Connell Barrett:
Scientists say that 75% of the Earth is covered in water. The rest is covered by Ryan Seacrest. Welcome back to the how to get a girlfriend podcast. I am your host, dating coach Connell Barrett. I'm here to help you learn to flirt, get a great girlfriend, and do it with authenticity, integrity, and class. No sketchy pickup moves here. And happy holidays. Merry Christmas.

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Happy holidays. Happy Hanukkah. And we're almost at New Year's. New Year's is very close. New Year's is as I am as this episode is dropping, New Year's is 11 days away, and it's coming fast. And if you're like many single men, you might be looking at a long, lonely New Year's Eve. You know? Just you and Ryan Seacrest watching the ball drop, not to mention watching your romantic hopes drop. More like New Year's rotten eve.

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Am I right? Oh, and a little side note here. Here's a quick 32nd rant. I hate Ryan Seacrest. I can't stand Ryan Seacrest. He's so bland. He is the exact opposite of being an authentic, real, raw person. He's just so bland in the middle of the road. And does he have to host every show in the world? Does he have to host Wheel of Fortune and his talk show and his radio show and American Idol? He's everywhere.

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You know, scientists say that 75% of the Earth is covered in water. The rest is covered by Ryan Seacrest. Okay. End of rant. Basically, the holidays are here and loneliness is really something that's been. It's pretty brutal for a lot of people, especially men. You know, a lot of men really struggle with loneliness. I know I did. I'll tell you about it in a second.

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There's a a recent poll that came out by Pew, which said that 1 in 3 adult men are romantically unattached, which is a record high, and an amazingly astounding 63% of men between the ages of 18 30 are single compared to 34% of women 18 to 30, so 63% of men compared to 30 4% of women, and I know all about being lonely. I spent a lot of lonely Christmas Eves, a lot of lonely New Year's Eves with my parents. I barely dated in my twenties and well into my thirties, so I had a lot of lonely New Year's Eve's at home alone drinking. There was one New Year's Eve I drank so I'm sober now. There was one New Year's Eve I drank 2 bottles of wine. And, drinking alone by yourself, not my best moments from the past. I'm 700 days sober now, by the way. But back in the day, I really struggled with loneliness, and it took a toll.

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I drank too much. It just hurt my confidence and made me feel kinda hopeless. Now I changed all that. I've been a dating coach for 12 years now, and as a dating coach for men, my mission is to help single lonely men connect with wonderful women and find love. And today, I wanna give you 25 tips, practical tips, so that you can be with a wonderful woman on New Year's Eve and get your midnight kiss. Because one of my favorite ways to kick off finding a great girlfriend for a guy is what I do is I play wingman for my clients in New York City. We go out on the town, and I help them chat up women in bars and lounges. And New Year's Eve is actually the best night of the year for a single guy to go out and make sparks fly with women.

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Got the festive energy, got bustling bars, lots of parties, and it's a great night to meet women and have that maybe, just maybe, a midnight kiss. And so this episode is dropping just 10 or 11 days before New Year's Eve. There's still time. There is still time for you to be spending New Year's Eve with or to meet an incredible woman on New Year's Eve and have that first kiss at midnight. Okay. I'm not saying it's gonna be quite as lovey, dovey and romantic as, you know, that famous scene in When Harry Met Sally, when Harry confesses his love for Meg Ryan.

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How about this? I love that you get cold when it's 71 degrees out. I love that it takes an hour and

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a half

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to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle above your nose when you're looking at me like I'm nuts. I love that after I spend the day with you, I can still smell your perfume on my clothes, and I love that you are the last person I wanna talk to before I go to sleep at night. And it's not because I'm lonely, and it's not because it's New Year's Eve. I came here tonight because when you realize you wanna spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.

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I love that movie. So I'm not saying you're gonna, I'm not saying you're gonna fall in love on New Year's Eve, but you know what? You might be able to meet the woman who's gonna become your girlfriend in 2025, and you could absolutely meet her on New Year's Eve and have that first kiss. So with that in mind, here are 25 New Year's Eve approaching tips to help you click with somebody special. It's gonna help lead you to a romantic, connected, and, of course, consensual kiss on New Year's Eve. And by midnight, you know, the confetti isn't gonna be the only thing that's starting to fall. Alright? Let's think romantic. Here we go. 25 ways to get that kiss on New Year's Eve with a wonderful, incredible woman.

