Fear and loathing in the dating world.....
To be honest, I've never asked a lady out. I'm absolutely terrified of rejection. I'm single through fear, more than anything. It's easier for women (Sorry, but it is).

I do have a friend who is obssessed (and I mean "try to assassinate the President of United States of America for Jodie Foster" obssessed) with speed dating. He'll go to 5 or 6 events A MONTH (God knows where he gets the money from). So his way of chatting up a girl is:

Friend: Hello! My name is XXXX. First time speed dating?"

Event organiser: Ding! Change places!

I also have another friend who was sitting on a sofa in a nightclub and fell asleep. 10 minutes later a girl sat on the settee next to his, prodded him and starting chatting him up!

So, believe it or not, it IS possible (at least for him) to pull someone in your sleep! Jammy git!

Though I do remember a friend of mine telling me about a trick he used in interviews to calm himself down which was to "imagine everyone interviewing you is naked. They'll be just as vunerable as you..." He told me to apply the same principle to asking women out......

You can only imagine how bad an idea THAT was!

Length? About 6 months in prison and 2 weeks' community service.....
(The Stig, Fri 29 Aug 2008, 12:52, 3 replies)

If The Truth Were Known
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I suffered crippling shyness when trying to talk to women when I was a young'un.

Then an older mate of mine who was extremely successful with women explained the secret. Get used to rejection. Go to a pub, play the numbers game and get used to being blown out of the water. Every time you get turned down just think to yourself "she doesn't know what she's missing".

Try it. After about the 20th time you're shot down in flames it stops hurting. Then just carry on to the next girl who looks shaggable..

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Fri 29 Aug 2008, 12:58, closed)

Yep...
My 'success' with women has been largely due to lucky accident, and I can count the times I've asked someone out the fingers of one hand. In retrospect, I realise that I should've just got on with it and if you get rejected -- so what?

Easier said than done, of course, but like Legless says -- in the end it's a numbers game. Sooner or later you'll 'hit the jackpot'.
( reallywittyname veraciously conspues lexiphanicism on, Fri 29 Aug 2008, 13:09, closed)

Thanks.
Thanks for the advice, gents. And thanks for being friendly to a newbie! I hope to post on B3TA a lot once I sort out the ettiquette of this place!
(The Stig, Mon 1 Sep 2008, 8:53, closed)