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Scores of students will hit the bars tonight, some looking for romance. Those who attended the recent presentation by real life "Hitch" David Wygant might have an edge over the competition.
Wygant, upon whom Will Smith's character in the film "Hitch" was based, spoke Wednesday night at the Busch Campus Center.
He began by posing a question to the audience: "Are you ready to unlock the secrets of the opposite sex?"
Wygant urged romance-seeking audience members to "market themselves to the opposite sex," noting quality relationships will not just manifest themselves.
The dating expert also covered methods by which people try - and often fail - to initiate a relationship.
One must become privy to signs of interest from the opposite gender, Wygant said.
Males in the audience seemed to understand what Wygant referred to as the "little glance" - the sign of interest issued by women that men sometimes have trouble interpreting.
"If you're a girl, you give the glance," Wygant said. "If you're a guy, you debate with your friends if you should walk over…it's so ridiculous," he said, noting men are generally oblivious to subtleties.
Wygant didn't blame either sex for this stalemate but advised the crowd how to be better at starting relationships.
Men, he said, should be more receptive to the signals women give to mark their attraction. He urged women to be clearer in their intentions.
"[Women] will share their body with you, if you are interested in them," Wygant said.
All 13 women present unanimously agreed they would not pursue a relationship with a man if they did not sense genuine interest.
Wygant also offered an alternative to widely used but rarely effective pick-up lines.
He suggested plain, unrehearsed dialogue instead. He brought two audience volunteers to the stage to demonstrate the awkwardness endemic of the "first 30 seconds" of an initial conversation between two prospective mates.
At this, Wygant reiterated the focal point in his approach to dating: pre-conceived, over-thought dialogue only hinders the process.
Wygant said people should not feel intimidated by members of the opposite gender and that nothing is quite as sexy as confidence.
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