How To Pick Up a Girl At a Stoplight

Choose a two-lane road that has stoplights, a 40 mph speed limit, and lots of traffic. You’ll want at least a stoplight every two blocks, since you may not be able to seal a deal on just one stoplight — especially if you’re a newbie. Also, choose a road with ample turn-offs into shopping centers and gas stations.

Find a girl, one who is preferably driving alone, and scope her out. No wedding ring? Good mood? Singing along to music? Know everything you can about her before pulling up alongside her at the next stoplight.

Get her attention in an offhand way. Reach for something in the glove compartment, pick something off the floor, or play with your puppy. When she looks over, smile.

Determine her interest. She’s either going to smile and then look away, or just look away. If she looks back and smiles, you’ve got a chance. If she stays intently focused on the light, call it a day and find someone else.

If she smiled, make your move. Roll down your window and ask for directions to someplace close by. When she gives them to you, offer your card and say thanks for the help — and that if she’s interested, you’d love to take her to dinner.

By this time, the light will have turned green and you’ll need to either hold up traffic or follow her to the next light. If you’re feeling lucky, you might try to suggest pulling off to a safe and populated location to talk some more. She’ll either politely decline or pull over. If that happens, well…the rest is cake.