Guerilla Dating Tactics and its strange 1980’s-style cover called to me in a whisper at the used bookstore while I looked in the Self-Help section. When I picked it up and read the first few pages, I was hooked and vowed that I, too, would become a Guerilla Dater.

Who could resist the tactics and strategies recommended by author Sharyn Wolf? No one. The nuance and subterfuge of Sharyn Wolf’s pick-up strategies—I really should say strategeries because they are THAT good—seem strong enough to woo even the most reluctant pick-upee.

I knew that Guerilla Dating Tactics was for me as soon as I read about Al and Meg. Al took an opportunity to approach Meg while she was walking to ask for directions. Little did Meg know that Al already knew which way he was headed and strategically planned his “attack” so that he could walk along the street with her for a while and ask her to call him. (By the author’s own account based on her scientific research conducted in her own dating workshops, there would be a 50% chance of Meg calling Al back.)

The rest of the strategies in Guerilla Dating Tactics are at least as good, and some even have a higher rate of success, which should bode well for me as a new Guerilla Dater. 

Other recommendations in Guerilla Dating Tactics include locking your keys in your car to impress a security guard and sending someone in the bar little notes on a piece of paper or napkin.

I know, I know. You are definitely impressed so far. Who wouldn’t be? The whole premise behind Guerilla Dating Tactics is that a person looking for dates needs to be bold and sneaky. This is important for getting you noticed and getting the kind of attention you need to be successful in the dating world.

I’m already thinking of how I might apply this in my own life as I embark on a new-found “career” dating. I have some ideas. First, I’d like to adopt a strategy or two from Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde—maybe I’ll do the “bend and snap” routine (where Elle demonstrates how to effectively catch a guy’s attention by dropping something, bending over, and picking it up). Or maybe I’ll do as Sharyn Wolf suggested and pretend to be conducting a poll in order to meet guys; I could even ask guys about their own dating strategies.

That is, if I’m feeling bold and sneaky enough.