I used to not be afraid of approaching women, but now I am?

[Anonymous]

There's a woman who works at a local restaurant near my neighborhood. I want to go in and say hi just for a second and just give her a slip of paper with my number on it, but after countless negative interactions with women throughout my life, I can't even work up the nerve to do it like I used to.

I understand women are scared of men in public because men do horrible things, but should I even try to talk to this girl at her job?

[exitseven]

Maybe go in there a couple of times and just try to interact with her and see ho it goes. Then ask her out sometime.
I had a friend that used to ask out every girl that he thought was interesting. One day I went to a convenience store with him because he told me he was going to ask out a girl that worked there. We go in the store and he askes the girl at the counter if Miss X was there. She was not working that day but my friend was able to talk her into giving him X's phone number. He calls X from the pay phone and it turns out there was 2 girls named X tha tworked there and he was talking to the wrong one. He talked to her for a while and hung up. As we walked out he told me that he was meeting her on Saturday after her shift st the convenience store. This guy got shot down a lot but he also dated a lot of girls. He told me that the worst thing that can happen is that she says no.

[Asker]

This girl works behind the counter answering the phone for take out orders, so I wouldn't get to chat with her on the floor like a server or cashier. I just noticed her and thought she is cute. But I feel like Id be bothering her at work leaning over the counter trying to talk to her. I know that's a stupid thing to be afraid of but it's 2024.

[exitseven]

Time to put your improvising skills to work.

[Nikki1989]

Negative experiences, such as rejections or awkward encounters, can impact your self-esteem and confidence, but you can fix it. It is all up to you.

[Asker]

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