“I was on a plane and I spotted a cute guy, who happened to be sitting right behind me. There was an old lady who needed help putting her luggage away in the overhead compartment. So I volunteered to help but obviously, it was too heavy… so guess who gets up and offers to help me?”

That chivalrous act turned into a scintillating five-hour conversation from Los Angeles to New York—which eventually led to several dates in the Big Apple.

Funny enough, her second example took place on the return flight back to Los Angeles.

“There was this guy with really cool style—he looked like he was in the music business. And I could tell, because of his sneakers. He ended up sitting right next to me on the plane, and I wanted him to notice me, so I started playing my iPod and put it in the hand that was closest to him, and sort of faced it toward him, so if he looked down or glanced over, he could see what music was playing. I had on a bunch of songs that I thought he’d like… A few minutes later, he asks me about the music. It turns out he’s a manager for one of the bands I was listening to.”

In both instances, P was somewhat calculating but didn’t have to make the first move. The guys always took the initiative-she just provided the catalyst. And the best part? There was no come-hither stare required on her end.

It was her intuition that helped facilitate these serendipitous scenarios, she says. “You look at someone and you just know what they’re like and what they like. I just try to fit into that somehow.”

Apparently, P’s philosophy is: Judge a man by his shoes.

And once you have contact, what’s the next step? I ask.