Vaxidd8 wrote:
Casual small-talk is always a good jumping off point, followed by an introduction.
There have been times where guys I'd never previously met would come up to me, make casual small-talk, then suddenly introduce themselves. Maybe it was the way they all delivered themselves, or it could very well be me, but it would always throw me off. Felt awkward, too. For some reason I'd be more comfortable with a guy approaching, introducing himself first, and
then making conversation. It's almost like the small-talk seems pointless to me - if you just wanted to know me then why not come out with it right away? Dancing around the issue doesn't do anything. Randomly introducing yourself in the middle of a conversation disrupts the flow of things, as well.
(It's probably just me.)
Ahhh so, in other news, I never really thought I'd be the type who'd be in an internet-based relationship. I never thought they would be fulfilling enough. Lo and behold, dude comes in, I throw all my previous notions out the window and we decide to "see" each other. I was pretty adamant about not wanting him to commit to anything or for us to get any more serious than just admitting we liked each other until we got to see one another.
Just spent the weekend with him and it was fantastic. The hardest thing now coping with the lack of physical contact now that I've actually experienced it. I want this to work, though, more than I have anything else.