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[–]RolandMurdoc 54 points55 points56 points 3 years ago (9 children) | Copy Link
Congrats my dude, once I overcome my anxiety I'll ask the girl i like out.
[–]amb56 44 points45 points46 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Forcing yourself to do the things that give you anxiety tend to greatly help alleviate those anxieties over time. Ask the girl out, you’ll do great.
[–]trust_me_on_that_one 20 points21 points22 points 3 years ago* (1 child) | Copy Link
"Once I overcome..." - no my dude. That's the wrong way to think. I've been saying this for 15 years now but I'm still overcoming my anxiety and it's clearly not working out because I'm literally not going out and powering through the fear. Staying put will actually never get you or I over that anxiety.
Watch social animal on youtube. These guys are you and me, full of social anxiety and scared to interact with people you want to ask out but they've done it.
I think you could learn lot from that channel.
Edit: Watch the Wayne series. Ep 1 and 2 are like day and night
https://youtu.be/Zerxz9E2LCE
https://youtu.be/5mIXqY_14cA
[–]RolandMurdoc 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Thank you for this
[–]ActuatorOwn9274 3 points4 points5 points 3 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
Before asking her out DO THIS
Check if she has a feeling for you (70%of the time she not)..aslo it's you decision ..if she has small felling then asking her out(as a date i mean) will be disaster .. If she doesn't have a feeling then jast build some intrest on you .... anyway good luck... don't wary about getting rejected ... In reality rejection doesn't mean anything.. don't take it to heart.👍
[–]RolandMurdoc 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
She does like me, I asked out once but canceled at the last minute due to my anxiety, we keep talking and she still want to do it. I just finished a 4 year relationship and my dumb ass thinks the ex is coming back
[–]Password_IsGullible 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago* (0 children) | Copy Link
Hey man I’ve been in your position. Only thing that will make you get over your first girlfriend is the second one!
[–]Woujo 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Check if she has a feeling for you
Horrible advice. You need to ask her out anyway. What are you scared of?
[–]Chickenator587 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Nah man, just walk right up and ask her next time you see her, don't give yourself a chance to overthibk it, just go straight for it
Anxiety is an alarm system designed to keep you safe from threats. What bad thing do you think will happen if a girl rejects you?
[–]hairlossthrow4w4y 27 points28 points29 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
wtf, we just give advice as a joke. it's not meant to work
[–]Practical-Cause2896 45 points46 points47 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Congratulations man! Finally a success story! 🙌
[–]RedditsOlderBrah 28 points29 points30 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
this is the first success story i've been happy to read. i am stoked with literally all of this. congrats homie.
[–]SDdude81 23 points24 points25 points 3 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link
Congrats on getting lucky!
Personally I've asked out about 20 female friends and they all turned me down with some form of, "I don't like you that way."
Lets be honest here, if being friends first and then asking her out had a good chance of success this sub would not exist nor would the whole concept of seduction.
[–]ResponsibleDurian849 2 points3 points4 points 3 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
If a female friend will go on a date with you she'll happily flirt with you so flirt with her first and see if there is any interest. Its jarring for a girl if you've only ever acted friendly towards her and then suddenly ask her out. Little things like maintaining eye contact during deliberate pauses in conversation, casually touching her arm when talking, teasing, complimenting her outfit, leaning forward when talking to her. If you do these things gradually over a period of time you can get a sense if there is any interest. If you're not detecting any interest and there's no reciprocation then you don't have to actually ask her out.
[–]SDdude81 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Its jarring for a girl if you've only ever acted friendly towards her and then suddenly ask her out.
Absolutely. I figured that out a long time ago.
Something else I learned is that female friends can pretend to show interest and play along till you try to kiss them and then they throw on the breaks.
[–]ResponsibleDurian849 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
That's true, it's all part of the game unfortunately. It's not even necessarily pretending, there is some attraction there if they play along and are often considering you as a possible option but eventually you have to push them to make a decision and it wont always be the one you want.
[–]Environmental_Cress2 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
yes
[–]curisax 3 points4 points5 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
good job. It's not too hard, right. Just keep shooting your shot
[–]Ploikblah 5 points6 points7 points 3 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
Glad you've found it easy, I've been doing this shit for 10 years and have yet to get a date.
[–]ummmm--no 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
If this is true and you have been working hard at it and not gotten a date in 10 years, you need to adjust your standards and get a small win. Then build off that. I’m firmly convinced there is someone for everyone and there are lots of wonderful people out there that are not 10’s.
[–]Woujo 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
10 years??? You must be doing something extremely wrong. If you want, I can give you some free coaching.
[–]Luckygodesc 2 points3 points4 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
I'm glad this post friend
[–]Neo-Rio 3 points4 points5 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Easy enough to be friends with a girl and ask her out.
Something else entirely to go from that into sex however. Although if you got that far with little issue then congrats.
[–]EmbeddedAssets 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Hmm not everyone has the same starting point. Let’s take Skippy the virgin for example. He has a LOT of work to do on himself first. Losing the weight, getting new clothes to have average style, and the weird factor also needs to go away with his behavior and learn to be more normal, not a player but just normal. He needs to get a job and move out of his parents home at his age. And get hobbies that are more mainstream and have women in them that’s not belly button lint collecting. That’s just the baseline he needs to do to be average.
