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After seeing a few shy guy threads, I believe, as a shy guy, I should say something:

JUST ASK THEM, FOR GOD'S SAKE!

Thank you for your time and attention. Now remember this thread.

What if they're too shy to answer?

You can jump on them, have Yoshi eat them, knock a shell into them, or throw eggs them.

What if they're too shy to answer?

D'argh. Nobody's that shy.

Kewl! 1500 posts!

But I’m not gay :confused:

oh and we need a shy guy thread so I can give a balls first anecdote about what stopped me from being shy

But I’m not gay :confused:

oh and we need a shy guy thread so I can give a balls first anecdote about what stopped me from being shy

Do it here.

D'argh. Nobody's that shy.How do you know?

How do you know?

To quote Ilaer: This Jello Biafra person in particular grows most annoying!

D'argh. Nobody's that shy.

Kewl! 1500 posts!

False on two counts, true on one, in that order.

nah, make friends with them first - got to gain that trust and make sure they can understand your mannerisms so they know they can interpret any advances accurately. (that was a crap sentence, i hope it makes sense)

That makes sense.

nah, make friends with them first - got to gain that trust and make sure they can understand your mannerisms so they know they can interpret any advances accurately. (that was a crap sentence, i hope it makes sense)

Do it here.

Yay :fluffle:

Well it was January and I had just arrived in batfish (a word my spellchecker assures me exists) nowhere Trent valley army recruitment base-thingy.

So out comes this old sergeant with a fancy cane to teach us how to form up into ranks now I will skip the boring parts but what the sergeant said has become one of the fundamental philosophies of my life “bollocks out front, arse clenched” and for some reason this stuck and I spent the rest of the time there dragging people across finish lines and saying what comes to mind

Now here is my advice for shy types just keep your bollocks forward and things will come naturally for some reason, plus your posture gets better and you get a hell of allot more manly looking

edit: why is nothing as interesting as it was in my head?

nah, make friends with them first - got to gain that trust and make sure they can understand your mannerisms so they know they can interpret any advances accurately. (that was a crap sentence, i hope it makes sense)

That, i must say, is Excellent advice. I will follow it.

To quote Ilaer: This Jello Biafra person in particular grows most annoying!;) It's an aweome quote, isn't it?

Anyway, the TV says that shy guys, when confronted, still are sometimes too shy to answer, and my TV wouldn't lie, would it?

After seeing a few shy guy threads, I believe, as a shy guy, I should say something:

JUST ASK THEM, FOR GOD'S SAKE!

Thank you for your time and attention. Now remember this thread.

QFMFT

what the sergeant said has become one of the fundamental philosophies of my life “bollocks out front, arse clenched”Trying to make a good first impression, eh?

just keep your bollocks forward and things will come naturally
Is that so...?

Trying to make a good first impression, eh?

pfft this is the same sergeant who laughed at me for listing Progressive music as one of my interests and then again for listing the war on terror as the most recent British war :mad:

Is that so...?

either that or you will hit one of those low lying yellow posts :( :p

pfft this is the same sergeant who laughed at me for listing Progressive music as one of my interests and then again for listing the war on terror as the most recent British war :mad:No, I meant by featuring your bollocks prominently.

This thread makes me laugh.

"Bollocks out front, arse clenched"? Classic :D

And "Just talk to them" won't necessarily work. If you're not on generally-good terms beforehand, some particularly suspicious shy people might think that you're only pretending to be friendly in order to set them up for some oh-so-amusing fall in the future.

If you're dealing with one of these types, and you (or any of your friends, or anyone who might have been associated with you somehow) have been at all hostile to the newfound object of your affections, you might as well just give up really.
If you're really persistent then you can try being gently friendly (in a non-threatening, not-too-fast way) for a very long time, until it seems normal to your victim. Don't go fast, or they'll think you're taking the piss (and you'll be back to Square One, but worse, because that's not even an amusing way to take the piss), and don't let yourself, your friends or anyone who could somehow be associated with you do anything that a suspicious person might perceive as hostile towards them.

;) It's an aweome quote, isn't it?

Anyway, the TV says that shy guys, when confronted, still are sometimes too shy to answer, and my TV wouldn't lie, would it?

*falls over laughing*
You still have that quote in your sig, Jello Biafra? :D
We'll have to have a debate about something else someday; I'll see if I can get a good quote from you.

Ilaer

Just to clarify: IRL, I'm very shy around girls. I'm speaking as a shy guy.

On conversing with shy guys in an attempt to determine reciprocation of specific, gender-related emotions:
1. Apply booze
2. Apply flirting
3. Apply subtle suggestions
4. Remove panties
5. Win

The reverse, amongst shy girls, is not held to be true.

