Over 30 and still single, post here.

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Just get out there and be yourself. Like Chuck said it is a numbers game, you'll strike-out with a lot of girls, but one of them will like your offbeat humor or stupid joke and you two will hit it off. Also just do trial and error. If something works keep doing it, if something doesn't try something else. Just repeat that until you have a "method" and then use and abuse it. One thing I don't recommend is to try and be something you're not unless you are just trying to get laid. If you are looking for a relationship and you get into one pretending to be something you're not, then in the long run it will go bad anyway and you will just have wasted your time. Also if you are nervous about trying things out close to where you live and getting embarrassed go to another town near you and work on your game. A buddy of mine at work used to drive to bars in Ft. Worth to try stupid pickup tactics out that he was too embarrassed to try at local spots and now he gets more *** than anyone I have ever seen, because he experimented with some ridiculous things knowing he would most likely never see the people again.

Also regarding the aquarium thing posted earlier, definitely consider that. They are great conversation pieces, especially the high-tech planted ones. People see the saltwater ones all the time in malls and wherever, and they are always more interested in my planted tanks that look just as good, but have a more exotic feel.