I actually talk to strangers super often lol. I really like metal music so, for example: I saw a guy at my gym with a Cannibal Corpse tshirt and I just said “hey man, by the way, I really like your shirt”, and now we say hi when we see each other.
I have another male friend at the gym who literally approached me and said “wow, you lift heavy” (note that you can absolutely say this to a man, this is not a gender specific comment) - I enjoyed that interaction, it was honestly great and made me feel good because it was clear that I was working hard and it was a recognition of that work. It felt like respect.
I talk to strangers at concerts A LOT, especially when out for a smoke (great place to meet new people, you don’t even have to smoke).
It’s important to have an end to the convo built into your greeting, because you can gauge pretty easily whether somebody wants to continue talking based on their response. If you have these little interactions frequently enough, people that share public spaces with you will just start to recognize you.
Idk I’ve been doing this forever and I didn’t think it was that foreign a concept to people. Maybe it depends on where you’re from.
If there is a perfect woman out there, I think I have found her. Pity I’m in a committed, very long term relationship. 🤭
(In my case, music-head, but metal is a large part of that. And I lift. Though I only lift heavy on leg day. My arms stubbornly remain cooked noodles after years.)
I actually talk to strangers super often lol. I really like metal music so, for example: I saw a guy at my gym with a Cannibal Corpse tshirt and I just said “hey man, by the way, I really like your shirt”, and now we say hi when we see each other.
I have another male friend at the gym who literally approached me and said “wow, you lift heavy” (note that you can absolutely say this to a man, this is not a gender specific comment) - I enjoyed that interaction, it was honestly great and made me feel good because it was clear that I was working hard and it was a recognition of that work. It felt like respect.
I talk to strangers at concerts A LOT, especially when out for a smoke (great place to meet new people, you don’t even have to smoke). It’s important to have an end to the convo built into your greeting, because you can gauge pretty easily whether somebody wants to continue talking based on their response. If you have these little interactions frequently enough, people that share public spaces with you will just start to recognize you.
Idk I’ve been doing this forever and I didn’t think it was that foreign a concept to people. Maybe it depends on where you’re from.
Metalhead. And you lift.
If there is a perfect woman out there, I think I have found her. Pity I’m in a committed, very long term relationship. 🤭
(In my case, music-head, but metal is a large part of that. And I lift. Though I only lift heavy on leg day. My arms stubbornly remain cooked noodles after years.)
Hahaha well thanks! I am also in a committed and very long-term relationship with a fellow metalhead.
Boy do i love being strong, haha, I was blessed with shoulders built to carry a yoke.
I was born with, according to my bastard trainer (an ex-student of mine), and I quote, “sturdy peasant legs”.