Early twenties, (AKA Prime <3) They're, (depending on varying factors such as class, education, genre i.e. goth, wag, chav, country girl, sk8r etc) going to completely unpredictable.
But the common factor (for the single ones who aren't tied down with kids, or high-school/uni boyfirends) is they're all fresh out of school/college etc, sick of being surrounded by pubescent boys and are on the lookout for MEN. So hit the gyms, work on that stubble, and adorn yourself as a man about town. Good aftershave is a must....
The
KEY to
ANY successfull advancement is to engage in conversation and build on it. You're already speaking to them by now, if not why not? Start on a common factor, TV, Film, Music, theses are all generic enough so that you don't sound crazy. No-one expects to go up to a femal e and blurt out "OH HEY, MAH POKEMONS ARE LEVEL 45, LETS BATTLE!" (Although, again, dependant on Genre, she could be a Gamer/Emo type and this could work) Broaden your horizons before hand, a little oberservation on target, try to vaguely catagorise and brush up on the specialist knowledge. If you don't like the clique they fall into, Just say "I'm not too keen on ARTIST XYZ, but i don't mind it. I prefer >>SIMILAR<< (If she likes kelly rowland, don't say RAMMSTEIN ARE TEH SECKS!, pick something along similar lines that doesn't make your stomach churn) Be cheeky, a little joke is paramount, IF every bloke is a bowl of ice cream, be the one with a few sprinkles and squirt of strawberry sauce. Don't be a facking huge sundae with eleven different umbrellas sticking out UNLESS you can pull it off. Never be afraid to disagree. Just be aware of (this comes with time and experience) WHEN TO AGREE. Make RELEVANT jokes, USe appropriate smarm, make an effort with appearance, EYE CONTACT!!! Not BOOB CONTACT, (unless she's a WAG)
All i can say is, get out there and make friends with AS MANY People as possible.
(A little Facebook research works wonders by the way)
*Appearance - Shave. Posture. Hair product. SMILE - but not a psycho, "i'm gonna eat your skin" type smile, subtle. Practice in the mirror, or while you're in a lift/elevator use the mirrors all around you
*Attitude - Possitive, build your confidence by just casually saying "morning/afternoon/evening" to girls you DON'T KNOW at class/work/train station) etc as you walk by (never and throw them a smile and/or a cheeky wink. Not every one will respond, not every response will be positive, but the ones that do will make it worth it. TRUST ME
*knowledge - Mainly through practice/trial and error/They're only mistakes if you don't learn from them
Learn a little about everything, music, film, celebrity, I can't stand x-factor for instance but i know one of the girls at work is bonkers about it. I was makaing biscuit jokes the other day and had her in stitches. (I pushed her down the stairsBA-DUM SHHHHH j/k
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*Be YOU. Just make sure you are NOT A CLONE of every other douche.