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Who knows? She might even become your future girlfriend. Tip number 1, give yourself permission to approach. Many men are just too terrified to approach women. I actually once coached a firefighter, and this guy could courageously run into burning buildings, but he couldn't talk to a cute girl at his local pub. So please hear this. It is not creepy or weird to talk to women in a bar or restaurant. Now true, women don't want every guy to approach them, but they are dying for an authentic gentleman like you to approach them. So give yourself permission to approach.

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It's okay. Women want you to. Tip number 2 is to convey the authentic you. Forget the kinds of cheesy scripted lines and gimmicks that pervade so much bad dating advice out there. Ignore all that awful advice from the manosphere about being an alpha male. That is toxic BS nonsense. When talking to women, be authentic. Channel that most honest distilled version of you because that's you at your most confident and attractive.

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Because when you hide behind lines or you hide behind a persona, a woman can tell. Her bullshit detector is as finely tuned as the Richter scale. But when you're authentic, you awaken your truest self, and it's like the difference between a watery wine spritzer and a shot of Irish whiskey. So give her the good stuff. Because the man you are at your core, whether you're a comic book nerd or a single dad or, like, a cool dork like me or a nerdy engineer, shows women that guy. K? Women like you for you. Approaching tip number 3 to get that kiss on New Year's Eve. Find the right New Year's Eve venue.

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The bigger and more crowded the venue that you choose, the better. And successful approach is partially a numbers game. It might take a dozen conversations before you click with somebody. So what you can do is Google New Year's Eve events near me to find nice large spacious bars, good sized lounges, or maybe restaurants that are having big bashes on December 31st. So buy your ticket in advance if it's the kind of venue that charges tickets because a lot of places sell tickets to their big New Year's Eve events, and if you don't have a ticket, you won't get in. So Google New Year's Eve events near you or near me. Okay. Tip number 4, bring a wingman.

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Yes. You can go out solo on New Year's Eve, but it's so much easier if you have a buddy at your side. When I was first learning about approaching women back in the late double zeros, I had a great wingman, a guy named Terry, and Terry and I would give each other fun little exercises. And there's so many approaches I did, so many women I met, I wouldn't have done it if it wasn't for him because he was pushing me. So here's a bonus tip. If you bring a wingman, you can give each other little missions to do. You can give him one one night, I gave, I gave Terry a $100, and I said, I will approach every woman you tell me to. And if I don't, you keep that hundo.

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And guess what? I talked to more women that night than I ever had before, and the same goes for him. He told me once. He said, Connell, I'll approach any woman you point me to. And if I don't do it, you can punch me in the arm as hard as you can. And I think I only had to punch him once. So, anyway, bring a wingman, and you can even give yourself, give each other, keep each other honest and give each other fun little approaching missions. Okay. Here's an excuse for me.

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Here is, tip number 5 for getting that first kiss on New Year's Eve. Approaching tip number 5, dress to impress. If you're not Hollywood handsome, no worries. Women don't care if you're good looking. What they do care about is that you're looking good. When it comes to approaching success, good looks are a lot like Jacuzzis. They're nice to have, but they're way overrated. But sharp style, that is a must.

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There's a men's health survey. 78% of women said that dressing well is the sexiest thing a man can do, and 85% of women said that a well dressed gentleman is sexier than a man with $1,000,000. Think about that. That's how attractive good style is to women. So here's some style rules, really quick ones. Your shirt, your pants, your jacket should be tailored for your body or at least appear to be. No baggy or ill fitting clothes, and no pleated khakis. K? I want you to be a hot guy, not the helpful Honda guy.

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Tip number 6 to get that New Year's Eve first kiss. Do this when you enter a venue. Walk up to the very first very first woman or person you see. Could be a woman, could be a man, could be a little old lady, could be a mime. I don't really care. Walk up to that first person you see and say, hey. Happy New Year. Keep it short and sweet.

