OK, so I'm coming in pretty late on this thread, Bradley, but I had to put in my $0.02. To heck with all the "rules" and "methods". You don't need a self help book, you just need to be confident in yourself. One of the best dates I had last weekend was a guy who took me to Hooters for breakfast and to see an Iron Maiden coverband that night. The way he asked me out was "Hi, my name is XXXXXX, want to go out to a show tonight? If so, meet me at such-and-such place." We met up at a local pub, and since I was hungry, I asked where to get a good burger. He got a sheepish grin on his face, and said, "well, you may not like this, but the best burgers are actually at Hooters." I thought it was so awesome that he was just honest, no trying to impress me. So we went to Hooters. He was never once pretentious, cocky, a know-it-all, or on the flip side, self-deprecating or overly shy. His confidence was really attractive, he didn't try to be a smooth talker at all, didn't pull any of that roses and romance crap, just said how he felt, who he was, and what he likes. That's all you really have to do. I can't stand guys who try the "moves" on me, I've seen 'em all before, and it is really, really boring. The most attractive thing, plain and simple, is just you, with out any of that other BS.