[mukinsvivi]

Whenever someone catches my eye i stare at them.. then they stare back. But we never talk or introduce.. just share glances..or ill just let out a small smile at them.. Man ! Why cant the male just pop on by and say hello to me..? Im so shy when it comes to this.. *o* .


-Ways you would you meet a new guy/girl you saw from afar.. haha.
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[sodaniechea]

I just go up to them and say hi, but luckily for me 80% of them come up to me then 20% of the time I go to them

[plegend2007]

All anyone has to do is go up to that person with a smile in a friendly manner, and say "HI".

That is what I do, and it works most of the time.

[AzizOnDeck]

I'm a guy and I just wave or smile =D

[mukinsvivi]

I just go up to them and say hi, but luckily for me 80% of them come up to me then 20% of the time I go to them

wow! thats really amazing xD... but like how do you just say ''hi'' when its a passing moment...? Just go like ''hi..!'' Hmm all of a sudden?.. O_O so brave..

[KanyeWEST]

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[sodaniechea]

wow! thats really amazing xD... but like how do you just say ''hi'' when its a passing moment...? Just go like ''hi..!'' Hmm all of a sudden?.. O_O so brave..

lol
I say random stuff;
'how are you doing'
'lovely day isn't it'
'oh stuck in line too huh'
'what's up stranger'
'you gots a nice smile'
'ooo wow you're good at drawing O_O [yes my eyes are literally popped out, and I meet a lot of artsy people lol]'

I used to be super shy lol but my old friends all separated so I had to make new ones. Then when the new friends went back to their hometown I had to make more new friends. And yea... I'm just used to talking to strangers lol

[shirlyn]

Whenever this happens to me, i wink...but guys just blush, turn around and run away as if they've seen Bush in a dress and high heels, >.<

[CHOMP!]

"i like your shirt!"
"thanks"
"where'd you get it?"
"x store"
"ooh, i love that store! i'm betty btw, what's your name?"

viola ;o haha
or whatever else comes to mind.

[Shuga]

What I do is I comment to them about something I just did. Okay, it only works in some cases. e.g.
You: -tries some jello- (says to person you want to talk to) Wow! This is really good/or really bad.

or if you're on a bus.
You: Hello. How was your day? (and don't forget to smile!)

and hopefully they'll ask how your day was. but if they show any signs of not wanting to converse with you, don't push it. You can tell them how your day was but if they don't appear interested or seem like they want to do something, just say something like "oh, you need to text someone? better leave you to it. Nice to meet you...?" yes make 'nice to meet you' a question and maybe they'll introduce themselves. If they introduce themselves, introduce yourselves, offer a hand then retreat back to where you were before. Works well if it turns out you regularly see each other. YOU'VE JUST MADE A NEW BUDDY!

Most of the time the response is enthusiastic, startled even, at your vivacity. A person may simply seem not interested because they are shy but from personal preference, I don't push conversations with shyer people because I know it gets them in awkward situations. But I do say hi to them and try to start a conversation whenever I see them. I expect eventually they'll open up/be relaxed in speaking to you.

Is it just me or do you find it easier to meet people when you don't have anyone around you? Because when I have a friend beside me, I'm afraid of apparently ignoring my friend, or the person we just met gets intimidated by the friend because... it's a friend. Especially when I make a joke that only the friend understands (hidden jokes, yeow), sometimes she can go on a tangent with more personal stuff that alienates the new person?

OTHER IDEAS:

If you're artistic, "Hey, do you mind if you stay a while so I can sketch you in this picture?"
If you need help, ask for help... e.g. "Do you know what sine-45 is in exact values?" <-- seriously, if you ask that and they answer you, say thank you, then proceeded to chat with them. or even "can you help me hold this for a minute?" "i have to invite my brother to dinner tonight, know any cool places?" Be truthful, though, a lie can get you in lots of trouble. If you're afraid of weirding out the person you want to talk to, make the question quite public so if he/she ignores you, ask the rest of the bus or another person. Then the first person you talked to won't feel like you targetted them and want to be their new stalker.

Hahaha, but then there's the case they don't know your question. Just say thank you. You can even strike a conversation up from there like: "Don't do calculus, aye?"

WOW LONG POST. I felt like typing a lot. Kudos to anyone who reads all this.

