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Old 08-15-2008, 09:13 AM
 
Location: Irving
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and girls still give you thier number after you tell them that they are pretty much a back up plan??? Your either soooo full of it, smokin' hot or you just attract "educationally challenged" ppl
lol

LOL, no of course you never tell a girl they are a booty call duh! I'll get their number hang out once or twice and just let them know i just want to be friends...if they wonder why i tell them i have a g/f but if i didn't you'd be mine!
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Old 08-15-2008, 09:30 AM
 
Location: SUNNY AZ
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LOL, no of course you never tell a girl they are a booty call duh! I'll get their number hang out once or twice and just let them know i just want to be friends...if they wonder why i tell them i have a g/f but if i didn't you'd be mine!
Gosh.....whatabunch of lucky girls.......
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Old 08-15-2008, 09:38 AM
 
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to the OP, maybe its just the guys in NM. ; ) Maybe you are just unapproachable and you "moderately attractive" looks are intimidating.
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Old 08-15-2008, 10:27 AM
 
Location: Between Philadelphia and Allentown, PA
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It's 2008 babe. If you are moderaly good looking and you are not being asked out it could be that you have the same affliction I have, which is I "intimidate men" and that is from their lips not mine.
However, you need to buck up baby and take that first step. Striking up a conversation with a guy almost always ends well, if nothing else, you have good convversation and you got to meet a new person.
Once you do it a few times, you will be fine. I'm a pretty funny person (nothing from the peanut gallery please) and I use my sense of humor to get myself over that uncomfortable hump of that first "hello". I'm engaged now but when single, I had a blast...
Go for it!
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Old 08-15-2008, 11:14 AM
 
Location: Vestavia Hills
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I have the same problem--men NEVER ask me out. I may have to bite the bullet and ask one of them out. Of course, if he said no I'd have to die and that would be bad.
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Old 08-15-2008, 11:45 AM
 
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I have the same problem--men NEVER ask me out. I may have to bite the bullet and ask one of them out. Of course, if he said no I'd have to die and that would be bad.
So do they never say no to you?

Here's the promised photo Be kind! I'll upload a closeup of my mug too, since this one is rather shaded & everyone looks sunburned in it.

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Old 03-10-2010, 07:51 AM
 
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algunos de ustedes tienen rason pero otro no tiene ni idea de k estan ablando...
okay a get some of you but other i think you have no idea what are you talk about. . .im sorry thats my opinion
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Old 03-10-2010, 07:57 AM
 
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How old are you?

When I was younger, I was like you. I could not talk to the opposite sex to save my life. Also like you, I realized it was a problem.

Do you know what I did? I made it a point to meet one new person a day. I would just strike up random conversations with people. .
That is great. I did something similar. Made eye contact with 20 people a day and said hello for a month until it became natural. After that i took it to the next stepl and started randomly striking up convos

to this day I can walk up to anyone i want now and just be comfortable talking to people. My friends say I have the gift of gab but they dont believe me when i say to them it didnt come naturally. I worked at it.
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Old 03-10-2010, 08:06 AM
 
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One way to get over talking to new people is to think of it like this: If they won't talk to you or aren't having it, then what's the worst that could happen? They either ignore you, or they blow you off and give you the vibe that they don't want to talk. Then you say "well have a nice day" and you walk away. No breaks or bruises, I promise.

Try to think of something cleverly funny. Learn to banter. Comedy always works, but don't be too weird about it, just be slightly funny and since people won't be expecting it they'll think it's more funny than it really is.

I personally stopped asking women out in person because I honestly had zero luck with it. I've always gotten a phone number, but it's NEVER lead to a date because they never answered or gave me the wrong number on purpose. Online dating has helped much more, having my 3rd date soon with a girl tonight, she's coming over to watch a movie. And I guarantee you if I tried to approach her on the street or somewhere I'd get blown off or shot down.
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Old 03-10-2010, 08:21 AM
 
Location: DC
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That is great. I did something similar. Made eye contact with 20 people a day and said hello for a month until it became natural. After that i took it to the next stepl and started randomly striking up convos.
I haven't made it to that next step yet, but have found that just looking at somone in the eyes, smiling, and saying "hi" works wonders for starting up a conversation. It's also not nearly as daunting as thinking I have to pull a full conversation out of my ... .
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