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What this does is you begin to adjust to the social environment, and it gets you into a conversational mode. So don't worry about approaching women right away. Just walk in and start being conversational, start being social. Okay. Here are tips numbers 7, 8, and 9. Three quick tips. Test drive these 3 openers. Here you go.

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Opener number 1 is, ask a woman, hey. What resolutions did you make for 2025? This shows genuine interest. The next one is, hey. I just saw you, and I wanted to meet you. Hi. My name. Then give your name. That's very direct, but gentlemanly.

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I saw you, and I wanted to meet you. Hi. I'm Chris, whatever your name is. And the third is, you seem like my type, and you look like you're up to no good. I like that, especially the part where you say, you look like you're up to no good. Your statements are powerful openers because they're about her, and saying that you look like you're up to no good is subtly challenging and creates some flirty tension. You struggle with dating. Right? Sure.

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You have a good job and cool friends, but you just aren't sure how to flirt. The apps don't work for you. And sometimes women put you in the friend zone. It's frustrating. Hey. I struggle with dating too. As an introvert and a total nerd, I didn't just live in the friend zone. I owned real estate there, but I escaped using the dating philosophy of radical authenticity, which I've used to help thousands of men in 17 countries find love.

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It's what I wrote about in my best selling book, Dating Sucks But You Don't. And radical authenticity is why Psychology Today called me the best dating coach in America. And now I wanna personally help you attract your dream girlfriend. So go to dating transformation.com and book a free call with me. On our call, I'll tell you how my 1 on 1 coaching will help you find your dream girlfriend, and you'll be doing it by flirting with confidence and authenticity. No creepy pickup tricks needed. So go to dating transformation.com, book a free call today, and let my personalized coaching help you get a great girlfriend. Tip number 10 to get that New Year's Eve kiss this year.

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See rejection, quote, unquote, as a win-win. Most single guys view rejection as a win. I'm sorry. Most single guys view approaching as sort of like a win lose coin toss. It's like heads or fails, not heads or tails. Instead, see every approach as a success because you're either gonna create a romantic connection with a woman, which is a win, or at least you're gonna put another brick in the cathedral of your character as a man. And that's awesome, and that's also a win. So don't see an approach as a win lose. See it as a win win.

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Either you get a phone number, a date, a good interaction, that's a win. Or even if she's not into talking to you, she's got a boyfriend, she dismisses you, dude, you just put another brick in the cathedral of your character and that's priceless. Tip number 11, open lots of conversations on New Year's Eve. The more women you talk to, the better your chances are for that midnight make out. So commit to breaking the ice with someone new at least every 15 minutes until a spark ignites. So plan to do about a dozen approaches, give or take. Some of the best dating approach successes, I share in my book, in dating sucks, but you don't, the opening chapter. I have this really powerful story about the first woman I ever really clicked with on an approach night out.

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I'd probably talked to a dozen people before I met her. If I hadn't talked to those 8, 9, 10 other women, I never would have gotten in the zone to have something great happen with her. So that's why we wanna open lots of conversations. Tip number 12, confidently project your voice. I'll do it right now. Confidently project your voice. The way you use your voice signals your confidence level to other people. So make sure your loudness meets or slightly exceeds the baseline conversation noise level of the venue.

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Here's a pro tip. Jester gesture with your hands and arms while you speak because boldness with your body can dial up the decibels in your voice. Here's tip number 13 for approaching on New Year's Eve and getting that New Year's Eve kiss. Stand tall and look her in the eye. There was one winter night I saw a woman wearing a very stylish coat. I approached her. I said, you look like the cover of a J. Crew catalog.

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I got her number. And on our first date, I asked her what she liked about our initial conversation. And I was fishing for a compliment about my witty funny opening line, but she didn't even remember what I said. She said, you know what impressed me? You stood up straight and you looked me in the eye. So stand tall and look her right in the eye. Tip number 14, take romantic risks. Take romantic risks. Or put another way, what you think is risky is safe, and what you think is safe is risky.