[mukinsvivi]

What I do is I comment to them about something I just did. Okay, it only works in some cases. e.g.
You: -tries some jello- (says to person you want to talk to) Wow! This is really good/or really bad.

or if you're on a bus.
You: Hello. How was your day? (and don't forget to smile!)

and hopefully they'll ask how your day was. but if they show any signs of not wanting to converse with you, don't push it. You can tell them how your day was but if they don't appear interested or seem like they want to do something, just say something like "oh, you need to text someone? better leave you to it. Nice to meet you...?" yes make 'nice to meet you' a question and maybe they'll introduce themselves. If they introduce themselves, introduce yourselves, offer a hand then retreat back to where you were before. Works well if it turns out you regularly see each other. YOU'VE JUST MADE A NEW BUDDY!

Most of the time the response is enthusiastic, startled even, at your vivacity. A person may simply seem not interested because they are shy but from personal preference, I don't push conversations with shyer people because I know it gets them in awkward situations. But I do say hi to them and try to start a conversation whenever I see them. I expect eventually they'll open up/be relaxed in speaking to you.

Is it just me or do you find it easier to meet people when you don't have anyone around you? Because when I have a friend beside me, I'm afraid of apparently ignoring my friend, or the person we just met gets intimidated by the friend because... it's a friend. Especially when I make a joke that only the friend understands (hidden jokes, yeow), sometimes she can go on a tangent with more personal stuff that alienates the new person?

OTHER IDEAS:

If you're artistic, "Hey, do you mind if you stay a while so I can sketch you in this picture?"
If you need help, ask for help... e.g. "Do you know what sine-45 is in exact values?" <-- seriously, if you ask that and they answer you, say thank you, then proceeded to chat with them. or even "can you help me hold this for a minute?" "i have to invite my brother to dinner tonight, know any cool places?" Be truthful, though, a lie can get you in lots of trouble. If you're afraid of weirding out the person you want to talk to, make the question quite public so if he/she ignores you, ask the rest of the bus or another person. Then the first person you talked to won't feel like you targetted them and want to be their new stalker.

Hahaha, but then there's the case they don't know your question. Just say thank you. You can even strike a conversation up from there like: "Don't do calculus, aye?"

WOW LONG POST. I felt like typing a lot. Kudos to anyone who reads all this.

LOL!! This is really funny . Sin-45 hehe ! LOL xD thank you so much !! ^^ !

[mstar]

I remember one time, some guy walked up to this girl and said "Dude, you're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen!".

He then proceeded to stand behind her and not wait in the egnormous line to enter the theater. Smart guy, I should employ methods such as his to wait in line!

Wait... nevermind.

[mukinsvivi]

I remember one time, some guy walked up to this girl and said "Dude, you're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen!".

He then proceeded to stand behind her and not wait in the egnormous line to enter the theater. Smart guy, I should employ methods such as his to wait in line!

Wait... nevermind.

LOL O.O!! xD

[Shuga]

I remember one time, some guy walked up to this girl and said "Dude, you're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen!".

He then proceeded to stand behind her and not wait in the egnormous line to enter the theater. Smart guy, I should employ methods such as his to wait in line!

Wait... nevermind.

Aya~! That's not very nice. :c I don't even like it when the girls in my school who you like NEVER talk to come up to you and strike a conversation /just/ to where you are in the canteen line. Puh-lease. Why can't we just all line-up?!

Oh, does anyone ever ask people random stuff like 'tea or coffee'? Like I might say 'I bet more people like tea' and my friend would go 'nope, coffee' and then we start asking random people.

[forgottenmemories]

I just smile and wave at them. It always works.

[^.^]

I always meet people on some sort of transportation, I think its easiest to do it that way.
And I talk to random people too, of any age.
Most of the time, people approach me first
But some times I initiate the conversation.
The last time I went on a bus,
two girls around my age sat next to me.
However, they did not talk to me within the first 5 minutes.
One girl whipped out a book that I recognized,
so I asked her what book she was reading, how she liked it, what it was about, etc.
Then they asked where I was headed to, which happened to be the same place they were going as well!
They asked why I was going there, and I explained my reason,
which was really really long and involved multiple stories, all of which they loved.
And then when we got off (an hour later), we exchanged contact information.

Tips:
-do not neglect one person in the conversation. try to get everyone to participate by shifting eye contact
-keep them entertained by using hand gestures
-shake hands when you introduce yourself
-if the conversation becomes dull, try to ask a question relating to the last thing they said
-exchange contact information if you would like to start a friendship
-don't look super serious. smile/laugh

The more you try to make small talk, the better you will become at it