¬_¬

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b1/Cowboyshyguy.jpg?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b1/Cowboyshyguy.jpg?

You win the thread.

I sorta gave up (even though I never tried) on getting girls. The only girls I really talk to are lesbian or something.

I suck @ life.:D

Can you just picture a shy girl trying to ask a shy guy anything?

Her: Ummm, aah, well....
Him: Aaah, mmmm, ummm, yeah?
Her: Aaaah, mmmm, hi... runs away
Him: runs away.

You win the thread.

Schweet

My problem is I'm too indoctrinated to "guy talk" so that I don't know how to approach girls.

Dark humor is definitely not a turn on.

My problem is I'm too indoctrinated to "guy talk" so that I don't know how to approach girls.

Dark humor is definitely not a turn on.
Just remember:
No rape jokes
No dead baby jokes
No mother jokes.

"Your dad" is perfectly acceptable as a witty retort, lewd suggestions are a real turn on and being absolutely smashed is hella sexeh. *nod*

This cuts down on about 95% of my material, but I shall try.
Be creative with your current material then. Tell a dead baby joke, followed quickly by stating "although I love children and would some day like to have some of my own." It shows you have a caring side and thus may prove suitable as father to her unborn child.

Just remember:
No rape jokes
No dead baby jokes
No mother jokes.

"Your dad" is perfectly acceptable as a witty retort, lewd suggestions are a real turn on and being absolutely smashed is hella sexeh. *nod*

This cuts down on about 95% of my material, but I shall try.

After seeing a few shy guy threads, I believe, as a shy guy, I should say something:

JUST ASK THEM, FOR GOD'S SAKE!
Pretty much. I'm somewhat shy... and I'd have no problem whatsoever with a guy asking me out (so long as he isn't ugly).

My problem is I'm too indoctrinated to "guy talk" so that I don't know how to approach girls.

Dark humor is definitely not a turn on.

As a natural born shy-guy, I offer the following advice (to any shy guy, girl or anyone in general);

Step 1: -Find Common Ground-. Stop worrying about 'guy talk' or 'girl talk'. If there's someone in particular you have your eye on, odds are there is at least one thing you have in common, i.e the same class, you live in the same apartment building, you shoot heroin together whatever. Talk about something you're likely both to have in common; the teacher is wearing the same clothes all week, the old guy who lives in 7B fell asleep in the elevator again, the heroin's really fuckin' good... whatever.

Step 2: -Humour is the Greatest Aphrodisiac- Humour is your friend. It can turn the plainest person into a total player. Find your particular brand of humour. Be careful. Try not to be offensive, or at least, if you can be offensive, make sure you can get away with it. Self-deprecating humour is good too, but be careful not to come across as whiny and angst-ridden.

Step 3: -Master the Art of the Double-Entendre- It's lame, but it's an effective way of being flirty and stupid at the same time. If you can somehow find the double-entendre in any sentence, you can immediately start turning your humour into an effective flirting tool. Not only is there the potential to create laughter, it's a way to gauge someone's interest.

Step 4: -Do Something- By now, you should have a basic understanding of one another. Do something together. You're already probably talking about what your favourite movies are, or favourite bands, or whatever. Do something together. Don't worry about it being a 'date' or anything. But take care of your appearance (which you should do all the time anyway.) Do something together.

Step 5: -Blossom Grasshopper, Blossom- Let nature take its course. If you're still shy, then you're probably not really communicating and it's just not meant to be. But don't despair! Mikesburg's 5 step plan can be applied again and again!

Act Now!

Warning: Mikesburg is terribly single and has no clue what he's talking about. Mikesburg's 5 Step Plan has been known to cause the following symptoms; shortness of breath, erectile disfunction, anal leakage, bad jokes, temporal anomalies, howling at the moon, forum-humps with Neesika, a fondness of sugar-crisp, and premature hair loss. The Mikesburg 5 step plan has been known to cause World War I. It is also illegal in the states of Illinois, Maine, and the Province of Quebec. Use at own discretion.

As a shy guy, I would be very suspicious if a girl I didn't know well asked me out, told me she liked me, etc. I guess I'm a bit paranoid as well. I think some sort of friendship or trust needs to be in place for me to believe her.

As a tangent, one of the worst situations to be in is as a shy guy trying to ask a shy girl out. It takes about two months to finally give up on all of those "this week is a bad week to ask her out because..." And even if you're sending out signals to her she doesn't respond. Of course, you try to avoid signals because *gasp* "what if she finds out I like her and doesn't like me." And then when you finally do ask her out you both are incredibly tentative on the date.

Wow, I can't believe this is my first post.

The only girls I really talk to are lesbian or something.
Or something?

Or something?

Asexual?