Er,… um… well… I mean… Hi… (damn!) um… Gee, I love your shoes! (stupid, stupid, stupid!) I mean,… Hi, I’m UncleBill. How’s your name? (DAMN!)
I think stage fright is a fear of the unknown. You guys are lucky—you have people here who will surely be nice to you and who want you to flirt with them.
Cool.
Did I mention “wow”?
Oh yeah Big Bad Billy Club o’Luv…I’m buying this from you. You’re supposed to be the naive one here! [sub]Ya still got that lap open for me next Sat night though?[/sub]
Lap reserved. STANDING reservation! And naive? I can’t even SPELL the word!
There are some truly valuable relaxation techniques I can show you later, if you like. Preferably tonight, at my place. One is meditation, which involves sitting in quiet, private, darkened room together, listening to the sounds of each others’ breathing. The other technique is muscle relaxation, which, to be honest, I’d very much prefer to show you than just describe to you. Interested?
Oh, I should add that these techniques are only improved with practice, so you’ll need to come over often. Is that okay with you?
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:: points:: This? Oh, I’ll show you where it goes… 
I like a man with stamina!
I guess that’s something we’ll just have to work on a little, now won’t we? Get you to use your tongue a little more cleverly.
sigh And I thought you came here because you really wanted to learn, not just to ogle the teacher…
We need to have a talk about this, see if I can make you understand the value of this class. Follow me.
gets up, heads for her office, looks over her shoulder at LindyHopper
Are you coming?
Oh, I think practicing is far more fun for that sort of thing anyway…
Along with all the other great advice my professors gave while I was… um… busy… giving Verrain his final exam,
[sub]By the way, just where did you learn to do that thing where you… you know? 
Anyway, back to the question.[/sub]
my best suggestion is practice. Start with practicing with people you know. Co-workers you get along with, friends… The flirt is the hardest part and you won’t get over being afraid of it (I’m guessing that’s where your fear is coming from) until you do it more. If you start with people you’re comfortable with, maybe flirting with “safe” people. I flirt with my [sub]extremely hot[/sub] engaged co-worker a lot, because we both know there’s nothing to it. Also, use the boards. It’s not quite the same as RL, but if you try to imagine the flirt as if going on IRL, you can sometimes recognize the fears and have a little more time to work through it, and learn to face it a little easier the next time.
Follow Audrey. She knows.
Well, I’m NOT good at initiating the flirt. It’s not my strong suit. But there are a couple different ways to go about it, from what I’ve seen. First, you can jump on the good lines and build from there. The things that might be meant in all innocence, but can be taken sooooo many different ways. Always try to go for the subtlty with the comments rather than the blatancy.
The second way I can think of (hey, it’s still early for me, and I had a busy night last night! ) is by complimenting and striking up a conversation. This is used more IRL but can actually be used in both (though more e-mail, I think, than on the boards) When I had hair down to my butt, I got flirted with a lot. Guys would start out by complimenting my hair, then it would kinda… um… go from there.
The key with all of this, I think, is to pay attention to the signs. If you get a feeling that she’s interested, keep building on what you’ve done before. If you get the feeling like she’s a little wary, try changing tactics. If you get the feeling like she’s not interested at all, you may want to wait for the next moment of opportunity with another beautiful lady.
Ding ding!
Just another “peal” of wisdom.
Come here, Chief. I’ll give you something to go “Ding ding!” about…
::Steps ovwe Scralden’s limp body::
Think I killed him
Ok…I need to warm up for that private seminar…
Who’s up for the hardygrrl challenge?
Bet you can’t make me speechless
I can make you speechless!
:zzziiippp:
[sub]well SOMEBODY had to do it before ChiefScott[/sub]
Well, with hardygrrl, everyone’s done it before ChiefScott…
::D&R::
(Remember to disable smilies… remember to disable smilies…)
Unnecessary Roughness! 15 yards, loss of down, 4 minutes in the penalty box, three free throws and possesion to hardygrrl
::pulls UncleBill out of her mouth::
Well I did tell you I’d let you get on top this time…but you’ll have to tongue,oops talk me into it
:: Sits on edge of desk,legs crossed::
You’re at bat Bill…let’s see how you do
[Just posting one more time to clear the “email notification” thingy…]
eyes WIDE…moi sputters…and looks to her notepad
imaginin’ fiercely!!!
Um. Hi, UncleBill. I see a lot of you around here. I mean, y’know, um. Post-wise. flashin’ a smile
[sup]Whoa.[/sup]
freakin’ peeping toms!
Hmm… edge of desk, legs crossed…bring the kness up HERE, slide this thing in THERE, ooohhh, the SENSATION!