// BEGIN editorial data var i = 0; var TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls = new Array(); TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls.ID = "TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls"; TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls.ID_WB = 28036226; TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls.sPubDate = "12/4/2008 12:43:46 AM GMT"; TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls.navsectionID = "3032632" TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls.appFmt = 2; TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls.itemsPerPage = 1; TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls.appWidth = 520; TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls.appHeader = "Book excerpt | Girls 101: Learn the basics "; TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls.appDeck = "\"Dating expert\" Alec Greven, 9, shares advice on winning with the ladies"; TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls.appNavStyle = 6; TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls.bDhtml = 0; TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls.appLayout = 1; TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls.copyHeight = 390; TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls.copyMargin = 9; TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls[i++] = new Array("","The facts of life","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Sections/TVNews/Today%20show/Today%20Books/TodayBooksRELATIONSHIPS/2008/December/HowToTalkToGirls/noground_p12.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "273", "219", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls[i-1].body = "Alec Greven, a fourth grader at at Soaring Hawk Elementary School in Castle Rock, Colo., wrote \"How to Talk to Girls\" -- about the dos and don'ts of dating -- when he was 8 years old. The book came out of a school writing assignment, and he so impressed his teacher and principal, that the book was sold for $3 at the school book fair -- becoming the fair's top seller. Read this excerpt to see how good Alec's dating advice really is.
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Sometimes, you get a girl to like you, then she ditches you.

Life is hard, move on!

Tip: About 73 percent of regular girls ditch boys; 98 percent of pretty girls ditch boys."; TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls[i++] = new Array("","2","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Sections/TVNews/Today%20show/Today%20Books/TodayBooksRELATIONSHIPS/2008/December/HowToTalkToGirls/noground_p03.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "273", "241", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls[i-1].body = "Or sometimes it just doesn’t work out.

I had a crush on a girl in preschool.
Then my family had to move, so I had to let her wash out of my mind."; TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls[i++] = new Array("","3","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Sections/TVNews/Today%20show/Today%20Books/TodayBooksRELATIONSHIPS/2008/December/HowToTalkToGirls/noground_p007.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "273", "375", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls[i-1].body = "You also have to be aware that girls win most of the arguments and have most of the power. If you know that now, things might be easier.

Finally, if you try for too many girls, you will have jealousy
issues and might end up with nobody.
It is really best to go for just one."; TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls[i++] = new Array("","6","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Sections/TVNews/Today%20show/Today%20Books/TodayBooksRELATIONSHIPS/2008/December/HowToTalkToGirls/noground_p04.hsmall.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "273", "300", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); TDY_081204_HowToTalkToGirls[i-1].body = "If you do get a girl to like you, that is victory. Winning victory is a dream for most boys, but it is very rare.

What does it take to win victory?

Read on and find out!
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Many boys get crushes on girls.
But it can be very hard to get a girl to like you. Sometimes it takes years!

Whatever happens, just don’t act desperate. Girls don't like desperate boys.

So what do you do if you have a crush on a girl? You need to get her to like you.

You can also show off a skill, like playing soccer or anything else that you are good at.

Tip: To get a girl to like you, talk to her and get to know her.
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Tip: Most boys in elementary school can hold on to a girl for only 30 days.
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This is not a good approach.
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  • Never show off too much
  • Don't be silly and goofy
  • Control your hyperness (cut down on sugar if you need to)
  • Make sure you have good friends who won't try to take the girl you like.

    Finally, you have to be able to get over a crush if it doesn't work out. A crush is like a love disease. It can drive you mad.

    Try not to let it get you down.

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