So here goes, my first daytime cold approach.

But first a little backstory. I have been slowly developing a slight oneitis for this girl I've been hanging out with and hooked up with once. She got back with her boyfriend after we got together, and I decided to try just being friends with her. I saw her and her boyfriend together, and realized just how over this situation I was.

So I hop on my motorcycle and go for a ride, just enjoying the ride, forgetting about this chick and everything else. On my way back home, I decide to get a drink at my favorite bar. So I park my bike, and start walking towards it. I notice a beautiful girl on the bench on my way there...AA, justify, chicken out (as always). I keep walking, and notice the bar is closed...it is 6pm on a Monday, I suppose. So I walk back to my bike, pondering whether or not I may be an alcoholic, and notice the girl is still sitting there, texting. I walk by, and look at her, she looks up, and my fuck it switch flips.

"Hi, I'm Ark."

"I'm Dee."

"Nice to meet you Dee."

"I'm sorry, what was your name again?"

We laugh, I assure her I'm terrible with names too and will need her to remind me later on. She is waiting for a friend to have dinner with, my favorite bar is closed, I ask if I can sit down.

And we just started talking. She lets me know that she has a boyfriend pretty much right off, and he's deployed military. I've been deployed before as well, so I'm definitely not gonna be that guy, but I stay and talk anyways, because she's interesting and funny, and we actually are having a good conversation. By the end of the conversation, she says, "Not many people just walk up to a stranger, that takes balls."

And my balls grew 10 sizes that day.

Our conversation never really wound down, but her friend walked up, who is also pretty cute, and Dee starts talking me up. Telling her all about me, while I'm standing there, clearly trying to hook me up with her friend. I tried to start a conversation with her, but she was a little quiet and shy. Around this time, Dee says, "Well even though I have a boyfriend, let me get your number! You're super friendly, we're watching the game tomorrow at Sports Bar, you should come." I tell her I already have plans, but that she's welcome. I give her my number, and we part ways.

Any way this turns out, I couldn't help but laugh 10 seconds into the conversation. AA is so, so lame. You can literally say anything, and you'll probably forget what you started the conversation with by the time it's over. Or, you can just walk past, and always wonder what she could have been like... No more of that for me.

I'm 25, and I have finally realized how awesome approaching is.