Board 8 > So.. how the hell do people engage conversations with complete strangers?

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I mean when there's like no incentive to or anything.

Because see, there's this girl okay, she goes to the same laundromat as me and always on the same day at the same time so I've got to see her quite a few time, she's pretty cute and all but I really have no idea how the hell I should start a conversation with her.

I know really nothing about her except that she's asian and dyed her hair blonde, that's about it. The only thing I could come up with is asking her what she's listening to and go from there because she's always listening to music. I really can't find anything else to engage conversation and I don't want to use some lame pick-up lines and uh.. yeah !

Also I don't even know how old she is, I mean she's asian and they look young forever so she could be 15 and I couldn't even notice, I'm assuming she's older than that since she does her own laundry so unless her parents don't have washing machines or something she gotta be old enough to live by herself or something.

Anyway ! Overthinking stuff like usual ._.

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"Hi"

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WarThaNemesis2 posted...
"Hi"

Well yeah that's a given, but after!? I'm very bad at small talking (like very).

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LeonhartFour posted...
"Hey, how are you? Big Gulps, huh? All right! Well, see ya!"

Try that.

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the music thing is literally the perfect in

ideally it's something you like too and can talk about

if not either pretend you know it or ask her about it

you don't have to sleep with her the first time you talk to her, just get her excited to see you every time she goes to the laundromat

after 3 or 4 times just hanging out while you wait for your clothes, offer to walk her home or something and then see if she wants to get a cup of coffee

from there you're on your own

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TimJab posted...
the music thing is literally the perfect in

ideally it's something you like too and can talk about

if not either pretend you know it or ask her about it

you don't have to sleep with her the first time you talk to her, just get her excited to see you every time she goes to the laundromat

after 3 or 4 times just hanging out while you wait for your clothes, offer to walk her home or something and then see if she wants to get a cup of coffee

from there you're on your own

Ah yeah, I would have to go alone to do this. I think I'll have to stop going with my FLAMBOYANT HOMOSEXUAL roommate, it really hinders my chances.

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GranzonEx posted...
Unless you're Asian or you're rich, they will 100% not take interest in you. Just a heads up.

I'm caucasian and have like 0.84$ in my account (seriously). I have my chances !

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you don't have to sleep with her the first time you talk to her, just get her excited to see you every time she goes to the laundromat

after 3 or 4 times just hanging out while you wait for your clothes,

this made me laugh a lot for some reason.
probably because in my head i'm picturing her going "ooh! dirty panties, now i can go meet THAT GUY~!"

and then after meeting, they're clean.


the ninja answer is find some way to sneak off some of her clothes and pull a 'whoa how did this get here this isn't mine excuse me is this yours' after she's started washing them, offering to throw it in with your clothes since you two seem to share similar laundry times.

but if you aren't skilled enough to do that, you literally have a bag of clothes. SOMETHING in there has to be attention grabbing, besides the underwear.

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From: Ayuyu | #010
Ah yeah, I would have to go alone to do this. I think I'll have to stop going with my FLAMBOYANT HOMOSEXUAL roommate, it really hinders my chances.

how the hell do you have a flamboyantly homosexual roommate and trouble meeting girls? they're completely mutually exclusive. that dude should be a babe magnet

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I think I'll have to stop going with my FLAMBOYANT HOMOSEXUAL roommate, it really hinders my chances.

i would not count on this. if anything, use the gay guy to get in with her.

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LeonhartFour posted...
"Hey, how are you? Big Gulps, huh? All right! Well, see ya!"

Try that.

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Wanglicious posted...
you don't have to sleep with her the first time you talk to her, just get her excited to see you every time she goes to the laundromat

after 3 or 4 times just hanging out while you wait for your clothes,

this made me laugh a lot for some reason.
probably because in my head i'm picturing her going "ooh! dirty panties, now i can go meet THAT GUY~!"

and then after meeting, they're clean.


the ninja answer is find some way to sneak off some of her clothes and pull a 'whoa how did this get here this isn't mine excuse me is this yours' after she's started washing them, offering to throw it in with your clothes since you two seem to share similar laundry times.

but if you aren't skilled enough to do that, you literally have a bag of clothes. SOMETHING in there has to be attention grabbing, besides the underwear.

My clothes are pretty bland since I work pretty much all week so there's pretty much only my work clothes and underwears to wash, and my work clothes are black pants and black shirts, only black pants and shirt.

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Yeah, make a comment about something in your laundry or her laundry and lead in with a joke.

"Hey, I noticed you've got some hot pink thongs in your laundry there. In fact, I snatched a pair the last time we were both here when you weren't looking. I'm wearing it right now, actually. Wanna see?"

(Warning: This may not work)

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From: LeonhartFour | #018
Yeah, make a comment about something in your laundry or her laundry and lead in with a joke.

"Hey, I noticed you've got some hot pink thongs in your laundry there. In fact, I snatched a pair the last time we were both here when you weren't looking. I'm wearing it right now, actually. Wanna see?"

