| A friend asked me a weird question a few years | | | | shopping for. In case you meet your girlfriend |
| ago, during the time when I was still into video | | | | through this method, you don't want to have to |
| games and totally oblivious of what it takes to start | | | | explain why you lied during that time. |
| dating women. He asked, "How woman-aware are | | | | 2. The Supermarket |
| you?" When I asked what exactly he meant, he just | | | | The grocery or the store is another place to go |
| smiled and said, "If you don't know what I'm talking | | | | hunting. The only difference is that it's fairly easier to |
| about, then you must have zero woman-awareness". | | | | find out if a woman is single or not in the |
| That was a long time ago, but the fact that I wasn't | | | | supermarket. A married woman's cart definitely looks |
| "woman-aware" at all at that time shocked me to | | | | different from a single woman's. Unless she's a single |
| the core. I was a typical commuter, going to the | | | | mom, you won't usually see diapers or baby |
| subway and boarding the buss with headphones on. I | | | | accessories on the cart of a single girl. Also, take |
| never paid attention to the women who jogged by in | | | | note of the portions of items there. Does it seem |
| the morning while I was walking through the park to | | | | like she's cooking for two or for a family? |
| get home. Now, I stand abashed and repentant that | | | | As for conversation topics, you won't run out when |
| I didn't grab the chance to hook up with women in | | | | you're in a supermarket. You can always ask a single |
| their "natural environment". | | | | girl about ingredients or nutritional value of avocado |
| If you're wondering what I mean by natural | | | | when used on the skin (a fairly popular 'holistic' |
| environment, it's the places that women frequently | | | | beauty secret among women). If you're into caring |
| go to when they are most relaxed. You can't use the | | | | for pets, you can easily recognize who the pet-loving |
| usual pick up lines in these places because most | | | | single ladies are just by looking at their carts. |
| women around aren't expecting to meet men, much | | | | Did you notice I didn't mention bars and nightclubs? |
| less get picked up, in such places. | | | | You can find women here too, but there's a |
| Best Places to Meet Women | | | | difference. Women in nightclubs are more guarded |
| 1. In the Mall of the Shopping District | | | | because they expect to be hit on. At the same time, |
| Women come in droves when there's a sale. But | | | | the usual banter won't work in clubs because there's |
| you're most likely to find them in places that sell bags | | | | not much "natural" topic to talk about. |
| and shoes. Unlike clothes, women are more impulsive | | | | In bars, you can talk about current events or the |
| when it comes to accessories so your best bet is to | | | | latest Hollywood gossip or scandals, but more often |
| go to a rummage sale for bags where there are a | | | | than not, you can be straightforward with a girl when |
| plethora of women you can "ask" for advice. Just | | | | you meet her in a bar compared to when you meet |
| say something like you're looking for a gift for your | | | | her during the day in the places I've listed above. |
| sister or your mom. Don't lie about the relative you're | | | | |
