Good ways to introduce myself?

[l-o-s-t]

Here goes: Let's say that I'm ready to introduce myself to a girl. Outside of catching eyes with her and occasionally exchanging smiles, I've never had any kind of contact. So, in a sense, I'm a stranger. If I happen to catch her walking alone in a hallway, how might I go about introducing myself without being overly creepy? I've racked my brain for some kind of smooth opener, but wouldn't you know, I got nothing. Yes, I know I could just go up and be direct and to the point, but that doesn't really lend itself to further conversation, which is kind of what I'm going for...

[Adick]

What about "Hi"....seems to work well. Followed by, "My name is l-o-s-t". Of course if you are angling for the hallway, you can always "bump" into her and then say "excuse me" followed by the "Hi, my name is l-o-s-t"

[Guest]

As gay as this sounds, "it's only creepy if you believe it's creepy"

 

It's true. If you truly feel confident saying something, she's going to pick up on it. Don't look for some canned crap, find something that you feel comfortable saying to her. Also think of things to say before you actually talk to her, but don't make it a script. In other words, this is freestyle. Isn't all conversation freestyle?

 

If you get yourself in the mindset you HAVE to say this, it's lame. Don't be a computer, be a human. She'll accept you for this. She's already smiled at you and said hi, that means she doesn't think you're creepy. I'm assuming you know what a fake smile is and can determine that's not what she's giving you.

[l-o-s-t]

Ah, the direct approach. Classic, indeed. It just seems a bit awkward to me - and by awkward I mean more so that the situation already is. I've never had much luck with this approach in my limited experience - it always seems to go nowhere: "Hi, I'm l-o-s-t" "Hi l-o-s-t, I'm so-and-so" Then, silence...

I'm not the most social person in the world, so I kinda need a good kick in the arse to start a conversation, like a good, smooth, opening line.

 

I've got the direct approach as a fail-safe. But there have to be some more colorful ideas out there - there must be some universal conversation starter I've overlooked...

[Adick]

Dude--ask any woman lines just don't work! Be yourself and just say hello. If you are gonna use a line, you had better be sure it is outrageous to the point that she knows you cannot be serious and then she will take it as an attempt at humor!

[Topper]

I can bea bit shy. When i was younger it took me forever to approach a girl that i liked. When i did i would often get tongue tied and it was really awkward.

I Now have learned to use that to my advantage.

Pick a time when you will have a few Min's to talk to the girl. Walk up say hi I'm Lost. Now let her know you have noticed her for a few weeks day or whatever . But you were feeling to shy to just come up and say hi. Now at this point she will either give you a positive response like " You don't need to be shy, I Have also noticed you." Many woman think it's cute that a guy can be shy and bashful around them. Just play with it be be light and if you do feel awkward just play at being the bumbling idiot untill you gain some control. Being light and having a sense of humor. Put her at ease. After all she may very well also be shy and awkward when first meeting a guy. You could put her at ease. Now it is just a matter of seeing how things go from there.

[Trialbyfire]

Some women are uncomfortable about being cornered in a lonely hallway by some guy she's never talked to. If anything, try a more public place and make it simple and friendly. There will be an opportunity for you to say something funny to her while in a crowd of people. If she laughs, direct more conversation her way.

[l-o-s-t]

"Walk up and say: 'Hi, I'm lost'."

 

How true.