I feel like a 12 year old for asking this lol

Today at work, I went out to lunch with the co-workers and a waitress there was my all time biggest crush (all thorugh high school) I thought she moved away for college but there she was. You guys should've seen it! It was pure magic...er...I mean...it probably would have been if I actually talked to her lol I clamed up like a salt water muscle. I havn't had much social interaction as what people normally get so I was wondering what I should do lol. You can't belive how stupid I feel right now but I can't think.

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is it a small place?
go when you know she'll be workign and chat her up
or even just ask another staff person if they could get her for you
tell her you wanna catch up and such, and ask for her number

no big deal really, what's there to lose?

 

Put on Foxy Lady by Hendrix like they did in Waynes World for Garth.

 

i 2nd that.......

or you could bring one of those hand held karioke machines and sing some bonnie tyler (total eclipse of the heart).....gets em every time ;P

 

Even better! LOL

 

Man why is this hard. Talk her up until you find out if she is other wise attached at the moment. If she is wish her luck, if she is not ask her out.

 

Wheres jester when you need him? I dont know the best way to start up conversation, but once youre in it, just flirt a little, pay attention to her, keep your body turned at least partially towards her, stay within an arms reach, throw out a compliment every now and then (but try to be fairly casual about it).... just flirt and be attentive, those are the best way s to get a girsl attention.

 

I have social problems man lay off lol j/k, naw I know it's not hard I just need some different views on how to approach it. OH and it's a seafood restaurant, I hate seafood! so I can't exactly sit there and order something, unless I want Ice Cream every time I go lol

 

You have what is called
[size=-1]Caligynephobia[/size]
It's the fear of beautiful women. It happens to a lot of guys. I'm 47 and it happened to me 3 years ago.
You see a beautiful woman, and you make eye contact, then your heart races and you get all tongue tied. So you feel that rather than risk saying something that will sound stupid, or make you sound like a "12 year old", you say nothing. Then afterwards, you feel so dumb, like you let a perfect chance slip away from you.
What you need to do is relax, and remember this. She is just another human being. A beautiful one, granted, but get over the "extreem beauity" part and say something neutral, like hello. Then, as suggested by Duck and Allonym, keep it simple and suggest you "catch-up" on onld times. But know when to stop talking, and listen for her response.
Don't try to dominate the conversation.
Just relax and don't be afraid.
Good luck, and please keep us posted.

 

lol. That was cute.

Insomniac, I second all of the suggestions, especially Malapascua. If you can squeak out a "hello" it's an immediate welcoming sort of thing, and most women will respond positively. Keep it going with a simple "how's it going?" Short sentences, and as it warms up you'll probably have more to talk about.

 

Talk to her. JUst say "hey! I haven't seen you in ages... do you remember me?" then take it from there. If you can't summon the courage.. relax.. just get your best mate to ask her out for you... *reflects back to early high school*

 

Don't feel childish for being afraid to talk to someone you have a crush on. Most of us have at some point in our life have been struck silent for pretty much the same reason.
The hardest part is getting a conversation started because you dont want to say the wrong thing. My suggestion would be to try to talk about something that is common ground, and since you knew her in high school you could try talking about that ("do you remember Ms. X that taught English" etc). Once you get to talking about other things you will feel more relaxed and can bring up "so what are you doing after work"

Good luck! I hope everything works out for you.