Go ahead, I dare you. Ask me if I care.

The other day, I was walking down the street with Sonja. This guy came up to us and said, “Do you like poetry?” I looked at him and said, “No.”

I just didn’t feel like being hassled. Whenever I’m walking down the street, I’m walking down the street to get somewhere — maybe to get some food or to go to a shop. I might just be walking the dog, but I’m usually going somewhere.

I don’t like being harassed when I go somewhere. I hate being asked for money. I think it’s crazy.

I hate these guys who want to play music for you. I know they’re trying to hustle, but I’m just not in the mood to be hustled.

This brings me to my point for this blog, which both men and women need to understand.

Every man I’ve ever coached wants to know how to meet women on the street. They want to know, “How can I stop her when she’s walking? How can I stop her on the street and meet her?”

What I say to the guys who ask me this is always the same thing: How do you feel when people stop you on the street? It’s irritating.

Now, if someone tries to casually talk to me when I’m window shopping at a store, I might engage in conversation and I might not. To be stopped when I’m briskly walking down the street to get to a destination, however, is annoying.

It’s just like the man today who asked us if we like poetry. That was annoying.

To all the guys who are just so obsessed with meeting women on the street, why don’t you just stop a woman and say, “Excuse me, do you like to be picked up while you’re running down the street?” There are so many people to meet. Don’t bother people when they’re walking.

You can smile. You can say hello. If they respond, maybe a conversation could ensue. Otherwise, most of us are just going to a destination.

When we get to that destination we’re relaxed. We’re happy. We’re in a better place to probably communicate and talk.