All of my friends cringed when I told them this

Here is the way to get me to like you, in one easy step:

Ask my advice.

That's it. I'm sure it has something to do with me subconsciously thinking that you're stroking my ego, or that you're vulnerable and you need me to like you, or whatever. I don't know why, exactly, but that's the most fool-proof method if you need me to like you quickly. If you want to take more time, I may like you anyway without you ever asking my advice. But will I ever like you as much? Hard to say.