A Girl's [Highly Successful] Guide to French Men

I have this friend (she shall remain unnamed, as she is shy - it's not me, I promise), let's call her Venus.  In two months in France, Venus has danced with over 50 men, received at least one marriage proposal and travelled to Spain and back with a French man.  In so many words, Venus has major Parisian game.  One day, she even wrote her number on a piece of paper and passed it to someone as she left the metro (instead of running off at the last minute to avoid pursuit, as is my method).  Here is Venus's guide to hooking men in Paris (as interpreted by me of course) in 5 simple steps:

Step 1:  Smile.  Most people look sad here in Paris (refer to my metro guide for more detail).  The beautiful part of this that Venus has discovered is that a smile actually counts for something here.  If you want a free drink, smile.  If you want to be noticed, smile.  If you want an in with a French man, smile.

Step 2:  After smiling, this is when you retract the smile, literally and metaphorically.  Venus has reeled in her man with a smile and now she must reject him.  If he professes his love, she appears disinterested.  If he proposes marriage, she tells him he is not going to get any action.  When he asks her to go to Italy, she hesitates.  This step must last at least a week and potentially up to a month - just long enough, but not too long.

Step 3:  Rejection period complete, Venus gives her French man a little leeway again.  This is when he asks her to Spain.  Now is the time to concede, that is, if Venus is still interested.  Which she is, at least vaguely.

Step 4: Go to Spain!

Step 5: Fall in love, at least until it's time to smile again...

Ok.  Now this guide has gotten very specific and kind of hit its own dead-end...really, I just wanted to write a post about Venus...girl has got some game!

Over and out.