Blog topic
Hooking Up: Why It Works and How to Start
Three short posts on meeting people, breaking the ice and getting invited back.
Three posts, three ways in
This topic is the catch-all, and its three posts each come at hooking up from a different side.
One argues that the easiest way to meet someone now is on your phone. One says a dog on a lead gives you an excuse to talk to strangers, and that a cat will only get in the way. The last is about staying power: a great body might win a night, but a good attitude is what gets you invited back.
The posts date from 2017 to 2022, so a detail or two may have aged. Together they make a decent starting kit: where to look, how to break the ice and how to stay interesting. For a fuller and newer version, read our guide to how to hook up, and for the plain meaning of the word, what does hookup mean.
The three posts
Newest first.
- Online hook ups have never been easier
February 2022. Busy weeks and a bigger crowd have made your phone the quickest place to start.
- Your dog will help you hook up, but not your cat
September 2018. A dog gives strangers a reason to chat, and a cat gives you a reason to shut the bedroom door.
- Being buff gets you laid once, being positive gets you more
August 2017. Looks open the door the first time, but a good mood is what keeps it open.
More to read
For longer and newer advice, the guides pick up where these posts stop.
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