W.W.J.D?

"Dear Jimmy, There's this girl that I work with that I really want to impress. We're going out for drinks on Saturday...how should I go about impressing her and making her see me as more than just a friend?" --Kevin (Los Angeles, CA)

Dearest Kevin, 

God created happy hour. Utilize it. You can release all inhibitions to her without dropping boat loads!! Remember, Kev, you are Ice Man. Do NOT take her to dinner prior, especially if this is the first time, because why spend $150 on Filet Mignon/Seafood Alfredo entrees along w/ a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon when you can spend $20 on $1 drinks and get bommmmmbed out of your mind listening to 80s from 5-9!!

At least this way the night can be drawn out however you please...it's almost like "chose your own adventure." Your adventure takes you to sleep at 9pm if you go the dinner route. You'll be laying in bed pondering and texting friends about your early night of bankruptcy. And what if it went bad? If that's the case, you know as soon as you're out of her sight you're gonna call your boys and meet them at another bar and spend another $150 on orange crushes or car bombs and black out and make out with some 40-year-old (male or female) with 2 front teeth missing...that's fun...

Orrrr, you do the happy hour route and your adventure has turned into a Journey (please press play to "Don't Stop Believing" now). If you're smart, you go to a happy hour with many people around so you can people stare. This opens the gates for you to see other potential if this chica isn't feeling the vibe that you're pushing for. 

Now as far as making her see you as more than just a friend, you need to have suggestive touches around her waist area here and there. Best time to be "suggestive" is if you've made her laugh pretty hard, or if you need to get by her to buy her another costly $1 Drink!!! Do the math, 10 drinks=10 touches...and that's factoring you not making her laugh...at all...and if that's the case, you must swan dive off the roof of the bar at that point...no, but, seriously...

Plus , if you each crush 10 drinks a piece, there's no way in hell you or her will be able to operate a vehicle and then MR. TAXI MAN seals the deal for you as he drops you BOTH off at your Bachelor Pad where you're sitting pretty on home turf. Ice Man can now chill and be the man he is!! But remember, if you do really like this girl and you both are really drunk, DO NOT SLEEP WITH HER!! You might be shocked, but she'll respect you a lot more and she'll know you can have a great time and still be a gentleman. BOOM!

p.s. if you find out she doesn't drink that night, get out of there in a heartbeat. Trust me.

--Budd