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[–][deleted] 39 points40 points41 points 4 years ago* (7 children) | Copy Link
It’s like jumping into a pool. You know the water is cold and it’s going to suck. But the pain only lasts a few seconds so you do it anyway.
It takes practice. Practice every day.
Approaching strangers is a lot like any physical skill similar to what pro athletes do.
If you’re a basketball player, you practice shooting free throws so that when the times comes to shoot your shot, you’re ready.
[–]Comedywriter1 6 points7 points8 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Good advice.
[–]dreamvoyager1 5 points6 points7 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
for many aspects of life
[–]chocolex23 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
For me, approaching a stranger is easy if they're a guy (of any age) or old ppl. I only get awkward or shy around girls of my age range.
I think of what they'll feel about me approaching them. How miserable or creepy or desperate i might look. Or how disgusted they'll be to even look at me. (I think i might have low self esteem but I'm reasonable/realist and can't lie to myself that "I actually look good/average).
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
What if they always ignore you, give you cold stares, or one word answers for years?
[–][deleted] 7 points8 points9 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
There are a lot of reasons a woman will reject you. Always leave the house ready to go on a date. You never know who you’ll meet today.
If you take care of the following factors, you’ll have a better chance of success:
Hygiene. If you don’t shower, brush your teeth, you’ll have a very hard time. No one wants to kiss or get physically intimate with someone who smells bad. I get complimented on the way I smell all the time. I don’t even wear cologne. I just wear old spice deodorant.
Grooming. Style your hair, trim facial hair and nails. The first thing most women notice is your hair style. I get compliments from women about my hair all the time. I can’t grow a beard so I shave my face. I trim my nails about once a week. Women have complimented my hands for how soft they feel when I give massages.
Fashion. You don’t have to dress like a movie star or wear a tuxedo everywhere but your clothes have to fit your body well. I get compliments on my shoes and jewelry. I don’t buy anything fancy or expensive. Just stuff that shows my personality. Like sometimes I wear t-shirts related to my favorite tv shows and people will say they like the same show.
The actual approach. If you look good and you smell good, you already have better chances than most people who approach. Be in a good mood when you approach. Practice talking to strangers and be sincerely interested in others.
What I usually say to a woman I’m interested in is “hi, I think you’re attractive and I want to get to know you. Do you have time to talk?”
If they ignore me or say no, I move on. But if she is interested she will usually say she has time to talk or she will give me her phone number.
I’m sincere when I say I want to get to know them. Sometimes women will say they have a boyfriend but they still want to talk to me. I’ve had some fun conversations with women who “rejected” me. They will usually say that they really appreciate the way I approach them. Sometimes they try to set me up with someone they know.
There is a video on YouTube about a homeless man who seduces women. When he was being interviewed they showed him styling his hair and he wore a nice button up shirt. In other words, he still put time and effort in his appearance. He said he liked to spend the night with women so he wouldn’t have to sleep on the streets.
If a homeless guy can get laid, we have no excuse.
[–]gammaJinx 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Onto the next. You need to get comfortable with the reality that most girls won’t like you. It’s will always be all a numbers game
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Okay, thanks. I was wondering if maybe it's just a bad city for dating. I hear places like San Francisco are better
[–]rattled_by_rush 17 points18 points19 points 4 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Tbh this is something I struggle with too, but what works for me (sometimes) is take some time to think of how you'll feel later that night, or tomorrow, or a year from now, if you don't approach. Actually imagine the feeling of sitting down and feeling regret about how you didn't take the shot. Then when you're in the moment, you'll be forced to acknowledge that what you're actually doing is making an exchange between your current discomfort (mild) and your future regret (probably much worse).
[–][deleted] -1 points0 points1 point 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Don't tell him your secrets.
When you put it that way, I don't feel the regret about not approaching a girl. I feel rather calmed that "Good i didn't approach". Plus approaching doesn't mean anything.
My mindset is that "It doesn't matter you approach a girl, it's not that we'll get into a relationship. And even if we get into one there's no guarantee we'll get married. In the end I'll get 'arrange married' to someone without even doing anything." Yeah shitty mindset ikr.
[–][deleted] 6 points7 points8 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Just gotta do it to get over it. Then you get used to it and you'll start to not care and it'll just become fun. Basically once you're outcome independent you'll be completely free and it'll just be like a fun thing to do when u want
[–]rohitp17 5 points6 points7 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
How i did it was with affirmations and once you see the one you want to approach start walking within 3 seconds immediately
[–]chethelesser 4 points5 points6 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
You guys get choosing signals?
[–]Calamity__Bane 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
You just take the step and focus on the girl instead of your nerves. The less you pay attention to your head, the better off you'll be
[–]JacobMoogberg69 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Retrain your brain to think that the most embarrassing thing in the world is not to go over to a girl and get shot down, but to actually do nothing. Because doing something is honorable even if you don't get a desired outcome. But doing nothing is the most embarrassing g and pathetic thing that reflects badly on you.
Soon enough the little voice in your head will start telling you - go and talk to that girl you doofus" instead of telling you you are good for nothing loser.
[–]Minute-Lie-2287 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Mario says " here we go".
Are they going to kill you?
You only have something to gain and nothing to lose.
Don't think of it as a task, it's supposed to be fun.
Give yourself a time constraint of 20 seconds then go.
About all I got besides having a buddy push you.
You're really the only person who can help yourself here honestly.
[–]TheRiverOfDyx 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
When you’re “thinking” in those moments of anxiety, you’re not properly thinking, you’re near-panicking. Stuck in your head. It’s a way to retreat.
You can’t approach an “enemy” while retreating. Women aren’t enemies, they’re just different sovereigns. You’re a sovereign, she’s a sovereign.
A sovereign cannot attack and retreat at the same time. They must do one or the other. If you’re in your head thinking about what to say, you just as well know that your mental troops are in Retreat Mode. A general would do well to know what his troops can handle, and they can’t handle conflicting orders.
So GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD!!! Look at your shoes. You’re on the ground, right? Look up at the sky, it’s blue, it has some stuff in it. List it off in your head real quick. Look at the buildings around you, get back into the space that the pretty girl knocked you out of. Girls are like Dr Strange, they’ll blast your astral out of your body - that’s anxiety.
Get back in your body, get back in the fight. Fight or Flight, Spiderman! Now CHOOSE!
Drink some carbonated Water.
[–]burncushlikewood 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
AA never goes away man, it happens to all of us, but its the only way to get better, there is no magic trick to get around it, but when you have success you won't be as scared. At my time in university I did over a 100 dancefloor approaches and got really good at game
[–]socialanimal_us 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Checkout www.YouTube.com/socialanimal - you ll find some inspiration :) and if you want to dive deeper, check this video: https://youtu.be/0lKRM76uFeI
[–]thelambofdeth 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
I wish I got choosing signals...
[–]Sensitive-Permit-877 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
I started equating it to stand up. You need to get booed until you can read the crowd and play off of what they do and say
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