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at the end of the day my right shoulder smells of women’s perfume

That’s gotta count for something right?

If you have to ask this question, you know it doesn’t count.

Also, I think you’d be better trying to flirt with the Salsa ladies than sniffing for their perfume on your shoulder

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And many of the salsa ladies hate this as they just want to dance and not navigate the minefield of various men trying to hit on or grope them.

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You just gotta keep it casual and not creepy. Basic small talk, talk about the lessons, what’s going on in your life, current events, etc.

If they’re receptive to that and you start hitting it off, then you can try to go for a non weird compliment or ask if they want to grab some food after the lesson or something.

As for non weird compliments, avoid physical attributes that can’t be changed and don’t be sexual about it. Nice boobs = not okay. I like your hairstyle = okay.

I have the social awareness of a brick but have managed to go from being like anon in the greentext to actually pretty decent at getting girls.

The biggest part is just putting yourself in situations where single women are present so you can practice your casual conversation skills with them, so anon is halfway there.

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The biggest part is just putting yourself in situations where single women are present so you can practice your casual conversation skills with them, so anon is halfway there.

This is my biggest issue. I’m shockingly good at speaking like a human and whenever I’ve actually managed to get a date it has always turned into multiple dates. But I don’t know where to meet single women. I’m not photogenic enough to stand out on dating apps and all of the things I like to do are either sausage fests or something done at home. The only time I really see any women at all is when I’m at work, when they’re at work, or literally just walking down the street, and all of those are situations where anything other than maybe small talk would just be rude.

I’d love to put myself out there but the only place I know of to do that is dating apps. But I have a complete inability to look even remotely normal any time I know a picture is being taken so I have very little luck getting matches. After I get a match I’m fine. The issue is just at that first hurdle of finding someone who is even remotely interested.

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Maybe I got this wrong but doesn’t flirting imply consent because it’s a bidirectional thing?

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Well somebody needs to initiate it, and girls are terrible at telling you that they aren’t interested, because they’re scared ya might not take it well. Like rightfully so, there are many men like that. It’s a thing many men struggle with, how to approach women without coming across as a creep. Like not even in a romantic setting, just in general.

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Good question! It made me challenge some of my assumptions.

Merriam Webster defines flirting as “to behave amorously without serious intent”. Flirting, at its core, is a less direct, less intense way of letting someone know you’re interested in them romantically and/or sexually.One can flirt with another person without it being reciprocal.

I made my previous comment as I used to dance and my ex is a dance instructor. Men attending dance lessons or going out to dance with solely amorous intent are the bane of many dance scenes.

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Nah. There was a post here just recently about what happens if you are dating a salsa girl

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You have to read that post at least twice the same way you need to watch Fight Club at least twice

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I swear, every time I watch that movie, it always has a different meaning or point to it.

It’s like a single movie with multiple endings that you get to choose from depending on how you are watching it.

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Mann this got me

😂

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Salsa, marinara… eh, close enough lol

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Technically “Salsa” just means “Sauce”

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You got me good with that punchline

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I think you’d be better trying to flirt with the Salsa ladies than sniffing for their perfume on your shoulder

But that requires social interaction. And it’s anon we are talking about. Be reasonable.

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I’ll have you know it was a unisex fragrance!

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Good on him. At least he’s going outside.

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for me it was the hands, especially the right one as that is on their back.

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Mozart?

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