One of the most frustrating things that I can remember about being single and one that my single friends constantly remind me of is that a guy never knows where the women are so they can meet women. I know, you can always go to a bar, but how often do you actually meet a woman at the bar?
So, now that I'm married and I do things I would never have considered or even thought of doing when I was single, I'll let you in on some places that I wish I would have known about when I was single.
The Nail Salon: Stay with me on this one! This is how I thought of this topic. I was getting a pedicure with my wife today. If you're wondering why I did this (and actually admitting it), I completely understand. I get ingrown toe nails and after a year of convincing by my wife I tried a pedicure and to my surprise, I didn't get an ingrown toe nail afterward. Since I've started getting pedicures, I haven't had an ingrown toe nail. So, back to the women.
Everytime I walk into the nail salon I'm the only guy in there (I know, you're thinking DUH!). If there is another guy most likely he's only there to give his wife cash and head off somewhere until she calls to say she's done, or he's gay. Either way, the second all the women figure out that you're there to get a pedicure, all eyes are on you. Yep, every woman, young and old, is going to have the wheels turning trying to figure out what you're doing in their sanctuary. This is why you need to have confidence walking in to show that you're totally comfortable with yourself and why you're there. The women will smile at you, or gaze at you from behind their magazines, and some will even verbalize their disbelief. Act confident, they'll dig it. Get up in your chair, throw the massage function on, kick on the charm and see if you can strike up a conversation.
Today made me think of this topic because when I went in with my wife they took her over to the manicure station right when she walked in which left me solo in one of the waiting chairs waiting for a pedicure spot to open up. Well, this happened so quickly that none of the women in there knew I was with my wife and they all assumed I was by myself. I sat down and started reading my book, not paying attention to any of them (key point!) and I started to notice there was a lot of activity in the corner of my eye. When I looked almost all the women were looking at me, or hid behind thier magazine, and you could tell a couple of them had been talking about me. I just gave a sly grin
and a little nod to a couple of them and put my head back in my book. A couple minutes later I looked up again and 5 of the 7 women all gave me very big smiles. It was really humorous when it was time for me to take a seat at the pedicure spot (my wife was still getting a manicure). Literally, all the women watched my every move.; jaws to the floor. I just chuckled, plopped in the seat, put my feet in the water and started reading again. I mentioned to the lady that the bottom of my feet are ticklish and that it was in her best interest to avoid that area. That comment set off all the women and then they started talking about how they had all had that happen to them.
Anyways, though it may not be the manliest thing you can do, that's the reason it's a good place to meet women.
A few tips if you're going to try this.
Don't make it obvious that you're there to meet women. It's like anywhere else, the more you look desperate, the less likely you'll meet someone.
Take your own book or magazine. They don't keep guy's mags around.
Go on a Saturday afternoon, this is when they're busiest. Also, find a larger one so there's a potential of more women in there.
Don't ever stare at any of them women or look at their feet. They are there to try to make their feet pretty so they can show them off that night and the rest of the week.
If you have a wait, use the time to figure out the "routine" and what you need to do when you're up so you don't look like a complete idiot. Though, it may actually help you if you look like an idiot.
Grocery Store: Most single women don't eat out by themselves so they'll cook at home. In order to do this they have to shop. I've found the places like Whole Foods and other organic or upscale places have the best overall ratios. You may also want to try the store that's closer to apartments than houses since most single women probably don't live in big houses. Also, try going at lunch or in the early evening.
Yoga: I don't do yoga, but I've picked my wife up after her yoga class before and all it was walking out of the class was women.
Church: Now, I'm not saying to use church as a pickup joint, but if you haven't been in a while, you may want to start going again. The good Lord might introduce you to someone.
They key to all of it is that it's a numbers game. If you get infront of enough women, one's bound to like you eventually. Play it cool, be confident and strike up a conversation. If it doesn't go well, then you know what not to do next time.
If I end up in anymore places that have a good girl to guy ratio I'll post them up here. If you have any you'd like to share, then post them up as well.
