10 Tips For Hitting On A Lifeguard

7. Bring them a treat.

Along the lines of directly hitting on them, be their best friend and bring them a refreshing drink, a snack, more sun screen, ice cubes, a little fan you made out of magazine pages, sunglasses, ANYTHING. When I was a lifeguard, I liked to drink Dr. Pepper with no ice cubes. (Don't judge.) One day someone asked the people in the Snack Shack what my drink was, and he brought me a Dr. Pepper, no ice. And now we are married! (Just kidding about the married part. But wouldn't that be an AWESOME story?)

8. Consider your eye wear.

Do not wear goggles. You might think I'm kidding, but I used to be a pool rat, a hard core swimmer who required goggles for all of her active pool activities (full contact sharks and minnows, etc.) It was magical when I reached that day in the early stages of puberty, that I was not going to get any boyfriends with my goggles strapped to my face. Instead, wear sunglasses. Then you can look at the hot lifeguards all the live long day but they won't really be able to tell. Plus, you'll obviously look cooler. OH. And you'll be totally safe against UV rays or something.

9. Suss out the competition.

Pay special attention to the other lifeguards. Lifeguards spend all of their time together practically naked, with nothing to do but look at each other (until emergency strikes.) The lifeguard suits come off at the late night pool parties. It's a sexually-charged atmosphere, and they have most certainly hooked up with one another. Pay attention to how they interact. Usually they don't date each other seriously, but you might be setting yourself up for some slick, tanned lifeguard jealousy if you hit on one of the more sought-after guards. If you are really intent on pursuing the person, though, by all means, go forth with gusto. Just bear in mind, you may have to put up your dukes.

10. Don't worry about working hard to get them to know you like them.

Life guards are often kind of into themselves. They preen up there in those lifeguard chairs, with nothing to do but obsess over their tanning bodies. Those chairs are like thrones and they feel like the kings and queens of the land (and chlorinated pee water). They KNOW you want them because they want themselves. In fact, maybe you should just let them have themselves — each other, I mean. Leave them to date each other, and move on to more prosperous conquests, like the landscaper. Yeahhhh, the landscaper!

--Written by Lauren Passell for HowAboutWe

Would you try any of these flirting tips? Have you ever hit on a lifeguard?

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