New Friends

I have really never been the type of person to walk up into a public place and just start talking to someone that I have never met before, especially girls! I have always been the shy type of guy so it is really hard for me to get dates. I don't know what it is about me, because I have always been told that I am a good looking man, but I don't feel that way about myself sometimes because I have such a hard time meeting women because I am almost scared to talk to them. I think it is the fact that I do not like rejection. As a matter of fact, I am scared to death of being rejected. What could I possibly do to get over this is what I really would like to know. I have always been told that it is easy to get dates if you just be yourself and initiate conversation with the opposite sex, but it is so hard for me to do! I have tried to just initiate conversation before, but it got me nowhere, not even a friendship out of it so I feel rejected when that happens. But anyways enough about that! I have been talking to this girl online now for almost a month, I enjoy talking to her! I have never met her in person, but I have asked her to meet me and go on a date with me to dinner, bowling and maybe a movie this up comming weekend. She told me we will see when it gets here so I am "Hoping" for the best! I would really like to meet her, because we have a lot in common. I would just like to have a chance to get to know her better and see if anything could happen out of it. But I do not want to rush her, I want it to be on her terms, when she feels like she is ready to meet me, so maybe one of these days we can actually get together and just have fun together whether it be a friendship or a relationship. But I am not going to rush into the relationship part until we both feel like that is what we want to do, so for now I just want to have the friendship part and go out on dates together! Well I gotta go for now, but not forever, so have a good night and I will be back soon!
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It's so much easier to meet people online, & there's no expectations, just.. easier for a nice conversation to take place.
But, the last few weeks I've really put myself out there & I can assure you that with every rejection comes a bunch of people who'll be totally into you. It's awesome.
[Anonymous]
You're a sweetheart. I understand the shy thing, I'm the same way. Unless someone comes up and talks to me first, I tend to keep to my little group.