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Monday, May 5, 2008
Approach Anxiety!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
So I ended my man diet (lasted about a week!) and I am ready to mingle. So far so good; I hit up a rooftop party, selected my favorite places to watch sports, and found the best patios to do brunch.
I have noticed that we have all this eye candy on the dating scene - but it’s like the pollen in Atlanta. Eventually you just get used to it. The ones that cause you to pause become few and far between. So, word to the wise (diva!), when you see someone with uber dating potential, you simply have to be prepared.
If you don’t, more than likely, your window of opportunity will close! I know this because it just happened to me recently. I noticed someone intriguing and what did I do? I walked behind him and never made eye contact!
Of course, as soon as he left, I came up with 800 witty, fascinating, and engaging things I could have said to him. I like to think that I have a healthy dose of self-confidence, but I think this happens to all of us at one time or another, uh doesn’t it?!
Have you ever experienced approach anxiety? How did you handle it?
Is there someone you had the chance to ask out, but decided not to? What held you back? If you could do a “do over”, what do you think you would do differently?
Ladies, what compels you to approach a man? Is it how he carries himself? His body language? How do you deal with the approach anxiety and make your way over to him? What signals do you send to let him know to approach you?
Guys, I bet you deal with this ALL the time! I know, what do I have to complain about, right? Seriously, how do you guys DO it? Does it get easier with age, experience, and/or more confidence? Have you ever met a woman that completely threw your approach/game off? How did you handle it?
What makes you go from the approach to pursuing/seeing someone who enamors you?
Happy Cinco De Mayo Everyone!! Where will you be celebrating?
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