Talk her into bed

She says “It’s a pleasure to meet you”
You say “It’s lovely to meet you, too. Can I get you a drink?”
Why? If she greets you formally (as above), you’ll need to speak in a more formal way too, regardless of how you normally converse. You’re applying what linguists call ‘accommodation theory’. “This grows from the sociological principle of ‘similarity attraction’,” says University of London linguist Dr Erez Levon. “If you seem more similar to people you like, they will like you back.” In terms of first impressions, you’re talking a good game, and are likelier to score...

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