Originally Posted by Kendoon

ctrl + Fn + both shifts

do it once or twice until it goes back to normal

Actually, I got it back. I use ctrl+shift, seems to work.

Originally Posted by NowHere

Actually, I got it back. I use ctrl+shift, seems to work.

blasphemy

you're still a tool though

Originally Posted by SilentWalker

You know what? Try it. It's been suggested in the thread many times, but actually try it. Don't post in this thread anymore. Really, don't. Go out there and actually find some girl, any girl...or even guy (not in a strange secluded space of course), sit down, and talk. Talk.

Forget your inhibitions for just one day. Forget about making mistakes. Think of it as a page in your life that you can just rip out if anything goes wrong. Just whip up a convo and talk. Don't try to make matter out of thin air...really talk. If it's a girl and she's attractive...and after talking to her you think you like her, ask her out.

I’ve never tried it, but that’s because I never had the courage to. Maybe you’re better than me.



...oh, and be a dear and tell us how it goes, will you?

I really like your attitude and outlook on life.

Originally Posted by rcrw88

I really like your attitude and outlook on life.

Jesus christ.

Originally Posted by Kendoon

blasphemy

you're still a tool though

Tools are the ones who think they're doing the using.

Originally Posted by NowHere

Tools are the ones who think they're doing the using.

I'll get you next time, gadget!

NEEEXXXXT TIIIME!

Originally Posted by Kendoon

Jesus christ.

Hmm? ????????????????????? ?????

Originally Posted by rcrw88

Hmm? ????????????????????? ?????

Nothing

SOMETIMES I LIKE TO TOUCH *****

Originally Posted by SilentWalker

...oh, and be a dear and tell us how it goes, will you?

You mean, "be a lamb"?

To the OP: Instead of analyzing human interaction to death, why don't you just go out and actually talk to people? It doesn't have to be girls that you find attractive, just be friendly and talk to people the next time you're in line for coffee or while waiting for a lecture to start, etc. If the person reacts negatively, move on and try it again with someone else. If they also react negatively, change your approach. That's the only way people develop people skills. I mean, what's the worst that's going to happen if it doesn't go well? They leave. What's the big deal with that? It's not by thinking about how to socialize with people, it's actually doing it. I mean, how do children learn their social skills? It's certainly not by sitting by themselves and reflecting on the most effective method on making friends, it's through trial and error. If you're friendly and not super creepy (e.g. staring at their chest, leaning in really close), most people are pretty friendly and receptive to attempts at conversation. Just learn how to interact with people as human beings instead of as a way to "get girls". Really, there is value in that on its own.

Originally Posted by Kendoon

Nothing

SOMETIMES I LIKE TO TOUCH *****

Oh, okay.
Thats okay, different strokes for different folks. And in your case its the stroking of.....

Originally Posted by NowHere

I disagree, I think those are perfect places! Why do you feel that way?

Now that I think about it, I kind of take it back.

I worked in a different city in the summer, and I rode the bus with the same guy for the entire 4 months. For the first 2 months, he didn't say anything to me. One day, he made a joke about how we always missed our transfer bus (while we were waiting at the bus station). We talked the entire bus ride and got along great. After talking for a few days, he asked to add me on Facebook. A little while later, he asked for my work email. We talked almost every morning and every night on the bus for the rest of the summer. But he never, EVER asked me out. We're still friends today. I think the difference is that he never made me feel like he was talking to me solely because he wanted to ask me out. He talked to me like a friend, not like a "Hello, my name is ___ and I'd like to date you" kind of thing.

Having said that, I still don't want strangers talking to me on the bus. Maybe I'm paranoid, but I have safety issues on the bus in the first place. I don't want to be talking to strangers at like 10pm when it's pitch black outside. That's just me though, I'm sure not all girls are like that. Maybe it's a thing that most guys will never understand, I don't know. But when I'm on the bus alone or in the middle of the street, my only goal is to get home. I live in downtown Hamilton so I've trained myself to be very very cautious when I'm alone. But when I'm at school, with friends, at the movies, the mall, etc., I'm not paranoid about anyone approaching me. It's just the bus and on the street when I'm alone.

Originally Posted by rcrw88

I really like your attitude and outlook on life.

Thanks. I actually really appreciate that.
Putting it into practice with this introverted attitude of mine is really hard though.

I have an offer for anyone who wants to practice approaching people. I am in the student centre every Thursday between 6 and 6:30 eating dinner on my own. If you want to approach someone and not worry about them taking it the wrong way or anything, come join me. I normally sit behind the Tim Hortons and am reading a newspaper. I'm short and have short curly hair (it's now shorter than it is in this picture). If conversation ends up being super awkward, it's not a problem because I have to leave for night class anyway. If the conversation goes well, you can always show up the next week.

Originally Posted by AlienSummer

I have an offer for anyone who wants to practice approaching people. I am in the student centre every Thursday between 6 and 6:30 eating dinner on my own. If you want to approach someone and not worry about them taking it the wrong way or anything, come join me. I normally sit behind the Tim Hortons and am reading a newspaper. I'm short and have short curly hair (it's now shorter than it is in this picture). If conversation ends up being super awkward, it's not a problem because I have to leave for night class anyway. If the conversation goes well, you can always show up the next week.

Interesting idea. Good luck with that; hopefully you don't have like half-a-dozen lurking introverts planning to dine with you.