Does approaching always need to happen?

[Artique]

Im semi shy but not recluse. I love to converse and open up and have no problem getting to know a girl I find interesting ONCE the door has been opened. My problem is I think to much and I always put myself in a womens shoes since our biggest flaws as men is to assume we know what a woman wants.

 

This prevents me from approaching any women since I feel that If I was a woman I would not want some hungry man trying to get a taste of mind.

 

Do all woman need to be approached or are there other ways of opening the door to the part Im better at?

[DN]

Men often complain that they can't read women's minds. Well, they can't read ours either, despite the fact that some claim they can.

 

If you don't approach them - how else can you let them know you are interested.

[greensleeves]

I think the only other way is if the woman approaches you because someone has to take the first step. Even if you're in a group of people that you know, you'd have t open up a conversation with someone to get to know them better. Maybe you could try to not overthink it and treat it as getting to know another person and having a conversation, rather than looking for someone to have a relationship with?

[pianoguy]

You can also meet people in groups, which takes out some of the difficulty of the "approaching" thing. This works mainly at parties and that kind of thing.