"Do you plurk?" is a bad pickup line. "What is a pickup line?" --some guy "Don't assume I just like shopping. Though I do like shopping." Geek Star Wars Single Topic Nerd Lord of the Rings tech "We [geeks] have different expectations of terms." --Laro You have to ~also be interested in what she is. Ultimate Frisbee, conferences are great ways to meet girls. "You cant start off with tech stuff unless you are like in a CS lab." "I think you guys all have friends that are female." "Frat boys. [Thumbs down]" Girls cant tell when you [geeks] are interested." --Blue It is a good idea to have a mutual friend that can vouch for your non-stupidity. While it is true that the bad boys get a lot of girls, they are almost always single. "The good guys get the girls and get to keep them." There is speaking and then there is talking. Intelligent people over analyze. "Our first date was when we got engaged." The guy hung out with her and friends for 2 years before hand. "So yeah, we were best friends." --One of the married girls Some superficial communication is good and does work. Someone told a story about how he knows someone that "makes a Google calendar event several months in advance to buy flowers. Picks them up 3 days in advance. Even though they are wilted. She loves it that you thought of her. _.---._ Be her friend by talking to her. --White dress XKCD shyness shirt is effective. You want to grow your sense of humour. You are speaking a language that not many people speak. "You guys need to take the lead as we can't always tell." [if you like us] --Blue "Why can't we just say I like you?" --Burgandy ? Salsa class. Some sort of dance. Dance help guys and girls as leads and follower. Dynamics of subtle communication.