Great job though, and everything in here is the best advice one could give for both virtual life and the real world. Clearly your parents did a fantastic job raising you with a good set of morals and etiquette as mine did. Kudos!

I just read an article on this site by a woman on how to successfully meet/talk with women on HOME, based solely on how you dress. To be honest, I found the article to be offensive to both males and females alike. The author was quick to lump all males into 3 basic categories based on our Avatar’s, and it just went downhill as fast as it could from there. It was complete garbage and did nothing but reinforce my laothing for women who judge men based on what shoes they put on that day and a gold digging attitude worn so proudly by far too many women these days.

Maybe I read it wrong, but I didn’t see where the author stated it was “tongue in cheek” or to be taken with a grain of salt. She simply began to stupidly categorize types of men on HOME by how they dress, and what it says to women here on HOME.

This article is much more realistic and is far better advice on what to say, rather than what to spend your money on to impress a lady and let her know you aren’t a creeper.

Great job! Respect!

A keyboard bundle with PS3s is a great idea.

I love the Red Green show. “If the women don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.”

There are some people that I have met, either on home and other virtual world services that mostly keep their relationships in the virtual world. This may be a new thing for home users, and granted, Home has been branded as a ‘gaming’ platform so it’s intentions are very clear from the offset. But that doesn’t mean relationships can’t form in some way or other, prerhaps staying in the Virtual world to avoid any complications (and also perhaps taking into account ‘distances’ that some people may live and if or wether they are taken in real life.) Or if they are brave enough to make a go of things, spill out into the real world.

Personally Home is a great way for younger users to talk to girls (not so much pick up girls) but at least learn that they are essentially the same as us and this might throw that myth out the window for them. I would imagine it to be a confidence booster and would be an evaluable learning tool for use in later life, at a time when they are naturally ready to date women out in the real world.

This is just some of the fantastic benefits of having a virtual space.

Great read, would love to see an accompanying ‘How To’ video shown in malls and Central Plaza.

1. Leave your hormones in your Harbor Studio. Women don’t just go straight from “Hello” to the bedroom, guys. There’s this stage in between called friendship. Aim for that, and count yourself lucky if it grows into anything more. Women can figure out what you’re looking for about 10 seconds into a conversation. Trust me on this.

2. Get a group of guy friends. It’s easier to make friends with the same gender, because there are fewer complications. (Note that I’m writing this from the “straight” perspective, in keeping with the topic of the article). When a woman sees a male who’s easygoing and engaged with his friends, she’s more likely to be receptive to talking to you. Oh, and make sure the guys are decent guys. Spamming your fam name in the Mall is not attractive.

3. Join a club. Find a group that holds regular events in Home, like Team RHO, the Homelings, the LSU Hurricanes, etc. These clubs have women in them, and you’ve all got something in common. Do keep your intentions in check; if you’re going to join a club, be prepared to do the work that comes with it. Don’t just hang around that one female avatar that you like.

4. Be helpful. When a new game comes out in Home, learn how it works, then hang around the space offering to help others. This is a great way to make friends in general, because people will be drawn to someone who can answer their questions. If you’ve got a high level in Aurora, hang out there and talk about strategy. The more people see you being friendly and helpful, the more likely they are to talk to you. Even the most timid Home users will approach someone who appears kind.

5. Keep her on your Friends List. Even if you don’t have any interest in a relationship, stay friends with people who want to be friends, and take the time to see them once in a while. She may know someone who could become a great friend, or more, but you’ll never find that out if you drop her because some other female started talking to you. It’s also great to be seen chatting with females and males in public spaces. If women see that you’ve got other women around you, they’ll assume that you’re not a creep.

I have many friends on home and most of them just happen to be female, I talk to them in the same way i talk to the guys.

I really believe that Sony should create a major overhaul in their Pre typed Chat system (“I don’t have a keyboard”, was that Sonys attempt at humour?) Or at least provide one of their Clip on Wireless keyboards packaged with all new PS3s. It just makes perfect sense.

The one thing that I do like about this article is that most of the “how to talk to a woman” articles, both here on HSM and elsewhere have come from women. It’s nice to see a man’s perspective on the topic -- especially one who, you know, actually *has* a real-life woman in his life, in other words, actually knows what he’s talking about.

It’s also amazing how similar the two different perspectives are. Now there really is no excuse for someone to act like a tool in front of a female, not that there ever was in the first place. But when there is both women and men saying nearly the exact same things and they’re still being ignored, the person doing the ignoring is an idiot and needs to go somewhere else to practice his social skills. Kindergarten, perhaps.

“I’m pulling for ya. We’re all in this together.”