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Thanks for the responses ! And thanks for the great advice! I think the socializing is spot on..cuz I do feel rusty with my social skills. I see what you mean by the oneitis thing. Not that its happened but I was chatting this girl up online and I felt things like what your are describing because of the attention she was giving me. Now she's not chatting me up anymore I think she saw my ummm needyness thing and it pushed her away. And this was only online chatting..lol
I did have a question though..which actually brought me to this site. I live at apartment complex with a pool and am sure this question is brought up quite a bit. I always see these hot woman out there tanning of course. I have never been up to the pool to hang out up there or even swim because of the marriage situation. Now I'm wondering is there a technique for socializing up there? This may be only for the advanced considering this feels slightly intimidating. But I believe the intimidation comes from not knowing what to do.
any help is thoroughly appreciated,
thanks
Not advanced, just don't over think it. You can't be nervous. If you don't think you can pull that off, I'd suggest approaching women elsewhere. You don't want women in your apartment building talking to other women telling them that you are the awkward guy that approached them at the pool. If you talk to a few women out at a bar or a pub or coffee place and everything is smooth, then I'd go for it.
There's alot of opinions on how to do it of course, but in general for me, if a girl is tanning, eyes closed relaxing, I don't like to bother her. I wait for her to either apply lotion, read a book, get something out of her bag. I don't want her to associate me with bothering her. Easiest thing to do is something simple. Walk by when she's actually looking around or doing something and say "hey, nice day right? I don't think we've met, I'm blank" and begin from there. Continue with small talk, and if you find anything that you have in common, focus on it. If I find a girl that digs wine, craft beer, sports, anything, i use it as a way to set up another meeting, or a reason to continue the conversation. "uh oh, I can't tell you how many women I've met that say they love football but they can't even watch til half time. You aren't one of those liars are you?... there's a nice sports bar called blank, good drinks, it's a fun quirky little place, we should hang out there for the next big game. Give me your number and we'll set it up." If you chat it up with her like this with a genuine smile, use a little bit of teasing, have fun with it, it works extremely well.
Why does that little thing I just said to her work? Because it's not what just any usual guy would say. A typical dude would be so nervous talking to a cute girl that he would never dare ask her, even jokingly, if she was lying. He wouldn't phrase everything the way I did, where the girl is actually put on the spot where she is going to feel like she has to live up to my expectations, and persuade me that she's cool. Most guys would instead be trying to think of ways to show how they are cool enough for her. And I'm also, while not bragging about it, un-apologetically mentioning that I meet alot of girls and have pre-selection. That I'm man enough to be able to figure out what kind of woman I want and not lower my standards. These are all subtle, small things, but they tilt the entire conversation to where you want it. Also, I'm bringing the fun into the conversation. I'm teasing, im making her smile.