In game of winning and even breaking hearts, beauty is not requirement some think it to be. No indeed. Is helpful, certainly. But are many more important factors. In securing attentions of bicycle, one must do some combination of the following:
laugh in charming way
(Tossing head back while doing so, as though what bicycle has said is funniest thing have ever heard, is quite effective. As is putting hand shyly to mouth when laughing. Depends on if going for brazen starlet or fading violet approach. Am prone to play up brazen as requires less acting.)
touch bicycle on arm, chest or elbow
(Do so in manner that suggests, "Oh, this is casual touch, but because you are most desirable bicycle on planet -- many already assume they are -- it could mean more.")
behave as though bicycle is lucky to receive any attention at all
(They do so love to feel lucky, and you must appear desirable. This is perhaps most difficult of techniques to master. Do not over do.)
wink
(Do this as though were compulsive and quite by accident.)
do not mean more than half of anything you say
(No one likes the whole truth anyway.)
Used the above behavior on S for v. long time in sort of cat and mouse game. Must be noted that had NO interest in dating S as was v. undeserving bicycle. But, lavished attention on yours truly, and well, sometimes a nice girl can do not nice things. Like toy with silly boys. Said game lasted well over year before finally giving in and finding bicycle had worn v. soft spot into fish's heart.
Dated S for brief amount of time, in which stopped playing silly game. Reward came swiftly.**
Was out with S and group of friends at local bar, got silly drunk and was escorted home by kind, common friend. V. cute brunette was escorted home by S. To his bed.
Smelled her on his leather jacket the next day.
** Above results not guaranteed.
Please note ironic and sarcastic tone. Am much humbler fish these days.