How to say Hi to a girl thread.

<p>“I think she might already know that I’m obsessed w/ her since I stare at her whenever she’s near me, lol. I hope she isn’t already creeped out.”</p>

<p>Please don’t do this anymore. I’m a girl and there’s a guy in my school who’s been doing this to me and it’s completely obvious and really creeps me out. If you’ve been doing this, she probably is totally aware of it and that will be awful for you. From a female’s perspective, there’s nothing more annoying than being gaped at by a socially awkward guy who doesn’t have the balls to come up and say ‘Hi’. </p>

<p>Why don’t you just go up to her before or after class and say, ‘hey what’s up’? You don’t need any pretenses.. it’s just chitchat, you’re not popping the question or even asking her on a date.</p>

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<p>You should get out more then. :P</p>

<p>I second Armando.</p>

<p>here’s tip. don’t just randomly open a door for her. so0o0o0o0 creepy!!! especially if you don’t know her!</p>

<p>Taken from <a href=“http://www.ehow.com/how_2094811_talk-girls-street.html[/url]”>http://www.ehow.com/how_2094811_talk-girls-street.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Introduction</p>

<p>There are only 2 types of men who’ve never thought about meeting women on the streets… Those who are either homosexual, or those who are lying. Why is this so? Well all you have to do is look at your life. If you think about it the most attractive girls you ever see happen to be at the bus stop next to you, in that fruit isle picking out a fruit… crossing the pedestrian walk on the other side… You get the idea. I want to teach you how to be able to meet women in these situations… and it’s easier than you think! </p>

<p>Instructions</p>

<p>Difficulty: Challenging
Things You’ll Need
Charisma
Approaching skills
Approaching confidence
A social vibe</p>

<p>Steps</p>

<p>Step One</p>

<p><em>Get prepared</em> One thing that is crucial for your understanding, is the fact that everyday situations are one of the hardest places to meet women… period! It’s incredibly easy to creep women out in these situations… That is unless you have some very very refined “approaching skills” and a very good social presence and charisma. The reason that this is crucial is because it can be the difference between a woman ignoring and brushing you off… or… her telling everyone of her friends about this AMAZING “it just happened” situation, and how she met you. </p>

<p>So how do you prepare and get these basic approaching, social and charismatic skills? Become a master at approaching and charming women in less-threatening situations. First and foremost go with: social organizations, social circles, clubs, yoga classes, dance clubs, friends of friends etc… Then, go on to master clubs and bars. Do all of this until you are at the point where you can approach any woman in these situations, no matter how attractive and be able to have a charming, effortless conversation with her. [if you’re not at that point yet, check out some of the resources at the bottom] </p>

<p>Are you at this point, and you’re ready to move on to the streets? Let’s go with step number 2! </p>

<p>Step Two</p>

<p>The very first thing you will need to venture over into these areas is to first test them out by starting to talk to <em>everyone</em>. That means, I want you to start talking to the old lady waiting in line, the guy who’s crossing the pedestrian walk along side you, the cashier checking out your order, the security guard at the entrance… You get the point. </p>

<p>What do you talk to them about? Simple, innocuous comments and small-talk about whatever the situation happens to be around you will do just fine. For example: you pass by two women in the fruit isle, and start asking them if they can recommend how to choose the best apples… or maybe seeing a guy carrying your favorite sport team’s dress and chatting him up about it by throwing some comment at him that only “fans” can know. </p>

<p>If you truly are at the level described in the preparation process (step 1)… you shouldn’t have too much problem coming up with what to say or how to small-talk so I think the examples above are sufficient. </p>

<p>When you get to the point where you naturally find yourself in 3-5 conversations with strangers throughout the day in the streets (everyday situations: stores, pedestrian walk, in line at the bank, the people sitting at the next table over from you in the fast food joint)… you are ready to move onto the next step. </p>

<p><em>By “naturally find yourself”</em> we mean that you do not go out of your way to find strangers to initiate chit-chat with. You do <em>start</em> step 2 of the process by going out of your way to chat to strangers, i.e. you actually purposefully look for opportunities to talk to strangers and think about what to say to them. However, what will happen is that over time you will start getting in the habit and momentum of doing such, that you will “find yourself” just throwing out the perfect comment or chit-chatting to people without ever thinking about it. You have completed this step when it starts happening on average about 3-5 times a day. </p>

<p>*By chit-chat we don’t mean a 2 hours-long, deep, bonding conversation. Anything that involves you commenting or asking something, and the person responding with 2-3 lines exchanged between the two of you… qualifies as chit-chat. </p>

<p>Step Three</p>

<p>Once you are a “natural” at being the cool guy who always seems to <em>naturally</em> find himself in charming conversations with the strangers throughout his life… you are ready to move on to the next step… women. </p>

