Dear Post Man:

I am 20 and have never had a real girlfriend. How do I pick up a girl? I am not bad looking – I just don’t have any good lines. I know that I would treat a girlfriend right. Do you have any advice?

Ah…the secret to bringing in the babes. It's so easy and yet it eludes most men. And for the men who know the secret? Handsome or ugly, thin or fat, they reel them in like salmon in the springtime. It’s all about confidence, my friend. The ladies dig confidence. It's not about the line, it's about the delivery. If you have the right rhythm going you can saddle up to just about any girl, lay the lamest heap of horse crap on her and still get a giggle. So quit your worrying about ‘’lines’’ and ‘’girlfriends’’ and buck up. Stand up straight, hold your...

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