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How to get rid of shyness?

I'm too shy to talk to this girl I like, it's f*cking up my chances and if I don't fix myself now, I'll kick myself forever. So, I'm 16 and never dated and shy to talk to her, or maybe afraid since I'm afraid she might think I'm just an idiot. How do I get rid of it? And what do I talk to her about once I do? I really like her, so for gods sake don't reply "be yourself" because I know the real me and I f*cking suck. I'm ugly and I know all the popular and they know me and we talk and hang out many times but I'm still not popular (wtf?), but I know popularity won't matter sh*t once high schools over, so I don't give a f*ck about it. How do I get rid of my shyness and how do I talk to her and ask her out?

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  • 1 decade ago

    Say 'hi, how are you?' ask her has she heard some new song/about such a band/is she going to some gig...talk about your teachers being dumb, someone getting embarassed...dont push the conversation too much. Look her straight in the face and smile. If she smiles back great, if she does not then stop smiling and loking straight at her. ..one way to get over shyness is to get a job somewhere where there are lots of customers. I got a job in a bar when I was 19 but this is Ireland, maybe its different where u are. But this worked great for me...I was really shy..but once I got this job I had loads of boyfriends and a great time ;)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You gotta realize that everyone on this entire planet has insecurities. Every single person. The only difference between someone who is outgoing & confident and someone who is shy & withdrawn is the fact that the guy who has confidence decided to not live his life constantly focusing on what he dislikes about himself.

    All you have to do is get out of bed, brush off your fears and start looking people in the eyes. Start speaking up. Start to let everyone know who you are and that you're not afraid to be yourself. It really is that easy. Every person can be a interesting, cool person.

    It's going to be uncomfortable and hard at first, but fvck, this is your life and you can do whatever the hell you want with it. Talk to her. Compliment her. Ask her to hangout after you get to know her. If she likes you, cool. If she doesn't, then what can you do, right? Good luck.

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    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Ok, first just take it slow. It may be embarrassing, but you should just flirt with her. Get up the courage to say hi, at least. Go out of your way to walk across the room, just to ask if you can borrow a pencil. You know...

    Then when the time comes, and you are ready to ask her, just make sure that her friends aren't around her. They may set a bad influence, or embarrass her. Ask her what she's doing on Friday. Or whatever.

    A much easier way to do it, is to ask her to a dance. Just be the first one to it and you need to blurt it out. It is okay if you are shy, and you can't really over come shyness (you can't get rid of it forever!!) but you can temporarily. So, when you are feeling extra confident then go for it.

    The best way to ask her out is to EXPECT nothing!!! Then when she rejects...its okay.

    Source(s): me
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    hey man i feel the same way u do. its hard man it is. but to progress u need to step a little out of ur comfort zone...so start off small and build ur way up. start with simple stuff, bein polite, a quick smile, dont make it seem like ur nervous. be confident as u can, say hey once in a while, offer help with school work, hold the door for her, that stuff. also, like others said hi her up on face book....but remember that that wont help u being not shy in person too much.

    Source(s): bro knowledge
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  • 1 decade ago

    Well you pretty much answered your own question, you need some confidence man, I had a situation much like yours. You need to be more confident, you can do it, build muscle, run, do stuff to make you feel better about yourself. And lastly, grow some balls kid you won't get the girl if you don't try. Why would she think your an idiot for thinking she's hot? She would be glad someone felt that way toward her

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Haha. You need to calm down. You're putting yourself in a bad position. I'm sure if you were more positive you wouldn't have a problem with "being yourself". Just start talking to her. "How do I talk to her?" Writing a letter would be lame, she'd be like "What the hell?" It's just weird. Just go up and be like "hey I see you have _insert teacher name here_ is he/she cool?" Or if you share the same teacher be like" i didn't get the homework for that class, could you help me?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    lol @andrew haha

    Im really shy. but I got with a girl that I would normally have never gotten and I've been with her for 6 months and I love her! get a buddy to hook up with one of her friends and go on a double date, that will make things less awkward. thats my personally opinion. Just wait for it. you know those days where you feel way more confident than you normally would? like go to a party and get all crazy and have fun (that usually boosts my confidence for some reason), then ask her on a date. thats one way to do it too haha.

    Source(s): life.
  • 5 years ago

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Fake accounts on facebook is a step in the right direction.

  • Mabe
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    don't think your an idiot for one thing..think of a few things you know about, and like to do..that's all there is too it, really it's just like trying to make a new friend, and you tell them about yourself, and what you like to do, and whether you have pets, or who's in your family, or what friends you know, movies, songs, you want me to go on?..anyway just have fun, who cares, and see what she has to say about who, what, when, where, and why things are going on..

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