before i head off for my daily runs at the coffee shop and gym i was wondering if anyone had approaches for girls wearing earphones.

Seems like a lot of the best ones are often listening to music. they stump me cause i can't figure out a way to get them to take them off without upsetting them.

i tried searching this but didn't find anything

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What Negsta said sounds spot on. Personally, asking for directions is one of the better ways to approach a girl with earphones, it shows you have no motives other than to get to where your going.
Id have had a go at something like this.

You: 'Hey, do you know how to get to......?

HB: yea its.....etc

You: Thanks. By the way, *Time constraint* but do you know any where that does...... as i have some friends coming to stay for.....?
(or a party to sort out), anywhere you could recommened?

You could playfully Neg her about her choice. Basically Whatever comes to mind and then escalate. This is all i have for the moment and i have only really used it once but it got me chatting to a girl who has become part of my friendship group at university so not a to bad.

It would be great to hear back if it works or any one can improve it?

That could work. Whenever there is ear phones, I suggest just eye contact. With enough pre-convo EC, this could force a coversation. If you can't make eye contact, force conversation by talking to her, like stated above, just try to be a bit more interesting.

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Okay, how'd my post disappear?

Ok I am so glad you had this question... because i recently helped a friend of mine out in this situation last week.

You want to know HOW to best approach/open a girl wearing headphones or earphones. Well listen UP! This is Field Tested and F*ck Closed Passed!


[walk up beside the target and start moving your mouth "pretending" to be talking to her about something really funny or interesting BUT the trick is that you are JUST moving your mouth, NO SOUND comes out. NOW after about 2 secs of this tab her arm so she looks at you and CONTINUE the SILENT talk.

After a few seconds of this she will THINK that she CANT hear you because her music is too loud and TAKE OFF her headphones.

WHEN she DOES... KEEP SILENTLY talking for 3 secs TOTALLY SERIOUS about it. Then she is gonna give you a laugh or a wierd look and you STOP IMMEDIATELY after she reacts to the silence and you say]

PUA : haha.. DAMN you caught me... i was just trying to make you think you couldnt hear me over your music. haha... But Honestly I AM VERY curious about something....(pause)

HB: what?

PUA : Well, i was wondering what it was that you were listening to that was so much more interesting than starting a conversation with ME?!? [SMILE BIG] Your not shy are you? [RAISE EYEBROWS]

HB: [what ever she says other than "please leave"]

PUA : Im sorry i cant talk to you anymore, my mother always told me growing up to NEVER EVER talk to strangers! STRANGER DANGER! [laugh] seriously allow me to introduce my self i am [your name]....


NOW you are on to any routine you want.. you can CUBE her, you can 5 question her, any routine will work from this point!

Good Luck Player!

The_Q

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Negsta:
I have kinda noticed that a lot of hot girls wear ipods compared to average girls. I have a feeling it could be a kind of bitch shield gimmick they use to stop AFCs approaching them. Therefore, obviously, the PUA community needs to figure out how to get 'em off. Now, this might just be me, but I have a feeling that one of the lines for day game that I've seen around the forum could help. The "asking for directions" approach gives you an excuse to get her to take the headphones off. The problem, of course, is how to proceed with the sarge after this without looking like a creep. Anyone got any ideas?

Wierdly enough I found this in the thread above. I could figure out what the hell you were talking about.

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Sorry man, don't know how or why the hell I did that, thanks for bringin' her back home.

I like the mouthing words approach, that would make me laugh...at least it's clever and not boring.

Nice...do it!

I always have my headphones on when I get the tube (underground in London) and it's not a 'bitch' shield, it's just because I love music and have a pain in the arse journey to deal with to work! I would enjoy a guy approach me when I am out and about (I am single after all!), but most guys don't seem as confident as PUAs to do it.

Well I was thinking of one for on the bus he other day and possibly the mouthing opener would be a cool lead in.

I work in the SPAM of Sydney and live about a 45min bus ride home. Basically if I'm fortunate enough to sit next to a decent chick I want to try this.

Me: **takes head phones out** [Pause wait for her also] These things can only keep me entertained for so long. [Pause]
Me: You pick a person and then I'll tell you their name and 1 thing about them.
Her: lol, ok how about him **points**
Me: Cornelius [pause] Smith (Some basic comic deliverance here as putting a fairly obscure first name next to a common surname is funny), he likes Basketball and has a GI joe collection.
Me: Give her one, neg what she does e.g you don't know that! I'm going to ask him/her? feign getting up.
playful banter ensues,

if you can't think of a routine play another round and try to think of where to go next with the conversation. But I think this would be pretty easy to splice some other routines off/into.

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Its a good way of her getting her headphones off but not easy to transition into a routine...

I do something that works all the time... took some time to perfect but what I do is look at them as though I have a really interesting personal question for them and say "excuse me" and as soon as they take their headphones off...

PUA: Can I ask you something?
HB: Umm... Sure
PUA: How do you deal with that?
HB: Deal with what?
PUA: Guys just staring at you when they walk by, I mean you're a nice looking girl but that's ridiculous the way they almost slobber... (neg)
HB: oh i just don't notice I guess...
PUA: How can you not notice? Is the music you're blasting that good? hahaha... what are you listening to anyway...

And you can go into a routine from there... no matter what kind of music they listen to... Rock... "oh so you like the hard stuff, I can tell a lot about you already..." and go into THE CUBE routine... or if they like Hip Hop... "oh so you like that up beat stuff, I can tell a lot about you already" and go into the CUBE routine... if they like salsa... "oh you like that spicy stuff..." you get the point...

it works every time for me...

