Single men and women have dating opportunities that pass them by everyday because they cannot break the ice and chat with someone they are attracted to or ask them out for a date.
This article offers some tips for overcoming the fear and breaking the ice.
Look around you, there are many guys with pretty girls.
At some point they must have taken the risk to ask them for a date.
You too can take that risk.
Chances are they had a few knock backs before their success.
You will not be the only one to ever have been rejected if your attempt fails so don't take it too personally.
Often we fear rejection because we think we can't handle it.
We can handle rejection, it is just that we don't experience it often enough to get over it.
We build it up into being a big deal, when it's not.
If you are rejected pick yourself up and move on, there's plenty more to choose from! Most people will feel a little nervous approaching a member of the opposite sex to talk for the first time.
It is totally natural.
Feel the fear and it will pass, resist it and it will snowball.
You can make yourself more confident by taking care with your presentation and attitude.
Looking good, smelling good and feeling good will increase your rate of success.
Be as prepared as possible.
If you're going after someone at work or an acquaintance gather any information on them you can beforehand as it will help you to know what to talk about and what things to avoid.
At the end of the day you will continually improve through practice and you will get used to hearing 'no'.
After a short while it will no longer phase you and you will find you are getting positive results much more often.