Top Ways To Creep a Stranger

According to Cosmopolitan Magazine, these are their top fearless ideas to help you meet a man. Depending on the circumstances, I'd say these are my top ways to creep a stranger. [photographs taken from the Cosmo article] 

If you've used any of the following advice before, please share your success or failure stories in the comment box. I'd love to hear them! 


Join His Cheering Section 
Hit a sports bar the next time a game is on. Wear a tee with the logo of the team you’re cheering for, and sit near a guy rooting for the same team. You can connect over your shared fandom. 

This is great advice, especially for the kind women who actually need to seek out advice from Cosmopolitan. Statistically, the majority of these women are huge sports fanatics who always watch sports, have much to say about the matter and own paraphernalia of the sort. 


Ask Him to Be Your Style Expert 
Go to a men’s clothing store, and start browsing the racks near a cute guy. Flash him a smile, tell him you’re looking for a gift for your brother/cousin/dad, and ask if he’d help you pick something out. 

Then shoot all his ideas down in the end because most likely, you're not actually clothing shopping for your cousin. Great strategy. 


Volunteer Your Time
Studies show that performing altruistic acts can make you more sexually attractive—all the more reason to put on your do-gooder pants. Check out opportunities at volunteeringamerica.gov, and search your zip code to find a place to volunteer (and guy scope) near you. Once you're there, strike up a convo with a guy by asking how he heard about the organization and if he’s been involved for very long. 

The way through which this is achieved here is somewhat immoral and insincere...

Take Him Out For a Drink 

Order two different drinks at the bar. Take one over to a cute guy, tell him the bartender messed up your order, and ask him if he’d like it. Then use the opportunity to strike up a conversation. 

The subheading is good advice. Why not just actually buy a guy a drink instead of blaming the bartender and giving the poor guy your leftovers? Maybe you'll leave him flattered in the end, though I don't know. 

Ask Him to Unleash His Inner Emeril
Notice a cutie while shopping at a fancy food store? Lightly touch his shoulder and say "I’m working on a cheese platter for a little get-together at my place tonight. Any types you’d suggest?" Even if he’s not a connoisseur, he’s bound to have a few favorites. Keep the convo going by asking what he’s up to tonight.

I'm sure we all rave about cheese. Hah this reminds me of the line in the movie She's The Man (with Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum) when Channing is on an awkward date and doesn't know what to say so he says awkwardly, "So... Do you like cheese...?".  

Invite Him to Escort You


Tell a cutie on the street you’re lost, and ask him how to get somewhere (in the direction he’s heading). Ask if he’d walk you there. Then before saying bye, suggest you thank him with a cup of joe.

Need I comment on this?  


Mistake His Identity 
Tap a cute guy on the shoulder. When he turns, feign surprise and exclaim "I thought you were [insert random boy name]!" Then bond over the fact that you fake-know his back-of-head twin. 

Okay, I thought the other ones were pretty desperate, but this advice has just sunk to a whole new low.


Write Him an I.O.U. 
Is it just us or are hot waiters the new men in uniform? Next time you’re out for dinner with your girls, smile and make eye contact with a cute server. When the bill arrives, leave your number on the tip line and write that you owe him a drink. 

Seriously? I think I'd much rather a good tip than a beverage.  




Here's the actual article if you're interested in more.