15 Men Confess Idiotic Things They Did To 'Get The Girl' That Actually Worked

It's 3 p.m., which means some dude is trying to pick up some gal in some city somewhere.

We've all heard the cheesy lines that never work (like, "Are those space pants?!"), and yet, we're left baffled as to why guys still use them.

But don't think you're going to get the single man down so easily. He has a whole bag full of tricks.

And believe it or not, sometimes these moves actually work.

Take these Reddit users who were brave enough to confess the less-than-smooth ways they got their gal. 

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1. "How I met my wife by dying my hair jet black.

"I was in college, and went to go get my haircut at one of these chain places in Walmart. This cute kind of alternative girl with pink hair was my hairstylist. I talked to her for a bit, and in order to keep talking to her I asked her to dye my dark brown hair jet black. 

"I've never dyed my hair before, but I figured it would give me an extra hour or so to talk to her. And it did. And it worked. 

"We went on a date that night after her shift. Went on a few more dates after that and then were in a relationship. It's been 7+ years together now, the last two we've been married."

2. "Doing a Pokémon playthrough and describing my strategic choices."

This is vague. I need to know which Pokémon he has captured, how many balls it took him to complete the task, and what level he is on. 

Set the bar high, folks.

3. "So...my freshman year of college I was at lunch with a female friend. She mentions that her roommate likes sloth memes as much as I do. 

"So I ask for her number and send her a sloth meme. I don't remember which one. Anyways, I ended up losing my virginity to her less than a week later. tl;dr: sloth memes got me laid."

4. "[My] ex-gf and my ex-best friend [they're together now] walk into the Jacuzzi I am in. I use the next 20 mins to strike up a conversation with the cute freshman (way hotter than my ex) next to me and get her number. 

"After I get the number I look at my ex and wink. I have not seen her more upset in a long time."

5. "Really attractive girl at work said she would totally get with me if I pierced my nipples. 

"Couldn't afford to have it professionally done so desperate times came to desperate measures. I found my mother's sewing kit and did it myself. 

"Pain was so unbearable I almost passed out. Ended up going down to my knees and finishing the job. One ended up a little off center. 

"Showed up to work with a sewing needle in each nipple and erasers on each end so I wouldn't poke myself throughout the day. 

"We ended up hooking up for maybe two weeks."

6. "I once asked out a woman on a date. She said no, but that she would go out with me if I read her favorite novel, which was Pride and Prejudice.

"I promptly went to the library, checked out a copy, and began reading. I surprised her when I later casually said 'I'm on chapter 10.' 

"She had been joking, but then she went on two dates with me. In a sense, I shouldn't have done it because it showed that she could control me, which became a problem. 

"But at that time in my life, I really needed to go on dates. So, overall, it was a success. Pride and Prejudice is a boring novel, though." 

7. "Convinced them to follow me down a dark road and then tricked them into looking at an old man in a thong. 

"The wonder and betrayal lit their face."

Wait, wait, wait. Old man thong worked? I must have the bar set waytoo high.

8. "So I just got out of a four-year relationship about a month prior and this new girl shows up to work. 

"My friend saw that I was kinda down and told me, 'Hey, why don't you go ask for her number?' And I said no, I wasn't really in a place to see anyone. 

"And the rest of the conversation went 'Can I go ask her for her number for you?' 

'No.' 

'...would you be mad if I did that?' 

'Yes.' 

'...mad for more than 5 minutes?' 

'No.' 

"And he went over there, got her number, I called, and the next two years have been some of the best of my life."

9. "I knew a guy who was kinda weird in high school. 

"He had red hair. We dared him to hit on this girl while we were at an ice rink. 

"The rules: he could only use pickup lines. I forget which one he used, but as soon as he started, she exclaimed, 'I LOVE PICKUP LINES.' 

"They talked for the rest of the night and he got her number."

10. "I got hit by a car on Euclid in St. Louis. 

"There was a girl nearby. 

"It wasn't bad and I wasn't really hurt. She asked if I was ok and I said everything would be better if I had her number."

11. "I'm 6'4, she's 5'1. 

"I think honestly she just can't see me very well from down there."

12. "British accent in Sweden."

Wow. Sometimes it really doesn't take much.

13. "She fell off the stage while dancing at a nightclub and I caught her. 

"She was a solid 8.5 and I'm a 6. 

"No way I would have spent the night with her if I didn't save her from breaking her neck haha."

14. "You know the hand trick where it appears that you are taking your fingers off, yeah that."

Really? ...REALLY?

15. "Have a friend with bad hygiene. His wife 'likes the smell of him.' 

"And it's legit, she likes his funk."

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h/t Reddit | MeetTheseIronFists