I tried this actually just after I noticed the thread. I am kicking it in a coffee shop. This sort of classy looking girl had just sat down about two tables away. She had on some black nerdy sort of glasses on but that didn't hide that she was smoking hot imo. She set up her laptop and started fiddling with an ipod. It tripped me out cause I had just finished reading this very thread. I thought it would be a good idea to run a cold read opener on her so I didn't wait to shut down my lappy, pack up the rest of my papers and my books and make my false exit. I had to walk around her right hand side and around the table she was she was seated to exit the cafe so I walked right in front of her, passed her table, stopped and did a sort of side look to see if we would have eye contact. Thank God we did cause if she didn't catch my glance right then I don't think I would have followed through. But she did, so I body rocked a bit then motioned for her to take out her earphones which she did. I told her I bet I know what kind of music she was listening to based on what she was wearing and how what a person wears makes it very predictable as to the kind of music they like. She said, "OK then what am I listening to?", I said...."hmm", looked her up and down and said, "Britney Spears, am I right?". She acted all shocked and then she saw the way I was smiling at her and she knew I was fucking with her. She sort of laughed a bit. I told her I had to split but wanted to know what she was really listening to. She said the name of some singer I had never heard of. I sort of looked her up and down again and just smiled and nodded. I really started to go blank at this point until I thought to ask her what music she thought I listened to. I sat down in the chair in front of her and she told me I probably listened to heavy metal (which is actually right). I just laughed and told her there are only two kinds of music I listen to. She asked what, and I said back with a texas accent, "Country, and Western!". She laughed at that so I felt more comfortable to keep escalating from there. I FTC'd her again and got her email and while she was writing it down told her to go ahead and put her phone # there while she was at it
So there you go! Instant field test. Good luck! (and wish me luck on fclosing this hb!)

Wouldn´t it work with:

Me: Excuse me!
HB: what? (taking out that earplugs from the ear)
Me: did you just burp? (give her a gaze of disgusting)
Hb: NOO I didnt.
Me: are you sure? because I could have sworn that you did
HB: says something (interrupt her)
Me: well now that I have your attencion I could need some help....

Do your opener. But remember to do this kind of neg, she must be a real hottie!

When you listens to music it hard to hear yourself, how loud you are breathing etc.

I have never tested this one, but I am about to or what do u guys think?

/Imperator

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This must be the twilight thread cause I didn't get any response notification. Thought everyone was just disinterested.

Anyway, I have been just using the simple "what are you listening to?" approach. My HB friend (who is starting to want to be my HB booty call) told me that that worked on her.
I use this, then I start to analyze there clothing or something.

This morning's example:

On the bus to school I see this girl. Face was not all that great (5 or so), but she was tall an slender with nice curves, which bumped her up to a 7 or so. Besides I could tell she was the kinda girl who likes to get dressed up all slutty when she goes out, which I like.

I sit at a seat with a clear view of her, I notice her get a little uncomfortable, and start to preen. So I get off at her stop, which is like 2 stops before mine.

jinla: [to myslef] show time baby!
jinla: what are you listening to?
curvy: robin thycke
jinla: ooh, i like him, you know that says something about you.
curvy: really?, what?
jinla: it means that you really value romance, is that true? (what girl doesn't)
curvy: yes
jinla: its interesting how you can tell things about someone from the little details. for instance, I can tell you are on your way to work, and not a student. (We were at my college).
curvy: how could you tell.
jinla: your clothes are pretty conservative (she had on a black shirt and white pants, yawn).
jinla: the only thing that tells me you're not a prude is that you have on red toenail polish.
curvy: what does it tell you
jinla: that you have a fun and carefree side, that when your not at work you really like to let loose and have fun, is this true?
curvy: yes!

NOTE: what it really tells me is that she is looking for dick (but i couldn't tell her that). Red is the color closely associated with love. Any girl who displays red or a similar color (clothes, nail polish, burgundy hair dye), is likely to be desperate, and therefore an easy target.

while we walk, we fluff about travel.

jinla: well, i have to go this way, should we continue this conversation some other time?
curvy: we should

hand her my phone and have her type in her name (which i had forgotten) and number. give her a neg about not knowing how to use my treo.

jinla: bye curvyname, do you remember mine?
curvy: no (uh oh....IOD), did you remember mine before i typed it in your phone?
jinla: you'll never know.

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isnt one of the major rules while picking up a moving target during the day to NEVER say "excuse me"? that presents you at a lower level. you should command her attention like you deserve it.

Ive always wondered if there was a routine that involves just walking up behind/beside her and taking her headphones off. i think that would be a pretty bold move and get her attention, i just wouldnt know what to follow it with. any thoughts?

oo, i don't know about that - one, it's invading her personal space and two, it can come off as a bit sleazy

for example, i was on the train the other day when i noticed an hb8 or so (with shorts that barely covered her ass) sit in front of me - next stop, a guy comes along and, noticing her, sits next to her while trying to chat her up afc style - keep in mind this is while carrying around a six pack on a train

afc: hello, how are you doing?
babe: fine
afc: you're really beautiful, you just...yeah
babe: thank you
*long silence*
afc: so what are you? chinese? japanese? korean?
babe: vietnamese
afc: oh...i always tell my friends, man, all you guys tend to look the same

at this point i barely could restrain myself and nearly died laughing, but kept composure

babe: *puts headphones on AND pretends to text*
afc: i only came this far on the train to talk to you...maybe i should head back the other way

and he finally exits the train

i was going to say something, but at that point i think she felt a little dead inside with the hopelessness of men - not really relevant to the post per se, but still a hilarious story involving headphones

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