Am I shy?

[blakw]

Im a 22 year old male, little background to my question, I can carry a conversation on with any random guy and any girl I know. I dont know why but i find it very easy to talk to a girl only after I have hung around her for a few times or an extended period of time. I can make a girl my best friend in a week but only if i meet her through somebody and I am around her constantly. I can also do the same with any guys, I can strike up a conversation about nothing with a guy and talk for hours.

 

When it comes to talking to random girls I can talk for about 2 minutes and then it just goes into awkward silence and I dont know what to say. I am a very outgoing person as are all of my friends. Since They know I can talk to anyone but random girls I constantly get teased for being scared of "girls".

 

Also, i dont just mean random girls in a bar, for instance my friend introduced me to three girls the other night and I didnt know what to say. any suggestions about how I can get past this or what my problem might be? I do get nervous around pretty girls, is this because im shy or is this just a personality trait?

 

any advice would be great, thanks guys.

[fLuiD]

The same conversations you have with the girls you are introduced to will work for girls you meet on your own.

[blakw]

I cant talk the ones I get introduced to either, unless im around them for several hours or i see them a few times

[IvantheAvg]

Being social is like a muscle, the more you work it the easier it gets. Nervousness is ok...it shows honesty.

[fLuiD]

Its not a bad idea to drop in a line about how you are a shy person but are very outgoing when you get a little used to someone. I think all women like shyness in men, but some overdo it. You can only pull the shy act for so long before she starts getting bored.