I rarely go to clubs (though I am beginning to go to them quite frequently) and most girls I know I’ve known through college/politics/friends etc.
I was in a club last week and I was wondering what guys say when they randomly start talking to a girl out of nowhere?
I imagine it’s starts with Hi :rolleyes: but I was trying to figure out what came next.
Just a relevant conversation; don’t try thinking of lines or anything.
Some people find it very easy to start conversations with others and some don’t, but it’s more a manner than a specific thing they say every time.
My grandmother told me back when I was a teenager that to practice meeting girls, all I had to do was practice talking to people in general. If you can have a friendly chat with an old lady at a bus stop, you can have a friendly chat with a pretty girl in a club.
Anything beyond that is just a combination of luck, chemistry, circumstance, and a dozen other things that you can’t control. Just be friendly and you shouldn’t go far wrong.
Ah yes. THIS always works!
Must try this next time I have an opportunity.
Should I be prepared to be slapped?
I suppose it wouldn’t work when conversing with a girl in … say … a library, right?
Back when I was chatting up girls in bars/clubs, I would just say “I love this song” or “This place is jumping tonight” or something similarly positive that doesn’t require a real response. If I got a monosyllabic response I would smile and move on. If she said more or asked a question I took that as a sign that she was interested in talking to me.
Round here, the standard greeting in that situation is drunken slurring. Something along the lines of ‘Gnuaaarghha’, with maybe the occasional ‘nyatits’.
Suggested innocuous questions:
Where are you from?
Do you work? What do you do for a living?
Are you a student? Where do you go to school? What are you majoring in?
You’re looking for common interests. So, pick two or three topics that you’re interested in and ask if she’s interested in those same things. When you find something you both like, talk about that.
Good neutral topics:
Music
Sports
Travel
Weather
Food
Pets/Animals
Games - “Gaming” includes a lot, but chicks are gamers too, so if you’re a computer geek, don’t assume all women aren’t. Some chicks dig nerds. If you are one, you’ll have to do a little work, but we’re out there. You’ll find one.
Avoid politics or religion unless you really know what you’re talking about and you are not out to be “right”; that is, you can talk about something that’s controversial without getting all jacked up about it. If you can hear points of view that do not agree with your own and converse about those ideas respectfully, then maybe if things are going really well, you could dip a toe into the waters of political or religious discussion. I’d avoid it for a first meeting or first date.
Remember two things:
People love to talk about themselves. Go for open-ended questions. Avoid questions that logically only require a yes or no answer.
If you can’t think of anything to say to their answer (or you get a yes-or-no), ask “Why?” or “Why do you think that?”
Christ, with my generation (20-30) it’s “first comes hooking up at a party, then comes mindless texting, then comes sex, then comes breaking up 1-3 times, then comes living together, baby and maybe marriage”. Ick.
I’m not the OP, but if I could make a request? Can this be limited to serious responses? I have a feeling this thread is going to degerate into lots of posts of “witty” one-liners instead of what someone would really say.
Only if I had established significant eye contact would I approach a girl/women. When I did, I would say something honest, such as “I couldn’t leave here tonight without trying to meet you and talk to you”, and I would leave in some sort of honest disclaimer such as, “And it’s okay if you have no interest, but I’d be kicking myself if I didn’t try”
Coy, honest smiles mixed in with vulnerability, but laden with confidence (to even come over and be honest).
I think the all-time best play was to wait til the night was ending, or until she appeared to be leaving. If significant eye contact was made, she’d would leave anticipating some sort of regret that I didn’t come over, which I’d quickly relieve by getting to her as she was leaving or actually outside. Sort of forced some spontaneity on both parties, too – because, bam!, time to act!
First, it made the meeting short and closed-ended, but offered some sort of relief and satisfaction. The girl wasn’t faced with hours ahead in this club/whatever with me. Even if she was very interested, waiting until about the end or her exit removed 99% of whatever awkwardness might lie ahead.
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