sorry if this is long. im just kinda pissed at myself.

hey guys, so i was doing some casual studying at barnes & noble last night when a group of four girls sit together at the stools right across from the small two person table i was at. then about 10 minutes later this super cute brunette walks by me and takes a seat at a similar two person table a few tables down from me. the group of girls were def cute but i could tell they werent exactly my type. loud, overly talkative ,mostly gossip and other petty stuff. i could tell they were all sneaking glances at me and I know one of them was constantly checking me out. red head lol, not really my type either.

i was more focused on this brunette though. the problem though, is that i was caught up trying to actually study while being hyperaware of the group of girls right next to me while also trying to gauge a vibe with this brunette chick. if i was truly as confident as i want to be, none of this wouldve been a problem. i made kinda awkward eye contact with her so right away i was like aw ive fucked it. but then one of the girls from that annoying group dropped her pen and i picked it up and gave it to her. i know for certain that i as i gave it back to her and they all giggled saying thanks she was watching intently. so i though ok cool maybe its still worth approaching her.

ended up sitting there kinda sorta studying all anxious and shit for like over 2 hours and then 5 min after the group left and it was just me and her i fucking pussied out and didnt even approach her. she ended leaving right after the group. as she walked by me i could just tell she was thinking to herself "oh well, so much for that" or something. i felt like such a little bitch.

guys, when was the best time to have approached her in this situation? soon after i saw her sit down, despite there being other girls around also potentially attracted to me, or we've been sitting across from each other for a couple hours, when there's fewer people around and i'm "headed out".

tl;dr was at coffee shop, annoying but cute group of girls sat next to me. so does cute brunette. didnt know when to approach brunette, instead sat there for 2 hours until she left and walked right by me. feel like a pussy, tell me where i shouldve made a move.