plus, everyone has already seen it.”  He shrieks again at his computer, “Stop pissing all over my Facebook wall!

[Personally, I would’ve deleted the message, but everyone has different judgment calls.]

Here’s a screenshot of the girl’s comments on his Facebook wall.  more…

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I understand there has been a shift in technology and many men have found it appropriate to text or email a girl to ask her on a more…

mrwrongmrright

My friends call me the San Francisco/Silicon Valley “Hitch.” Not sure what it meant at the time, but found out later it was in reference to the movie Hitch that starred Will Smith as a professional wingman who knows the dating game so well that he teaches his clients how to court the ladies.  However, when it comes to his dating life, he struggles on how to win the heart of one woman that he’s completely smitten with. He violates all his dating rules and games that he taught his clients because he fell for this woman.  Of course, like all movies, he won her heart at the end.

I’m not a professional wingwoman.  I’m just a regular girl who happens to be a young professional executive in the Silicon Valley, more…