We’re all looking for a little love and human connection, right? So why is it so dang hard for us to talk to someone we’re interested in? Studies show 3 out of 4 of us are terrible flirts and are really bad at identifying when someone likes us.

So what’s a lonely heart to do? 

This episode, we’re talking about the art of the pick up. We dig into human behavior to uncover the subtle signs used to show interest, and more importantly when you should trust them. We see what research says about which lines work on what personality types. We explore the multi-million dollar industry claiming to teach men to get the women of their dreams and ask if any of this is ethical at all?

All to get to the bottom of a rude question from our friends at the How I Didn’t Meet Your Mother podcast.

That’s what you’re in for today, on Impolite Society.

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Sources:

50 years of pickup artists: why is the toxic skill still so in demand? | Men | The Guardian

(PDF) Strangers meet: Laughter and nonverbal signs of interest in opposite-sex encounters (researchgate.net)

(PDF) Accurately Detecting Flirting: Error Management Theory, the Traditional Sexual Script, and Flirting Base Rate (researchgate.net)

What Is Flirting? A Psychological Explanation (thoughtco.com)

The Art, and Crucial Importance, of Flirting | Psychology Today

The Science of Pick-Up Lines | Psychology Today 

The Cognitive Psychology of Pick-up Lines | Psychology Today

Do Pick-Up Artist Techniques Really Work? | Psychology Today

Pickup Artists Are Still A Thing. And They Want You To Know They’ve Evolved. (buzzfeednews.com)

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