If you start from average, then with your friends first strategy you need to start learning how to cut the small talk and really connect with a person in 20 min or so and give them a reason to hang out with you. Maybe you do this naturally with a shared interest. Then you need to have the courage to ask her out and not end up being too comfortable and friendly and actually be attractive so that you don’t end up in the friend zone. It’s not that hard if you start from average and you’re going for 6’s in attractiveness.
[–]nicoleganda123 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
congrats dude
[–]Demmitri 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
lmao the salty comments
[–]zertsetzung 4 points5 points6 points 3 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
"I feel like once you do it once you just look back and think “damn that’s all I had to do?” Don’t overcomplicate it guys"
I feel like you don't really have jack shit figured out.
That was either blind luck or you are just a natural at approaching who needed to push yourself a bit.
Congrats but that doesn't help those in the sub who need help with anything.
[–]WaterTundra 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
well yeah I think I’m a natural cause I practiced with a lot of girls before her.
[–]lifeintraining 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Lol, this is not correct. She was just into you already, but congratulations on securing a girlfriend.
[–]zertsetzung 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
If you don't need the advice then don't waste time posting.
[–]greenlight144000 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
That was just luck
[–]WaterTundra 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
I disagree. I had been working on my self for years before this, including getting experience talking to girls, and I had been making an effort in getting to know her. Also I chose to pursue her, a girl new to the school, and without many other males in her life, so no competition. So I think a lot of my success was owed to my own actions.
[+]Contango6969 -6 points-5 points-4 points 3 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
Friends first is so beta
[–]Liberaler 2 points3 points4 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
There is truth to what you are saying, but not in all contexts. In social circles, e.g. in a school class, it might be an option.
[–]montanalombardy 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
OP has a point imo. Being friends with someone and seducing ia very similar. Seduction just involves more emotion, increased physicality, flirting.
Never met a guy who was good with girls who wasn't also good at making friends.
[–]eszibit -1 points0 points1 point 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
If she likes you it's that easy, if she doesn't like you there's nothing you can do about it, but if she's on the fence about you, that's where seduction comes into play. But nice job
[–]No-Historian-6391 -1 points0 points1 point 3 years ago* (4 children) | Copy Link
But but but…. What if you’re short? What if you aren’t rich? What if one time someone called you ugly? What if your job sucks? What if you’ve been rejected?????
Edit: this is (what I thought to be) obvious sarcasm
[–]edjohn88 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Change those things
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[–]edjohn88 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Yes, but let’s be real. The average guy is a bit taller than the average girl already. Hot girls come in all heights and trust me, when they are 5 feet tall they don’t know the difference between 5’7 and 6’whatever (generally). Know your target audience. Even if you are unlucky and only taller than 1/3 of women, you are still working with a billion women.
[–]Odd_Delay_603 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Most of those don’t even matter, tf u going on about.
[–]Blauwpetje 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
It means that sometimes CAN work. Yes, that’s true. But it’s no panacea for all situations.
[–]IceMysterious4265 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
For the love of Christ. Dude please don't be one of "those" guys. The guys who will get early and easy success and then decide oh it's easy. I don't know why I sweated it so hard.
No. It's early success. What happens when you gotta do it again? You might not be so lucky.
[–]Odd_Delay_603 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
I guess I just got lucky 5 times in a row.
[–]IceMysterious4265 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Good for you. When that plateu hits it's different
[–]Skizznitt 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
One of the things you said is huge. DON'T OVERCOMPLICATE THIS! It's easy to get stuck in your head and think about all the reasons you will fail and think yourself out of going for it... 99% of the time even if your attempt doesn't get the results you wanted, you'll be in no worse situation after than when you started, in fact chances are you'll be in a better place, you'll have more experience to bring on to the next attempt. Life is too short to worry about outcomes that haven't even happened yet, you have to put forth effort and push yourself outside your comfort zone to get what you want in life.
[–]StrongWilledSky 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Ayyye atta boy
[–]grizzled083 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
How do you befriend a girl?
I just sat at her lunch table and started talking with her and her brother. I just went up and talked to her consistently and she started to return the favor.
[–]MarkFin1 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Be friends 1st? Really? 😳 Never worked for me, always rejected. ”What? You wanna date me? But we are friends, I won’t date friends, ever”. Been heard that same thing from several women.
First of all, no, this shit is not easy. It may be easy for you, but it is not easy for a lot of guys.
Second, your advice of "all you gotta do is be friends with her then ask her out" is horrible advice because that is what leads to being friendzoned. Also pretending to be a girl's friend when you really want to fuck her is lying, manipulative behavior.
Horrible post.
[–]conker1264 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Well some girls have no intention of even being friends sadly
[–]Tall_Piece_8714 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
I keep telling people this is not that hard. Bruhh.
[–]Charge36 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Eh yeah. Can be that easy. I've also asked out plenty of lady friends and it either went nowhere or I got curved into oblivion
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