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Favorite “lines.” A “schtick.” Going in with a game plan… Do you use ‘em?

I’ve never really had a “schtick.” What I say when meeting a new person changes from person to person and situation to situation. What I say when flirting… well, that certainly evolves based on who, what and when. But I finally saw a “schtick” in action and couldn’t help but write about the experience.

Back story? I met a group of guys out a while back. The first time we met, there was lots of flirting and some interesting exchange of information. These guys… hot, charming, funny and draw every eye in the room when they roll in. What I didn’t realize (since at times I can be a bit dense about this kind of thing when it comes to personal recognition) was that one of the guys was rolling through his “schtick” with me. I thought we were just having some fun and light hearted conversation. He made comments about my hair smelling good (sticking his nose right up to my neck and breathing in), dancing a bit to non-existent music and insisting I join in, close talking to create intimacy, etc. While I enjoyed the obvious flirtation, my friend took a shine to him and stepped in to divert my attention to one of his friends. That diversionary friend and I became great friends and now I’m included in the group outings and occasional boys night out.

Which brings us to the “schtick” recognition. We all went out as a group a while back and I got to see my favorite neck sniffer in action with other women. All of the sudden I overhear, “Wow! Your hair smells so great.” (complete with neck sniffing) Followed by the rest of the “schtick” — one comment after another. I could hardly hold in my giggle as I realized what was going on and watched the women fall one after the other for the devastating smile, chiseled features, neck sniffing and a little impromptu bump-n-grind. My friend has a “schtick” and apparently, a good one.

So, the question is… are “schticks” bad/lame, a shortcut to connection and chemistry or, perhaps, a refuge for the shy? Do you use lines or schticks… why or why not?

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