(Warning: This may not work)

do you mind if i dump my load in your........dryer

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however if the gay guy does it, it will work so long as he remembers to pull you into the joke too afterwards. either because she gets offended and he's teasing you in the process, leading you to talk to her, or because she laughed and he broke the ice for you well.

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Also, you could try reading this:



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LeonhartFour posted...
Also, you could try reading this:



Heh, my self-confidence went through the roof this year (Admittedly the roof was very low), I wasn't even able to talk to girls last year, now half of my circle of friends is girls so there's progress ! I'm still not up there and far from it but I'm climbing slowly.

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I don't know man.
I've never had a problem talking to strangers, though I usually don't have a reason to either. I guess my confidence comes from the fact that I'm ridiculously good looking though.

now half of my circle of friends is girls

Uh oh.

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From: pjbasis | #025
I guess my confidence comes from the fact that I'm ridiculously good looking though.

Really?

Huh, I wouldn't have guessed.

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From: StealThisSheen | #028
Being ridiculously good looking does make you confident.

I boxed a gorilla the other day, in fact.

Not that part.

That pjbasis is good-looking.

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You have a gay friend.

And you see that as a problem.

What.

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Seriously though, Dr. Horrible

I mean, it's not like I'm expecting you to go "Ah ha! Knew it all along!" but why is it particularly surprising? It's like you had some specific preconceived notion!

AlecTrevelyan006 posted...
You have a gay friend.

And you see that as a problem.

What.

This too.

Just get him to talk to her first or something.

AlecTrevelyan006 posted...
You have a gay friend.

And you see that as a problem.

What.

Nononono, ROOMATE, there's a difference.

Seriously everybody's assuming I'm gay once they learn we're roomate, the ****.

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LeonhartFour posted...
Not that part.

That pjbasis is good-looking.


I know. I just wanted to say I boxed a gorilla and make it seem like it fit into the topic.

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From: pjbasis | #032
I mean, it's not like I'm expecting you to go "Ah ha! Knew it all along!" but why is it particularly surprising? It's like you had some specific preconceived notion!

I did.

I suppose I assumed you were ugly because you hate FFX!

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you should open with telling her you're not gay

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Shoulda seen that one coming.

But I also wanna clear up that I'm nowhere near sep's level.
The ridiculously part was just a zoolander reference sadly.

SpeedYoshi posted...
you should open with telling her you're not gay

'' Hi, hey, what're ya listening to? And btw I,m not gay ''

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You ever see that movie Burlesque?

The girl thought the hot guy was gay until she found out when they were half-naked together. That's how you do that.

Of course, if you answered yes to that question, chances are you're gay.

Also it probably doesn't matter at all but that girl ain't the most feminine girl ever. I mean she's not a tomboy but she doesn't seem to care that much about how she looks, like no make-up, jeans that are at least one size too big for her etc. I guess it makes her charm.

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Nononono, ROOMATE, there's a difference.

Seriously everybody's assuming I'm gay once they learn we're roomate, the ****.

the difference is it goes from difficult to understand how it's a problem to IMPOSSIBLE to understand how you see it as a problem. he can get you in with girls. he's your roommate so they'll be willing to talk to you a bit more, either thinking you're gay too or curious as to what kinda straight guy has a gay roommate. both ways it's win/win.

seriously beyond understanding how this is a problem.

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From: Ayuyu | #024
now half of my circle of friends is girls

Abort city.

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...dude.
it's laundry.

never judge ANYONE by laundry. you know why the jeans are one size too big?
the rest are being washed.

nobody ever gets ready for laundry.

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Wanglicious posted...
...dude.
it's laundry.

never judge ANYONE by laundry. you know why the jeans are one size too big?
the rest are being washed.

nobody ever gets ready for laundry.

Nah but I passed by her on the street a few times, and she dress that way all the time it seems.

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Emporer_Kazbar posted...
From: Ayuyu | #024
now half of my circle of friends is girls
Abort city.

Doesn't mean anything, I have this one friend who had some steady girlfriends and his circle of friends is almost ONLY girls, so there.

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"Hey the machine needs $1.75 and I was kinda dumb and didn't grab enough, can I borrow a quarter?"

Gets you a slight in and you have to talk to her again to pay her back, and you look like a homeless person!

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okay so

what you need to do

is beat up some other guy in front of her

then do a fan dance



at least, that's what i learned from national geographic

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Viktor Vaughn posted...
okay so

what you need to do

is beat up some other guy in front of her

then do a fan dance



at least, that's what i learned from national geographic

Well I asked my roomate if he would be willing to be beaten up by me yesterday.

He said no.

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From: Ayuyu | #049
Well I asked my roomate if he would be willing to be beaten up by me yesterday.

He said no.

You could go for a fake fight and do the Rocky 3 Freeze Frame ending.

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