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Message: HTML is not enabled. UBB Code™ is enabled.	[QUOTE]Originally posted by dp004i: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by dragonman97: [qb] So....um...speaking of shy guys... /me raises hand. Hi, I'm dragonman97, and I'm more than a bit shy when it comes to starting conversations with people I don't know. Tonight, I was visiting my friend at the coffee house where she works, and after I'd had more than a fair bit of coffee, I saw this rather cute girl come in with some friends. I was nearby, and talking to some of my friend's friends about anime and manga, but all the while, admiring a lovely sight. She returned the glance, and I'd say smiled...perhaps at me, perhaps just to herself. Anyway, time went on, I stayed around the same place, she drifted off to a table with her friends (another girl, and that girl's boyfriend, it would seem). I think I caught a glance of hers once or twice, and probably did mite bit of 'visual flirting' myself as well. (The fact that I was in a somewhat 'happy place' w.r.t. the coffee probably contributed a bit more to the smile that was likely on my face.) Now then...I went back to my table/briefcase for a moment or two, which conveniently happened to be a table away from here...ostensibly to check something in my bag (actually, the real reason, at that! ;) ), and she seemed to follow me much of the time with her stare. /me slaps forehead a few times... But...I didn't say anything! Grr...damn it.... So, what the hell could I have done, anyway? How exactly should one go about interrupting a group of people to talk to one kind of interesting person, especially when you're shabby at small talk? (I'm not exactly grand at Smalltalk (Alan Kay), either.) After I'd left, I wondered if I could have somehow approached it from the manner of, "You're not at all related to [Jessycat's sister], are you? You remind me of her, albeit a tad shorter. :) " ('Twas kind of funny, it's true.) /me grumbles at passing up an opportunity of sorts... Meh. [/qb][/QUOTE]Dude, don't pay too much attention to those smiles; most of the time, it's simply a matter of being polite – not acknowledging someone’s glance, or worse yet, returning a cold stare is a rude, even somewhat hostile gesture. Well, unless that particular glance was in fact a Homer Simpson-style stare, complete with drooling and all the other good stuff. I mean, I get plenty of smiles, even though I probably rate a solid minus five on a zero to ten appearance scale - heck, if I felt bad about every time some random chick smiled at me and I didn't do anything, I would've probably committed suicide a long time ago, or something along those lines. Just smile back and carry on whatever you happen to be doing - if the girl is in fact interested, she'll be the one who starts the conversation. All IMHO, of course - if someone thinks I'm wrong, feel free to correct me. Oh my, I’ve refrained from making a zorro-esque comment and instead posted something semi-serious. What the hell is happening to me? [/QB][/QUOTE]