<p>Start out by doing the same as you did in step 2, only start doing it with more and more attractive women. Continue doing this until you find yourself being able to see any woman in any everyday situation, and purposefully go up to her and have a “chit-chat”… No matter how much she gives you “the butterflies”!</p>

<p>Step Four</p>

<p>Once you have reached this level, it’s time to expand your comfort zone a little. You are now ready to be able to be “direct”. Simply start approaching the stunning women that you see in these daily situations. </p>

<p>If the girl is moving towards somewhere fast (as are most of the hot women that you see throughout the day) simply stand in front of her, say loudly and clearly “Hey… Excuse me…” [holding out your hand for her to stop]… And tell her genuinely and honestly <em>exactly</em> what you were thinking “hey, I saw you from over there, and I just HAD to come over her and meet you… I know this isn’t the perfect place and you’re obviously in a hurry, but I just couldn’t let an opportunity like this slip… Hi, my name is…” </p>

<p>If it’s a stationary girl (you both happen to be standing in the same line, or she is looking at something in a store), just go straight for the direct introduction: “Hey, I like you, what’s your name”, or “Hi, I saw you and thought… man I’m gonna shoot myself all night if I didn’t at least come over and say hi… so hi, what’s your name”. </p>

<p>Do this until you are able to approach any woman, anywhere, and be able to proceed (after a small pleasant chat) to a very direct request for a further encounter (i.e. asking them out). </p>

<p>Make the entire experience like a small game to yourself. Challenge yourself and find out how much you can push yourself. “Ok, now I can approach women directly when they are alone… but I’m having problems doing so when they are with 2-3 friends… Ok, let’s tackle that!”… or “Wow, I’m doing so great at approaching women directly on the streets and even malls, but I’m not that good in small closed spaces like stores and banks etc… I should tackle that challenge now” </p>

<p>Step Five</p>

<p>Once you have expanded most of your comfort zones… STOP DOING IT… Yes, that’s right, stop looking at women, running up to them and asking them out on purpose. </p>

<p>By the time you have handled most of the challenges in this area, a nice bonus should be that you have a pretty decent love-life and there are plenty of quality women in your life. </p>

<p>Why should you stop doing it? Because the ideal is to not have to do “anything”. Once you have expanded all your comfort zones through step 4, you will find that you will have things “just happen to you”… </p>

<p>You will simply find yourself in conversations with hot women all the time without thinking about it or needing to go out of your way to start these conversations. For example: a woman will be standing next in line to you and you will find yourself cracking a witty comment about the service (without even thinking about it!) and before you know it, you two are in a fun conversation. </p>

<p>The romantic ideal of women is to have things “just happen”, and that’s what we want to build here for you. A life where you’re meeting the most attractive of attractive women in everyday situations… without even trying. </p>

<p>Step Six</p>

<p>Step added due to things that can’t be communicated through text:
Watch this video if you see one of the steps as “bad” or “confusing” <a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_C4ELcauk4[/url]”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_C4ELcauk4&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>At first you can see a representation of what step 4 looks like ideally, and then you can see how it looks like when men try it for the first time (the worst street reactions caught on TAPE!!)</p>

<p>Don’t ask how I know this :)</p>

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“I think she might already know that I’m obsessed w/ her since I stare at her whenever she’s near me, lol. I hope she isn’t already creeped out.”</p>

<p>Please don’t do this anymore. I’m a girl and there’s a guy in my school who’s been doing this to me and it’s completely obvious and really creeps me out. If you’ve been doing this, she probably is totally aware of it and that will be awful for you. From a female’s perspective, there’s nothing more annoying than being gaped at by a socially awkward guy who doesn’t have the balls to come up and say ‘Hi’.</p>

<p>Why don’t you just go up to her before or after class and say, ‘hey what’s up’? You don’t need any pretenses.. it’s just chitchat, you’re not popping the question or even asking her on a date.

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Carp. Everyone who knows I like her says that she knows. Well, at least she looks at me too from time to time in class. Hmmm, good thing b/c she likes me, or bad thing b/c she’s afraid and is keeping an eye on me?</p>

<p>If the first reply to my hi is, “oh my gosh go away and stop stalking me!” I don’t think I will ever have the guts to say hi to a girl again, for a long time.</p>

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here’s tip. don’t just randomly open a door for her. so0o0o0o0 creepy!!! especially if you don’t know her!

