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" Your stress: &amp;quot;I have nothing to say.&amp;quot; Get over it! Get the ball rolling. You don&amp;#039;t have to be loaded with fascinating facts to talk to dudes \u2014 you just have to listen to what they&amp;#039;re saying and ask questions in a cool, casual way. When you seem genuinely interested, it makes people want to keep talking. (So the pressure is off you!) Sneaky tip: Be prepared. Start the conversation with a few stock questions. (&amp;quot;What have you been up to?&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Have you ever seen this group live?&amp;quot;) Then look for a way to drop in a few of your stories, so he can ask you Qs! Your stress: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m not the prettiest girl in the room.&amp;quot; Get over it! Be the coolest. Being easy to talk to is about knowing how to steer the conversation in interesting directions \u2014 like by chuckling at his jokes, cracking your own, or playfully arguing about movies \u2014 and not at all about what you look like. It&amp;#039;s what will make every guy feel comfortable around you! Sneaky tip: Act fast. When you debate for half the party if you should talk to him, your anxiety just builds. So channel your cool-girl vibe and vow to approach him in the first three seconds you see him! Your stress: &amp;quot;If he wanted to talk to me, he&amp;#039;d come talk to me.&amp;quot; Get over it! Make the first move. You have no idea what&amp;#039;s going through his head: He might be painfully shy, worried you&amp;#039;ll reject him \u2014 or he could be thinking the same thing about you! Don&amp;#039;t let your assumptions hold you back from giving it a shot. Be the more confident person and start the conversation first. Sneaky tip: Feel out his interest. Ask a casual question to put his nerves at ease. (&amp;quot;Do you think it&amp;#039;s okay if I parked in the driveway?&amp;quot;) If he gives you his full attention, great. If not, whatever \u2014 it was hardly a confession of love! Your stress: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ll die of embarrassment if he rejects me.&amp;quot; Get over it! Get gutsy. The potential for a great connection totally outweighs the chance that he&amp;#039;s not interested. Worst-case scenario: He&amp;#039;s not. Then just make a joke to escape gracefully, like, &amp;quot;Okay, I&amp;#039;ll be over here talking to the plants!&amp;quot; At least then you&amp;#039;ll never wonder, What if I&amp;#039;d talked to him? Sneaky tip: Enlist a friend. Tag along while she approaches his friend, so all four of you can talk. That way, you&amp;#039;ll get a chance to hit it off \u2014 but won&amp;#039;t have to zero in on him right away (so no chance for rejection!). "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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