Im an average looking caucasian male. 6 foot 2, brown hair, brown eyes and 200lbs. When I stopped drinking and got sober sober I realized that I have too much fear of rejection.

I often get indicators of interest such as eye contact, a smile, fixing of hair etc but I feel like I need more concrete signals to know when to approach and strike up a conversation. The easiest times that I got laid was when the women made it obvious. For instance giving me compliments, touching me etc.

The issue here is that a lot of females arent doing much of that, at least in a sober environment (I cant party anymore). I need help because I can tell if they think im attractive but that doesnt mean that they want me to strike up a conversation. Also, what do you even talk about with her? Im okay when it comes to complimenting her looks but to keep the conversation going is not easy.
Lets just say that if she isnt a talker then its going to be awkward.

Edit: Im more of a question asker.