| Some interesting experiences here. I ran into her again yesterday with a bit more small talk / flirting but I was in a hurry... all it did was renew my interest. Okay let's get to the nitty gritty a bit.
Don't want anything serious. I believe my neighbor (HB9+) has multiple "boyfriends" and also is looking for a girlfriend. I've been monogamous with my girlfriend for over a year; we're recently opened up and she's definitely interested in my neighbor. I was concerned that the "borrow some sugar" type thing would be too cliche, but I guess if she's already interested somewhat then it should be fine. Currently I've got a few ideas with different levels of directness:
1) Wait until I run into her again, then say "Hey NAME can I get your opinion on something? What do you think of this girl?" and show her a picture of my girlfriend. Whatever her reaction, use that as a bridge to either go for a walk / have a drink to elaborate "I have a proposition for you".
2)Use an excuse to knock on her door, "I'm making food, and do you have XX I could borrow?" and then offer to share. If that gets her to come over (not very likely imo) then I could segue into the above conversation a bit more easily.
3)Wait until Tuesday (Jul 22) when my girlfriend comes to visit, then we both go knock on neighbor's door. Use this opportunity to invite her to a small party at my landlord's that evening. This is the most normal, and would be easier to sell my end goal with my girlfriend present, but also runs the risk of timing.
4)Go to her apartment with my girlfriend in tow and directly proposition her to do something else with us. Walk, drink, coffee, etc.
Once I've been able to get her into a decent conversation and build some comfort, the rest is all smooth sailing. I've been using indirect like a sonofabitch, but she's not home that often (she lives alone and likely spends much time at friends and boyfriend's houses). We ran into each other once at a party but no good opportunity presented itself. She's complimented me, watched me play bass at said party, typically initiates the conversations / greetings, and usually with my name as well. So the interest is almost definitely there, which is why I'm so strongly considering a direct approach. My game is rusty from being monogamous for so long, and I always freeze up when I run into her by chance... which, by the way, ranges from several days to weeks. We're both students on vacation, so no regular schedules either. I'm tired of waiting for chance encounters and parties/events to invite her to - and I'm running out of time. As far as I can see, I have nothing to lose, and everything to gain.
Anyways, tell me what you think of my above approaches and thanks for reading!
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