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This number thing is really fucking people over. Guys... for God's sake. STOP...GETTING...NUMBERS. It's too easy...and too safe. If you play it safe, you'll never make it further. For the approach part...I'm not trying to pull shit on Mystery but there's one thing he was very wrong about. And that is that approach doesn't matter. If you can initiate a convo, it doesn't matter shit.
1. "Safe vs. risky" and "easy vs. difficult" aren't useful metrics when it comes phone numbers. It's far more useful to think about the level of connection achieved while gaining that number. If you can develop a deep connection, you're all set. If the shared numbers are associated with trust, strong emotions, and excitement for future events, you're getting dates. . . .lots of dates. Something to consider:
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2. The importance of opening: The truth probably lies somewhere between the two extreme thoughts. It's not everything, but a fun 'middle' is much easier to achieve with a fun 'beginning'.
@ OP
Madals is offering good advice. From what you wrote, you don't seem like a naturally intimate guy; By this, I don't mean 'sexually' but with everything in your life. You're disconnected. . .
Most people stay true to their character throughout all aspects of their lives. Meaning . . . curious people are curious all the time and sensitive people are sensitive to everything. Likewise, truly intimate people (socially/sexually) are intimate with everything in their lives. You've seen them, and you probably know a few. These are the people who go shopping for veggies and they stare at them under a light, smell them, and bend them. They smell something new on a friend and they'll shove their noses right up to her hair and go, "New shampoo?" Instead of tossing away old bottles of perfume, they'll save them to remember their intimate moments. This is who you need to become; start touching everything that's in your life, the wooden chair, crystal glass, bark of a tree, smooth velvet, leather sofas . . . Start paying attention to the physical details to everything. It might seem ridiculous now . . .but the idea is to gain appreciation for these things in life. . . because:
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I cant touch her without being ovbious about it, lack of structure and concentration while talking. I give too much importance to words.
The OBVIOUS thing to do in certain situations is to touch. If you share a fun moment with anybody, you high five. If you want to grab her attention, you grab her elbow. If you're curious about something, you tap on her shoulder. These are the obvious 'friendly things'. But with some practice, other things will become 'obvious'. . . In a noisy bar, you'll whisper something by pressing your lips to her ear. . . then where do your hand go? You're leaning in . . .it's only natural to brace yourself a bit by putting your hand on her thigh and/or shouder. If you're standing, it's only natural to bring your hips close to each other when you do this, otherwise, you'll be bent over with your hip stuck out like some kid at a junior high dance. It's OBVIOUS that you hold her hand when she tells you something intimate or personal. Even if she does this in jest, you hold her hand a give it right back to her, "Aww . . . that's deep." There are of course, plenty more 'obvious things' when it comes to touching but these things will become obvious to you when you let yourself become more intimate with everything around you. I know it might seem silly . . . but just start now . . . with everything around you now. Make this a habit.
Finally, start a journal . . . and get "intimate" with your own journal.