So this is just a random thread but I started doing something at the beginning of this year and I realized its brilliant.

Next to my bed, hanging from my bedside lamp, I have a pair of cheap silver toy handcuffs. I put them there as a joke when an HB forgot them chez moi (costume party). Girls don't always mention them, but I can tell they all notice them, and are intrigued. When girls do mention them, I turn it in to a playful joke. "Yeah, don't be bad or I'll use them on you." "Oh those? Souvenir from my time in prison..." "You know, for fun..."

I realized that these things have only ever bettered my chances of closing and have yet to create an awkward situation, which is what I would have assumed to happen. Any other tips guys?