Monday, March 5, 2012

day twenty five: 10 ways to win your heart

1) Pay attention. Listen. Focus on me, not on your cell phone, or your buddies, or the wall beside you. What I'm saying to you should matter. I am very flattered when you hang on to my every word.

2) Smile a lot. (Although not if you don't really mean it).

3) Make me laugh. If you can genuinely make me laugh then I will genuinely like you a lot more. The best ways to make me laugh do not involve being rude about other people.

4) Look me in the eye. A huge turn off is a guy who is so shy that he can't even work up the courage to make eye contact with me. If our eyes never meet, I will never notice you.

5) Tell me about yourself. Tell me about your interests even if it's things you think only your buddies would understand. I might surprise you.

6) Don't be afraid to be yourself. If I like you, basically everything you say will just make me like you more. If it's quirky and strange, all the better (although there is always a line!) Don't try to hide things. Be honest.

7) Don't be creepy. Don't be pushy. But don't go so painstakingly slow that the world stops and the clocks move backwards because I will get very impatient and might just give up on you.

8) If we're holding hands, squeeze it every now and then or just move your fingers a little bit so I know you're still really present. Holding hands becomes lame when both people just let there hands hang there limply.

9) Do small thoughtful things just because. I can guarantee you this will win my heart. I am not a fancy girl, I don't need fancy gifts, I just like to know that you took a little time to think of me. Extra points for creativity ;)

10) Be spontaneous! I would love it for my guy (not that I have one now) to call me up out of the blue and suggest something fun, something outdoorsy or adventurous or just out of the blue. I am up for anything. Just knowing that you spent time thinking up something exciting for us to do will keep the spark there.