By: Allison Ehrhart, News Staff and Laura Finaldi, News Correspondent

Guy sees girl across the party. Their eyes lock over the rims of their Solo cups. Girl charms guy, and the two go home together. Ideal for the guy, but unrealistic.

In the real world, guy and girl are often afraid to make the first move, and that is because in the real world, guy and girl often get rejected. Girl could easily half smile and go back to talking to her friends, leaving the guy to go home alone at the end of the night.

There are definitely situations where there’s no need for advice. Sometimes guys and girls just manage to get lucky. However, a lot of people have trouble getting the right person to come home with them.

For the females, one of the most crucial aspects in getting lucky is pretending that you weren’t that geek in high school who got really good grades and got drunk off wine spritzers once before going to college. It’s good to have game. However, it’s also good to be whatever you are, because there will be a guy who likes your type.

There are plenty of techniques a guy can use to get lucky. A lot of guys just have to remember to not come on too strong, be nice and not be overbearing. Of course there are times when a girl will think a guy is totally hot and not really care what he does as long as she gets to bring him home. However, every girl appreciates a guy who’s nice enough to kiss her before he leaves in the morning and at least ask for her number.

Confidence is key. Even if you are the most awkward person in the world, you better work it. No one is interested in someone who isn’t even interested in themselves. Girls like a guy who plays hard to get, who pretends like he’s only at the party to hang out with his friends and play drinking games. It goes both ways, though. Guys also like girls who seem cool, not annoying and definitely not clingy. As long as you relax around that person you’re going after, you should be fine.

Sometimes it’s just easier to make things happen with the power of anonymity. But do students really need help facilitating flirtation through an online dating website? We have so many options offline.

Can’t we just work up enough guts to talk to our fantasy partners without the help of random strangers’ input? Apparently it’s easier to talk to Pomegranate or Banana on Likealittle.com than it is to Jack or Kelly in person. What has the dating world come to?

Another thing to remember is that it’s always good to have a wingman, something we all learned by watching “Jersey Shore.” Somebody needs to distract the friends of someone you potentially would want to hook up with. Don’t even try to take a girl away from her girlfriends without having someone to distract the rest of her group with.

It’s also good to have a wingman because if things are looking bad for you, you can always send them to the girl to talk you up. Have your wingman tell her about all the nights you’ve held his hand as he threw up into the toilet, or about all the times you rescued fluffy kitties from trees. You get the point.

When it comes to the female equivalent of a wingman, less is more. As a general rule, if a guy is interested, he will approach you. Going out with a group of fifty of your friends will scare boys away. And getting your girlfriends to bombard him with questions on what he thinks of you will not help. However, there is nothing wrong with going up to the guy you’ve got your eye on and starting up a conversation with him. In some cases this works way better.

Strut up to the girl or guy sparking your interest, chat them up and go for it. Don’t tweet their info and hope they read it. Don’t blog about them or post it on your Facebook and hope they call you. Always remember, rejection is part of the experience. And hey, at least then you’ll know what not to do.