10 Dating Rules You Should Break To Win Over Any Girl

The bad news is that everything you thought you knew about dating is wrong. But don’t worry—FHM is here to hold your hand (in a chummy, supportive way) through the very modern minefield that is meeting lovely ladies.

We enlisted the help of top relationships experts, so that next time you meet a pretty girl, sexy woman—or even a hot mama—you know what to say and do.

Here are their 10 top tips for wooing any girl:

Hang Back To Get Her Attention

Go up and say hello.

“Go over and introduce yourself,” says dating coach Hayley Quinn. “Women like to be approached, and hanging back and staring makes you look uncertain or insecure. And remember to smile.”

Wait Before You Text Her Back

Contact her the next day.

“The ‘two-day’ rule no longer exists. When everybody takes their mobile phone everywhere, waiting two days to call just makes you look like you’re not interested,” says match.com dating expert Kate Taylor. “If you want to play games, concentrate on Angry Birds.”

Buy A Girl A Drink

Let her buy her own.

“A lot of guys think the question, ‘Can I buy you a drink?’ has exactly the same meaning as the question, ‘Can I touch your left tit?’” says comedian Bekka Bowling. “But we’re on to you, and we don’t like it.”

All Pick-Up Lines Are Terrible

Pick-up lines can be funny.

As Clare Young from uniformdating.com says: “If you say something original, unexpected and funny, then you’ll definitely get a girl’s attention. It helps if the girl is laughing with you, not at you, though…”

Treat 'Em Mean

Always act keen.

“Avoid verbally expressing your desires to a girl,” says female pick-up artist Kezia Noble. “Do it with actions: while you’re talking, hold her gaze for a little longer than necessary; look as if you have suddenly noticed how unbelievably sexy she is, and then look away.”

Girls Love A Good Dancer

Knowing how to dance is kind of creepy.

“If ever a bloke tries to dance with me I feel nauseous,” says Bekka Bowling. “As for ‘comedy dancing’, it’s the ultimate turn off. Sure, everybody loves a joker. Even my dad’s a crowd-pleaser after a few drinks. But I don’t want to have sex with my dad.”

Take Her To A Movie On The First Date

The first date MUST be surprising.

As dating coach Honey Langcaster-James says, “Girls love to tell their friends how they met someone, so if your first date is generic and boring, it says a lot about you. Dating is competitive – you need to have the edge.”

Nice Guys Finish Last

Just be a nice guy.

“Girls just can’t be bothered with ‘bad boys,’” says Abbie Cammidge, sex writer at more! magazine. “We’d never tell Ryan Reynolds, Ryan Gosling or Robert Pattinson we’re better off as friends. And look how nice they seem.”

Girls Love A Guy Who Can Make Them Laugh

Don’t try too hard to be funny.

As sex and culture magazine nerve.com’s Caitlin says, “The truly hilarious men rarely wear ‘funny’ on their sleeves. They trade on observations, rather than a set of pre-planned jokes.”

Love Letters Are Romantic AF

Love letters are dead.

“A carefully written text or email can still be romantic,” says Julie Spira, author of The Perils of Cyberdating. “Girls always love a digital interruption in their day which says you’re thinking of them.”

Interviews: Issy Sampson

Words: Dan Masoliver