Whew.... Need to dust this thread off and get back to using it! I had not been doing much lately. I gave some chick at work some eye contact while I was making a call the other way. She looked a way after a moment or two. A couple days later my buddy and his girlfriend came over. I gave her a bit of eye contact, even talked to her a bit. Hell, even went as far as teasing her a bit. Being friendly, you know, trying to crawl out of my shell, get comfortable with other people and such. Taught both of them to play a couple bars on a guitar.
Yesterday I gave another cutie at work some eye contact. She needed to get some place and I was in the way, she said something to me while I was helping a guest so I did not hear her, she spoke a bit softly, so I looked at her face, eyes, lips and went huh!? She repeated her self and I got out of the way
A part of me wants her, the other part of me says stay away from the co-workers. Gets really uncomfortable trying to go after a co-worker. Things get awkward if you don't know what you are doing. Perhaps I should just try to be friendly (I tend to do that anyway) but I suspect I will end up wanting her more if I do that.
Today I kind of shocked my self and got my self out of that rut that I had been in where I was not talking much to anyone. Opened 4 women, well if talking to women at work counts at all!? One, an old lady, asked her if she needed something... worked great too because there was some one else right next to me, so I helped the lady and opened the next one. She had a kid, but I figure it was practice. Asked her how's it going and I got the reply pretty good and she asked me the same, I told her okay but a bit niffed that I was working and missing out on the great weather (this was my angle today LOL). I told her to have a nice day as she left, she thanked me and her hubby walked up to her.
A few moments later another girl walks by, and I open her. Had just a slightly longer chat with her, using my "weather angle" today. She seemed nice to talk to. Guess her mom was with her, because a few moments her mom walked up to her. As they walked off, the chick told me to have a nice day, I tell her to do the same.
Before the end of my shift tonight some slim chick needs some balloons. I got a nice chat with her, perhaps 10 min while I am blowing up some balloons. She was getting the balloons for a party. She gave me a crap load of information while I was having this employee/ customer interaction. I made a few jokes, which got some chuckles. Party girl. It did cross my mind to chat her up some more while I was blowing up her balloons but she did not really do it for me. I probably could have turned this into more then just a customer / employee interaction. I mean she gave me so much information I could of asked a ton of questions.
I noticed that little thing in your gut when you get nervous was there again, but it has been a while since I done any "opens"
And yes, I know im using my job as a crutch right now, but as I said before, its a start. Now, If I can just keep on it!
I also noted not one time did anyone tried to tell me to get lost or anything. Most where pleasent (maybe because it was basicly just the interaction type?)
