How To Subtly Attract Your Crush¶

Research-cited tips for attracting a crush, with several strategies the channel says differ by the crush's gender.

Key points¶

Opens with Robert Greene (The Art of Seduction): your greatest power is the ability to turn away and delay satisfaction.
Facial expression: a 2011 study in Emotion found women rated most attractive when smiling/happy, while for men smiling was the least attractive expression (cool/mysterious reads as more seductive). Expressing shame (head and eyes tilted down, narrowed posture) was relatively attractive for both genders.
Approach angle (study in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology): men reacted more negatively when approached head-on by a woman; women disliked being approached from the side by a man. So sit beside a man, sit in front of a woman.
Humor (Eric Bressler, McMaster University): women defined good humor as someone who makes them laugh and preferred funny men 62% of the time; men defined it as someone who appreciates their humor and preferred women who laughed at their jokes 65% of the time. Make a woman laugh; laugh at a man's jokes.
Touch (2007 study, Social Influence): a one-to-two-second touch on a woman's forearm before asking for her number or a dance made her more likely to say yes; keep touch subtle and mindful of boundaries and cultural norms.
Closing note: tips should not be used to manipulate; the channel notes the cited research focused mainly on straight men and women, so findings may not reflect everyone.