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I open doors for everyone, it’s a nice gesture. I almost did for her a few days ago, but didn’t get to the door in time.</p>

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OH MY GOSH I give up!! Too much stuff…</p>

<p>Nah, j/k. I’m really bad at talking. :frowning: As a first step, I think I just wanna get comfortable talking to her but not go as far as becoming an obnoxious sycophant. Thanks for the link, though. LOL at the video.</p>

<p>How is that creepy? Well, I know it can be as I’ve gotten up to open doors to let people in only to find a girl who doesn’t seem to like me much standing there with the funniest look on their face…LOL! But other than that it seems expected that someone is going to hold the door open!</p>

<p>It’s not creepy if the guy in front of you holds the door for you. It’s creepy if someone you don’t know well runs up from behind you, grabs the door, and pulls it open for you. If a girl’s bf does that for her though, it’s cute and okay :)</p>

<p>Wxmann, I suggest making a move as soon as possible because I really don’t like the sound of this staring match thing. Think about what kind of vibe you’re giving off to her when it’s obvious you like her, but you’re too scared to talk to her. Most girls are naturally attracted to self-confident and assertive guys! </p>

<p>'If the first reply to my hi is, “oh my gosh go away and stop stalking me!” '</p>

<p>– Only like Rachel McAdams from Mean Girls would say something like that, haha. But if she gives you a slight cold shoulder or seems not to be too enthusiastic about talking to you, you’ll know…</p>

<p>It helps to be good looking. I’m not talking naturally good looking (thought that certainly helps a lot) but the least you can do is dress well, make sure your hair looks good, shave, and all those other little things. Not only will the girl notice you more, you’ll feel more confident in yourself and come across as a more outgoing person.</p>

<p>Not that i’m someone to give suggestions about love life or confidence…I don’t even like to keep pictures of me around. The only ones I really like are those that don’t really show my face or body :<</p>

<p>hah…that door opening thing, as a girl, I just have to say, like 90% of girls will be extremely creeped out by someone doing the “running in front to pull it open” thing…actually at my summer program, two of my good friends would fight over the chivalry/creeper factor of this. personally, i think it’s nice, but, again, you’re better off just not doing it.</p>

<p>oops you dropped ur pencil, let me pick it up for you…</p>

<p>no seriously, lame topic. next</p>

<p>How talk to a girl. Lots of good information so far. Some of this will be a recap:
-Be Confident (or fake it)
-Genuine Smile
-Focus on listening</p>

<p>You see a girl you like, smile at her, if she returns your smile its a good start. Walk over to her and say “hi, what’s your name?” (she will tell you her name - remember it) watch her body language and don’t say anything. If she asks you your name its another good sign. If she does not ask for your name, tell her it was nice meeting her and walk away. If she does ask for your name, tell her your name and start talking about something simple (no politics, religion, family issues etc.) try to keep it light and try to make her laugh. (laughing is a good sign). After a short conversation tell her you got to go and ask her for her phone number like this: “what is your phone number” (then shut up, dont say anything else, don’t beg for it). YOU MUST GET HER PHONE NUMBER, or else all your work was worthless. If she gives you anything besides her cell phone number (any excuses) tell her it was nice meeting her and walk away. If she gives you her phone number tell her it was nice meeting her and walk away. DO NOT tell her when/if you are going to call her. Call her a week later to set up a date. </p>

<p>In and out quick and dirty. Practice this on several girls and you will get better each time. Always be confident, polite, courteous and a gentleman. If things don’t go the way you planned, try to figure out what you did wrong and learn from your mistakes. Remember not all girls are going to like you so don’t take it personally. There are a lot of other girls out there who do want to talk to you. More tips on our website in the college guys section.</p>

<p>Well, due to the fires and school being out here in SD, I guess I’ll have to wait.</p>

<p>Good HS/College Tips, CollegeTips.com. I know her name though already. You’re right, I need to make her laugh (easier said than done though it seems).</p>

<p>//More tips on our website in the college guys section.//</p>

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<p>Is CollegeTips.com (the user) a real person, or just some super-smart computer advertising for a website?</p>

<p>I don’t know, but this is a horrible, horrible thread!
Anyway, the answer is [ˈhaɪ].</p>

<p>Just say hi. If she is with a friend DO NOT APPROACH.</p>

<p>Wait till she is alone and then talk to her. Dont be akward about it.</p>

<p>Well, you can say hi to her whether she’s with a friend or not, especially if you know her. If you’re going to ask her out, then yes, it’s probably best not to do so around her friends.</p>

<p>The thing is, asking girls out probably is hard, but I’d assume it’s something you just do, instead of agonizing over it. It’s probably more something you learn from experience. (I’m less experienced here than some other CCers, so I defer to them to give you a more helpful answer.)</p>

<p>i will take this moment to laugh at you…</p>

<p>hahahhahahahahahahahahahah JK, but it’s pretty hilarious that you need to ask this question, Advice from a girl: just say Hayy! but don’t be obnoxious about it(I can’t stand it when guys do that) Just be friendly, bumping into her could work too, I guess.</p>