# ladies, please educate the ignorant...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-please-educate-the-ignorant/186733>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 7, 2003, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-please-educate-the-ignorant/186733 "2003-07-07T07:28:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2003, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-please-educate-the-ignorant/186733/1 "2003-07-07T07:28:33Z")

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I both realize and abhor the use of “pick-up lines”, but I also realize that at least some degree of assertiveness is required in order to attract the attention of a female. I know this is not a dating service, and should not be, but I feel that a woman’s attraction to a man should be quantified (to the extent that it can be) here, for reasons of man’s un-dying pursuit of a woman’s affection. Ladies, this is not meant to offend, rather it is intended to be a “wake up call” for we who intend to meet womwn with whom we might relate to. This is not an effort to “hook up”, but to engage in conversation with women that might find us interesting.

“Us”, ha. So much for that.

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**Author:** ![Mariemarie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@Mariemarie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mariemarie)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2003, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-please-educate-the-ignorant/186733/2 "2003-07-07T11:41:41Z")

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“What attract a woman to a man?” seems like a matter of opinion to me. I bet you’d get more answers if you asked in IMHO, and if you phrased in in the form of a question.

Some degree of assertiveness would be necessary to demonstrating at least minimal competance at basic survival, a lack of which would be a common reason for rejection… I guess… it really seems like a question of preference rather than fact.

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**Author:** ![Keeve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2003, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-please-educate-the-ignorant/186733/3 "2003-07-07T11:41:49Z")

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Is there a question here?

Moderator! One ticket to MPSIMS, please!

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**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-please-educate-the-ignorant/186733/4 "2003-07-08T05:28:07Z")

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General Questions is for questions with factual answers. I don’t see a General Question here, so I’m closing this thread.

Please read the forum descriptions. Then, feel free to reopen in MPSIMS or IMHO.

**DrMatrix** - GQ Moderator