Love and flirting are in the news from two unlikely sources, geeks and a nine-year-old.
A BERLIN (Reuters) report says, “Even the most quirky of computer nerds can learn to flirt with finesse thanks to a new ‘flirting course’ being offered to budding IT engineers at Potsdam University south of Berlin.”
The goal is to teach master’s degree students “how to write flirtatious text messages and emails, impress people at parties and cope with rejection.”
It appears that “Students also learn body language, public-speaking, stress management and presentation skills.”
Sounds like an interesting way to get a solid footing in the world of love and lies! Flirting geeks
The Fourth Grader’s Book of Love: What started out as a $3 pamphlet in which a fourth grader gave advice on dating girls to fellow students has hit the bookshelves. In a New York Post interview with young Alec Greven of Castle Rock, Colo, the newspaper offered some tips from his dating primer as well as a video.
The article tells us that “Officials at the Soaring Hawk Elementary School said he wrote the book – which was the runaway bestseller at its book fair – for kids, but believe anyone can find inspiration in it.” NYPost interview
For the book, Amazon.com/How to Talk to Girls
Copyright 2008 Rita Watson