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Originally posted by bsbray11
Originally posted by The Quiet Storm
actually how is a guy supposed to just muster up the confidence to talk to a girl he has pretty much no business talking to out of the blue when they make themselves out to be very unapproachable?
They ARE approachable. You just have to approach them confidently and be sure of yourself so it'll be possible for them to be confident in you too. If you're not confident in yourself they'll never be confident in you. Once you have confidence then the other things people said here are all good pointers depending on what she's like.
Look at Gene Simmons. He's ugly as hell, and old, but even if he wasn't a member of KISS, and he had that attitude, he would still be able to pick women up like nothing, just because of his attitude. He even makes women forget that he's old and ugly and he's damned good at it, and you gotta respect him for that. There are lots of examples of this, attitude and personality overcoming any flaws you might think you have.
Why do you think so many girls go out with guys who don't really care about them and abuse them, like the poster above was talking about? Because that guy also has a confident attitude in himself first and foremost.
Originally posted by Helig
Perhaps the best advice on "getting girls" I have ever seen on the internet, and it actually goes contrary to this humorous and interesting article:
Stop dating. Stop even thinking about dating. Here's your new mission, should you choose to accept it: for the next ten weeks, ignore women. What they think of you no longer matters. How they feel no longer matters. They themselves no longer matter.
Instead, focus entirely on you. Do what makes you happy. Learn to be happy without other people. Accept that you don't need other people.
Because you don't. And once you've hardened your heart and made a fulfilling life for yourself, by yourself, women will start to notice that you are a strong, independent, happy man. And they will fall over themselves in their need to enslave you through sex.
What are you going to do, genetically engineer youself to be able to withstand the crippling consequences of isolating youself from human beings.
~Holds right hand out palm out,taps left index finder to palm of right hand repeatedly~ says, "I'm stupid and I don't know till I get paid"
Originally posted by The Quiet Storm
but why can't they just like you for who you are instead of some simple display of confidence? That's what monkeys do, they go around giving fronts of grandiose displays to get a emale's attention.
Originally posted by The Quiet Storm
At the same time they also act cold, and extremely reserved such that one has to be literally captivate her attention in an extreme way just to get her to just glance at you. You can be standing in front of her and she would have all the reason to just lok at you, but she would look past me as if I was non-existent.
Originally posted by berenike
reply to post by The Quiet Storm
Please don't think my post was aimed specifically at you.
Tell me, do you have many friends or close family? I think you need to talk to someone about the way you feel.
I can identify with a lot of it - I've spent probably too much time alone. It can make you a bit - well, in my case - eccentric.
They're a hard thing to acquire, but social graces can help a lot in most situations. I used to be very shy, but I do a pretty good job of hiding it now because I realised that my shyness and discomfort made other people feel uncomfortable.
A smile, a friendly word, concern for the welfare of others can get you by.
I learned a lesson from a friend's dog. I'm serious. Every time that dog walked into the room she'd have a big smile on her face, tail wagging like crazy and a general air of being pleased to be in your company. And the expectation that you'd be pleased to see her. Which, most times, we were.
Try and find some positive things about yourself and concentrate on 'telegraphing' them - sorry the right word won't come to me. "Emanate' isn't right either but I'm sure you know what I mean.
Got it - 'radiate' your good qualities
[edit on 18-4-2010 by berenike]
Originally posted by ancientfuturist
Confidence is very important.
Don't call on Friday or Saturday.
Originally posted by The Quiet Storm
I've approached some girls myself, don't get me wrong. It's just never ended up any good.
But anyways...
If it weren't for the whole "friend zone" thing women love to manipulate guys with, I would probably feel fine making friends with women. But most people know that women don't have sex with friends, and the ones that say they do are more than just friends.
I would actually feel ok with becoming friends because that meant that I didn't have to be Agressive. But the way things have been shaped is that 1. guys are Aggressors, and that women are Submissive/Pacifists when it comes to sex....
Isn't that insane?