warnings on the treatment of ladies

• Don't stutter, mumble, or say "Um" or "Uh"; that will make her think you're bored. Take your time and think about what you want to say before you launch into some rambling tirade. Also, refrain from going off about very specialized stuff she isn't familiar with. Using words or phrases she won't understand can cause her to feel uncomfortable. For example, let's say you're a computer tech and all of the people you work with use "Computer Geek-Speak" to amuse yourselves around the office. Calling her a "n00b" isn't going to help anything! Similarly, using slang you and your co-workers invented will make her feel confused and on the outside - don't use "in-jokes". In other words, if you've developed a kind of "club" or an inside joke type of slang, she won't understand or appreciate the humor. Make sure you either clue her in and bring her to the "inside" so she can understand what you're saying, or just don't use that slang or those jokes when with her.
• If she tells you about a personal problem, don't make it your mission to take over and fix things. Just listen to her. (There are a few exceptions.) If she starts to cry, this is a big clue that she's really into you; it indicates that she trusts you enough to show she's vulnerable with you. A nice gesture here is to put your arms around her and just hold her. Don't say "Don't cry." Say, "Aww. It's going to be okay." At this point, while you don't want to try and take over, you can ask, "Can I help?" - let her answer with "No," or with "Yes, you could just hold me," or whatever, and then take it from there.
• If you exaggerate your compliments or are insincere, a girl can usually see through that.
• Make sure you're being yourself. If you act like a gentleman when you are alone with her, and then like a jerk when you're with your friends, she will catch on and you will run into trouble.
• Make sure she doesn't find out you tried to learn how to make her laugh by reading articles on the Internet, at least not until your one-year anniversary. By then, she's definitely into you and minor things like that won't hurt.
• If you like, say your sister's friend, for example, and think she may also be interested, find out from your sister if her friend likes you back. If the answer's yes, come on to her slowly. Too fast can, of course, be a turn off. Find common interests between her and yourself. If you find an interesting feature on this girl, talk about it, compliment her. But anything too pushy and your sister will probably see through this disguise and tell her friend about your secret crush. This could be a good thing if the friend is interested too, but could also be uncomfortable for you and your sister.