"How do you introduce yourself to a girl," so asketh the socially awkward

so suppose you're a guy and you want to introduce yourself to a girl you like.

how do you go about doing this?

to me saying "my name's truizm, what's yours" seems arrogant for some reason.

suggestions are much appreciated.

wanna f*ck? :D

It worked, once, she was drunk, I was high....

OSU, he said with a sigh.....

You're supposed to ask if she wants to get a pizza and then f*ck. :P

myself from coming over here and introducing myself to you...

I mean, you might want to have some kind of follow up conversation topic planned, but you gotta start somewhere....

walk up and introduce yourself...tell her she's lovely...tell her she's really fine...

:shrug:

:eyes:

Things are very different in different places.

Or, you could try:

"If you were a new hamburger at McDonald's, you would be McGorgeous."
or
"I may not be Fred Flintstone, but I bet I can make your Bed Rock."

Try to start by making conversation. Comment on something or ask her a question, depending on where you see her...(Are the lattes good here? Do you have a pencil I can borrow? or whatever).

"Hi! What's your name? I'm truizm, and I just wanted to introduce myself" and reach out casually to shake her hand.

Let her tell you her name, and if she says anything further, respond to that sincerely. Also gauge her reaction to the handshake offer. If she just says "I'm Susan" or whatever, continue with explaining where you know her from (if she doesn't already know it).

"I've seen you in the Starbucks/I'm a friend of Jane Smith/whatever, and I was hoping you and I could have lunch this week/meet for a drink after work/whatever. Are you available on Wednesday?"

Wednesday is a good day because if things go well, it's about the right advance notice to ask for a weekend date on Friday or Saturday. Also, a specific day is generally better than "sometime" because that can easily slide into "never."

(Since I am one of the dateless wonder of the world, you should take this strategy with a grain of salt, but it does reflect a lot of what I've read about this stuff. Check out the book "Always Talk to Strangers" for more ideas.)

Good luck -- let us know how it goes.

Prepositions, prepositions, prepositions.

And if I was the telly, you'd think I was talking in centimetres.


Mike, of The Young Ones. Known for THE tackiest pickup lines.

:shrug:

Or something along those lines. :shrug:

Works every time.

Because if you do, I'm all truizm!

maybe you could try that

can i have yours?

And then exchange small talk from there...

Of course, if you ask this either claim your watch is broken, or off, or hide it before you ask...or make up some inane story about how you just flew in from Perth, Australia....

All those allegedly "clever" lines will do is convince the young lady that you're an empty-headed asshole.

Just say, "Hi, my name's truizm. What's yours?" Comment on something in your surroundings. "I noticed that you were reading (name of Book). What do you think of it?" or "What are you listening to on your iPod?" or "I totally agree with the slogan on your T-shirt." or "Aren't you tired of the rain?" or something harmless and friendly.

If she ignores you or acts snooty, move on. She's not for you.

If she picks up on your cues, there's some hope. Start a conversation about whatever seems appropriate. If it goes well, then ask her if she wants to go for coffee or something else non-threatening. (If you're already in a coffeeshop, offer to share your scone or something.)