Are these familiar?
It’s an absolutely amazing weekend, sport has a large part to do with that, and the chances are that you’ll be out and about at some stage.
If you’re lucky, you might meet a very lovely person that captures your fancy when you’re out on the town.
With this in mind, here’s our take on what most guys (and maybe a few ladies) will understand when they’re out on the pull.
1) The glad rags are on
You can always tell if one of your mates is keen to make an impression on a Saturday night because they’re dressed completely differently to what you’re used to seeing.
The hair is combed/gelled, the bróga’s are sparkling and he’s dressed so neatly that you would swear that he’s making his confirmation.
Truth be told, it’s a better look than Adidas trackies and a football jersey. Hang by the bar and just put out the vibe.
2) Wandering eye
You can always spot certain guys that are ‘overly eager’ after arriving at a pub/club because their heads turn whenever they spot a good looking girl that walks past.
Sometimes it really can’t be helped but…
Then again there are some guys that are about as subtle as a sledgehammer because their heads are swirling around like one of those bobble-head dolls. It’s like when you see people that are watching a game of tennis, the eyes just wander everywhere.
I believe that this is appropriate.
3) Pinball Paul
Do you have a friend that’s just incredibly happy to bounce around the club in an effort to chat-up every single person that they fancy?
Yep, we all do.
4) Eye contact
Conversation in your head: “Oh wow, she’s cute, I’ll look. Keep looking, keep looking. How long have I been looking at her? Keep looking, Christ she looked back! Did she know that I was looking at her for that long? Yes! She’s still looking at me. Ok, look away now, just be cool… and now we’re back to looking.
Just don’t let it get weird, like this.
5) Dutch courage
The smooth operators among you will probably instantly go over to the person that you fancy and strike up a conversation.
If you’re in this bracket then fair play, you’re clearly the Casanova of your group but then again, some people need a drink or two to ‘loosen up’ their tongues.
It’s either that or maybe you’re just a really polite person that refuses to ditch your mates as soon as you spot someone that you fancy. Yeah, that’s it! Just play it nice and cool son, nice and cool.
6) The wingman dilemna
Conversation in your head: “Ok, so my powers of deduction have established that she has one-two-three….a s**tload of friends. The question is, which of my mates isn’t going to embarrass me or start talking complete and utter crap if I introduce him to them”.
You know which of your friends is the best at this.
7) The ice breaker
First impressions are everything and no one wants to use some cheesy pick-up line. Cue you spending a few minutes trying to come up with a decent conversation starter.
If you’re looking for inspiration then these might help but don’t overthink it.
8) Having the craic
Conversation in your head: “She’s cool, this is going well. Wait, she’s laughing. You know what, I think I’m going to actually marry this girl. Ok, just don’t say something stupid. Wait, what did she just ask me there? CRAP! I have no idea, what she just said. Oh god, she’s looking at me. Just say these two words ‘I understand’.
I understand.
In your head: Phew, she’s still here.
9) One to one
So your wingman is currently talking absolute crap entertaining her mates while you’re starting to wonder ‘how can we get some alone time?’.
Smoking area? Seating area? Kitchen area? North Pole area? Basically any area that’s away from prying eyes.
10) Be smooth about it
I’m fairly certain that using the line ‘come on and we’ll find somewhere to shift the faces off of each other’ isn’t the slickest way of doing things.
11) Pay attention
Have you ever thought that you did everything right but were ultimately caught out by the classic ‘so, what’s my name again? question.
Bloody drink, making me forget things again. Rookie mistake though.
12) Lob the gob
When it’s right, it’s right.
13) Avoid dancing
You don’t want to be rude to your mates but if the DJ plays any Destiny Child then it’s probably best to just hang-out rather than making a fool of yourself. Then again, maybe you have some brilliant dance-moves that will easily impress the person that you’re shifting.
Kudos.
14) Get your coat, you’ve pulled
Maybe you’re heading back to your place, arranged for a date during the week or just plan on keeping this purely a ‘shift and drift’ type of thing.
Either way, not a bad night.
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