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This was one of the biggest moments I had. I've got clients, this blows their minds, and all of a sudden they're doing risky things, and they're scared, but it gets them great results. Because there's a paradox with approaching, safe is risky, and risky is safe. A committed move that feels risky is actually safe and smart because that commitment helps get the result. You have to do something 100%, either do it all or don't do it at all. Think Daniel Day Lewis committing to a role or LeBron James committing to driving hard in the paint. If they don't fully commit, they're not gonna get the result. On the flip side, a safe walking on eggshells approach, that's very risky.

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By walking on eggshells, I mean, your voice gets timid. You say things like, oh, hey. Hi. Excuse me, miss. Hi. So sorry to bother you. Excuse me? Hi. Over here.

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Over here. Hello? Just doing that creeped me out. That kind of safe walking on eggshells approach is very risky because those uncommitted social cues can lower your stature in her eyes, and that leads to the very rejection that you're trying to avoid. So when you approach, fully commit, and whether it goes well in terms of how she responds or not, just go all the way because being risky is the safest thing you can do. Tip number 15, talk about you and her. She is her favorite subject in the world and you are her second favorite subject for as long as the 2 of you speak. So a lot of guys say to me, what do I talk about? What should I say? I don't really care what you say. Don't worry about what to say.

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Worry about what is , what do I wanna know about her, or what do I wanna share about me? It's that simple. So keep it about you and her, not the weather, politics, or other people. Keep it about you and her mainly. Okay. Here are tips numbers 16, 17, and 18 to get that first kiss this New Year's Eve with a sexy, beautiful, awesome woman. Ask her these three questions. Ask every woman these three questions. Okay? At least every woman you talk to for more than a minute or so.

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Ask, what's your name? Right? How obvious is that? Everybody's favorite word is their first name. My favorite word is connell. My second favorite word, by the way, is diphthong. Fun fact. So learn her name within a minute or 2 of meeting her and tell her yours. Exchanging names takes you from 2 strangers talking on New Year's Eve and turns you into 2 people getting to know each other. Next question is, ask her, who are you here with? A woman you meet on New Year's Eve, she's gonna be out with other people. You need to know if she's with her friends, her family, a date, her husband, her rabbi.

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This is just valuable intel. And number 18 asks her this. What do you do for fun besides getting charming men to come and flirt with you? This question shows that you have a romantic interest, not just a friendly interest. So this keeps you out of that friend zone. It's also just playful and flirty. Okay. Tip number 19, give her a power compliment. During a conversation, notice what trait you like about her besides her obvious physical assets.

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Is it her wit, her intelligence, her lilting feminine laugh? And tell her, be vulnerable. Say, hey. You know what's really sexy about you, Denise? It's the way you always have a witty, funny comment. That's really sexy and rare. Just don't call her Denise if that's not her name. Let other guys objectify her. You're that rare gentleman who's bold enough to call her sexy, but you're glimpsing the real inner beauty, the authentic inner beauty that's shining from within her. That's gonna make her feel so special, and it's genuine too.

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It's not bullshit. Okay. Tip number 20. Tip number 20 is befriend the friends. Meet the people she's with. She's gonna be with some people on New Year's Eve or anytime you go out for that matter at a nighttime spot. She's never gonna be alone, so meet the people she's with. Just be friendly and sincere with them.

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Women love it when a guy bonds with her, her crew, her posse. So win over her friends, and that's gonna help to win her over. Tip number 21. When you go for a first kiss, don't fear the cheek. It's okay. In my 20 years studying dating and romantic connection, I have never, as far as I know, blown it with a woman by going for a kiss and getting the cheek. That never blew me out with a girl. I did blow it many times when I wanted to kiss a woman, but I did nothing.

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I was afraid, and I chose cowardice, and she lost interest. I know this because a woman named Brandy once told me, Connell, you had your chance back there. I lost interest. Brutal, but truthful, and that helped me. So you're not gonna lose points with women by going for a kiss and getting the cheek. You will lose points if you don't try. K? Nothing wrong with fear. There's something very wrong with cowardice.

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Just go to dating transformation.com/flirty30. And that's flirty30. Datingtransformation.com/flirty30. You're about to start confidently flirting with women, going on dates, and soon getting a great girlfriend. Go get your flirty 30. Tip number 22 is to turn up sexual attention by looking at her using the z pattern. The z pattern just means when you're looking at her, when you're conversing, look at her and imagine there's a z pattern going from her, right eye to her left eye down to the left left part down to the right part of her mouth to the left part. Basically, visualize a z going from left to right, your left to right for her eyes, down to her mouth, and from left to right on her mouth.

