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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by TheSecondStain, Jul 15, 2014.

  1. RSS

    RSS Well-Known Member

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    This! You'll come across waaaay too eager if you ask again too soon!
     
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  2. PompeyLapras

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    Indeed, but the circumstances in a lot of those instances were absurd.

    Yeah, just chatting over Facebook messenger. And being in PotterSoc, there's' always the possibility of seeing her on a Thursday. How long are you talking about, just out of curiosity?
     
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  3. TheSecondStain

    TheSecondStain Needs an early night

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    If you were asking me, a week to 10 days. Any longer and she'll think you've lost interest.
     
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    I don't think I'm quite as bad with girls as PL (no offence PL), but I'd like to ask advice of you wise people.
    I work with a small group. There's 13 of us (including me). A new girl started at work the other week and I quite like her. I'm playing it cool at work at the moment, but I get an inkling that she might like me. Too small an inkling at the moment to know either way yet. Don't know what to do about it. I work in such a small group that making a move could be awkward if she goes for it, or even if she doesn't.
    What do you think I should do?
     
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  5. Le Tissier's Laces

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    We're trying to put something together, yes.
     
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    Le Tissier's Laces Well-Known Member

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    If neither of you are intending to leave that job soon, just take it easy and see how it pans out naturally. The right moment, or at least an obvious moment will emerge from that at some point.
     
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    If she's at Pottersoc on Thursday, great. Just don't badger her on messenger now.
     
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  8. Saints_Alive

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    Good old fashioned flirting will tell you what you need to know, if she responds, then go for it before any other lothario fancies his chances.
    Romancing is a numbers game, the more tickets you buy the better chance you have of winning a prize.
    Fearing rejection is just a barrier you have to overcome and become desensitized to. Good Luck RSS!
     
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    Very true.
     
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  10. Beddy

    Beddy Plays the percentage

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    Talk to her get to know her just show a friendly interest without making it obvious you are asking for personal reasons. Find out her interests see what you have in common. She will give you opportunities to ask the vital question eventually if she is interested. She will start to approach you for help or what ever if she feels she can trust you. Above all else you need to find out if she has a steady boyfriend but that must come out in a natural way. Don't push it just make friends.
     
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    Thanks for the advice all. I'll try and take it on board. Good news is, I know she hasn't got a boyfriend. Came out of a relationship not long before she started at my work.
    I have talked to her a bit when I can. I organised work welcome drinks for her. She's new to the city as well as the job so have done my best to make her feel welcome. Gave her my jumper when we left the pub and she took it home with her. One good bit of advice that I've heard is to just take your jacket/jumper off and put it round a girls shoulders if she's obviously cold. If you ask, they may say no even if they would actually like it (Women eh!). She was also texting me when she went out with her housemates and was drunk. Oh and started the texting asking if I wanted to join her. I was busy. Took that for a good sign maybe. My birthdays coming up, so I'm having a house party and she's coming to that so I've got plenty of chances not to be useless.

    Thing is, I'm good at making friends with people. Just not so good at projecting myself as potentially more then that. I can't flirt!
     
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    Cool! Will you keep us posted on that one?
     
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  13. Le Tissier's Laces

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    Of course!

    The above all sounds v positive btw. Just don't make it a 'thing'. Be natural.
     
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    Ask to nick her no.
     
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    Not this Thursday, but yeah I was going to say, I should aapply the same principle to messenger too. Think Friday or Saturday would be ok?

    Shame we're not going to fireworks but as they say in Mulan, she's a girl worth fighting for and as they say in the Beautiful South love takes time we all agree
     
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    FFS - I've woken up to find Koeman's Korner is now Dear Deidrie.
     
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    Ignore this post
     
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    Good on you for doing it. I am in the other camp; turn up have a pint, play a couple of songs and don'y honestly give too much thought to all the setting-up.

    Well done old chap!
     
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    BBC presenter saying to a women with cancer "you have terminal cancer don't you", when she actually doesn't.
     
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