Approach #77
This is at the food court at the mall today. Had to exchange something at JC Penny, so got some Chik Fil A at the food court. Looked around, no lone wolves to approach. Eat my lunch, get up to leave, and see a super-duper hottie by herself, dressed professionally, in heels, eating and typing away on her phone. I sit far away and have to talk myself into it! I finally approach, and I know I was nervous, and as such talked too quickly and not loudly enough. I don't do the Super Direct approach often enough to be comfortable with it.
I told her I was on my way out and noticed her, and that she was the prettiest girl I had seen all day, and just had to meet her. We exchange names, I talked to her for 20 seconds or so, then ask if she is single. She says she is dating someone, so I walk off.
I sat down at her table when I approached like it was normal and saw no resistance from her to that.
I know asking if they are single is lame, but I was flustered and couldn't think of anything else to say.
Next!
PS-- it feels much, much, much better to go home after having had a girl tell you she has a BF than to go home and say, "Damn, I wish I had approached that girl..."