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That z pattern, she'll see you looking at her eyes and her lips. Women love eye contact, but they also notice when you're looking at a woman's lips, and that gets her thinking about kissing. So that's a good way to turn up sexual tension just by using your eyes. Okay. We're in the homestretch. Here we go. This is how it's gonna happen. It's New Year's Eve, the moment of truth.

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You met a girl. You've approached. You're clicking. You told her she's sexy. You're being authentic, and midnight approaches. Here we go. Tips number 23, 24, and 25. I wanna give you 3 ways to go for that first kiss, as midnight draws nigh.

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Here are 3 simple, sexy, consensual moves, of course, to lock lips. Number 23 is just say I wanna kiss you. Saying I want to kiss you conveys more confidence to women than shyly asking, may I kiss you? Don't do that. Directness is hot. If she says something like go ahead, then you've got your consent. Awesome. Go in and kiss her. If she demures a little bit, she's you know, she says, oh, I barely know you.

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I never kiss when I barely know somebody. No sweat. Keep talking with her. Every woman has her own time timetable for that kiss. You might kiss at 1 AM or 2 AM or on your first date on January 4th. Kiss move number 2, I should say number 24 on this list, is look at her and say, close your eyes. Look at here's exactly how you do it. Look at her lips for an extra second or 2, and then say, close your eyes.

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She lowers her lids. She's saying, kiss me, you fool. Go in. If she doesn't close her eyes, all good. The idea of kissing is now on her mind. So you dial up the romantic sparks, and you could be locking lips very soon. And number 3, or I should say, tip number 25 is I call this the kiss bridge. This one is super smooth.

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Here's how to go for that first kiss in a smooth way, the kiss bridge. During a conversation, listen for a detail to use as a verbal bridge for that first kiss. So for example, she's talking about her New Year's resolution to take yoga class. You say, well, you know what happens to women who do yoga? She'll say what? And you say they get kissed. And as you say they get kissed, you move in to lock lips. Or if she just talks about the big promotion she got, you could say, well, you know what happens to women who get promoted? They get kissed. So that's the kiss bridge. It gives her a heads up that you are moving in, and women like to understand that a guy is going for the kiss.

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They don't like to be surprised. Women like the it just happened feeling, but they don't like the woah. I didn't know you were gonna kiss me, and the kiss bridge fixes both of those issues. Okay. Here is your bonus tip. Yes. A New Year's Eve kiss is gonna be great if it happens, but what really matters is that you're not settling anymore for loneliness. You're out on the town taking action as a true charming gentleman.

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And even if you don't get the first kiss on New Year's Eve, and you might, you'll probably get phone numbers, you'll probably get some dates lined up, and you're gonna be able to start 2025 with some fantastic dating momentum so that you can get a fantastic girlfriend in 2025. And I'll leave you with this. Here's what I believe. As men, the way to approach women is the same way we wanna approach life, with authenticity, with empathy, with kindness, and great intentions. So go out there and oh, by the way, bonus mission, or I should say mission. Don't just listen to this podcast and say, that sounds good. Maybe I'll do that. No.

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No. No. No. No. No. This is not a podcast just to listen to for information. This is a podcast that hopefully is inspiring you to take action. So go take action.

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First thing you need to do, commit to New Year's Eve plans right now. Now. Not tomorrow. Now. Not in 3 weeks, 3 days. Choose a venue. Get a friend to commit to going to a party with you. Book the tickets.

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Make the plans. If you're gonna do this, you've gotta commit to it because, you don't wanna get stuck in stasis and you don't wanna be lonely on New Year's Eve. So commit to a New Year's Eve plan and then put these 25 moves into use, and you very soon will be locking lips with a lovely wonderful woman, perhaps on New Year's Eve. And, let's go get you that great girlfriend. Because remember, your dream girlfriend, she is out there, and she already likes you. She's gonna love you. She's gonna fall in love with you, but first, she's gonna have to meet the real authentic you. So carpe datum.

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Seize the date.