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Anon asks out a girl (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 6 days ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 75 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Hey Anon, you did great!

In this situation, as in many in life, Judo rules apply: Go with the punch, don't push against it.
This was a win, you just need to recognize it as that.

you proved yourself that you have lots of courage
you were not a creep when talking to a stranger
you dodged a bullet with that woman.
you tried something new. (might not have worked out at the first try, but can't really expect to be that lucky)

keep it up, don't lose heart, you'll find your match.

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

For real, I can probably count on my hands the number of times I tried cold approaches like that in my life. Especially with a pack of girls. Super duper ballsy of Anon. Much respect.

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Great comment, cold approaching in any situation can be intimidating but at the end of the day the worst that can happen is they say "no". And then you can go home and get high or drunk or whatever and not care. Each rejection hurts a little less each time.

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

I mean, better solution is to go hang with your friends and commiserate. Which, imo, is always something dating advice seems to avoid talking about. Dating is hard. Having a solid social support system to pick you back up again is crucial.