[Closed] so there's this girl...

Think your approach through carefully and plan meticulously what you are going to say. Then walk up to her and blather out some utterly useless and embarassing garbage that should ensure she will hold you in ridicule for ever more.

Has anyone asked for pictures?

Has anyone suggested asking if she STW's?

Has anyone suggested talking to her (shock horror but this actually works)?

Has anyone told you to give up and hand her over to me? (This is predicated by my satsifaction with the aforementioned pics)

Thanks,

Sammie-Louise x

ask her out/ make lunge after the above scenario - if she's interested - bingo! If not then - never mind, you had a go

I disagree. Don't talk to her. Watch and follow her. I'd suggest spending time outside her house to see if she is girlfriend material and take a few photos in the office and lamentate them.

Do nothing. Ever. Be timid and fearful and then have a little weep. And repeat.*

Or accept that she's not that important in the grand scheme of things, considering the number of women on the planet, say hello, talk to her and if she turns you down it's no big deal.

*remembers kit and the commuting goddess

Hahaha... how could we forget Kit!

Kit... the hug is still here if you want it x x

get a tattoo and start smoking next to the water cooler

the only thing cooler than the water will be you.

take a few photos in the office and lamentate them

We are the Bryce. You will come riding with me, and your trail knowledge will be added to my own. Resistance is futile, you will be laminated.

(ahem. sorry.)

You could rescue her from the cruel retail and capitalist world and keep her safe in your home, warm and well fed?

Ah I forgot about smoking. She'll see you as edgy and very grown up. Like a 60's American Cowboy in chapps.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm chaps!

Tell her that you & your bike are looking for somebody to join a threesome - never fails

Just ask her out for a drink. If she accepts, you'll find out whether you have anything in common and if you "click" or not.

Stop coming on here - just get on with it.

If she's as tidy as you make out then you'd better hurry up or someone else will get in there first. Then you'll have to sit through coffee break while some slimy bloke from accounts describes how she likes it up the sh*tter......

Show her pictures of your bike against the sofa and your bike against a dry stone wall.

Non-cyclists love that.

Show her pictures of your bike against the sofa and your bike against a dry stone wall.

You know her name, you work in the same company.

So send her an email. Content is up to you; try something along the lines below.

"Hi, I'm brycerw. I've seen you around, never get a chance to chat because we're in different parts of the office, thought you might like to come for a coffee one lunchtime, I often head over to XXX. Busy today? And yes, I know I'm a cheeky sod for emailing you!"

That gives her a chance to have a think, and either say yes, no, or 'maybe next week'. If the answer's a definite no, then your question is answered; anything other than this means either you see her for a coffee and a chat (up to you), or at the very least you've established some sort of contact.

If she's attached, she'll let you know very soon (or turn you down immediately).

Whats the chances of her saying that email and sending it around her friends or colleague next to her?

Why not just smile and say hi?

Or is that old-school?

An email asking someone out for a coffee is nothing I'd be embarrassed about.

It's worked for me in the past.

Anyway, he works in an entirely different part of the office, and he's completely, utterly tongue-tied, so he'd probably turn bright red and run off without saying a word.

If you sent an email would she even know who you are?

I'd just get off on lunch break 10 mins early and loitter until she comes out then strike up a conversation, say you've noticed her around and wondered if she was up for a coffee sometime.
If she flames you down, then as you've said you barely cross paths anyway so no big deal.

Why not facebook her name and send her a pic of your genitals.

From memory on STW someone(s) in the past did this to another STW (female) didn't they?

If you know her name try the 123people website. Ideal for some stalking 🙂

I wouldn't suggest e-mailing her, that makes you look weird. just sit in the bushes by her car ......................waiting

Failing that you could try the back door or boot to see if you can gain entry and surprise her when she returns. women love as surprise.

*reads replies from the regular idiots, slumps to the floor*

Hopeless, your all ****ing hopeless.

I think i might have "lunged" at Sara, worked for me. 😳

Man the hell up here would you? Stop being such a pussy and poke her on facebook.

I think i might have "lunged" at Sara, worked for me.

I think it's more socially acceptable for girls to lunge. A lunging bloke usually ends up being referred to as 'the accused'.

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Don't.

LOLing at cougar

she was holding a big bread knife at the time though!!

From memory on STW someone(s) in the past did this to another STW (female) didn't they?

Yes- it was a few years ago mind but I think there was some banter going on on the forum and someone kinda misread the situation and jumped the gun abit. There was a few references to the 'incident' afterwards but the guilty party probably changed his login id etc (or disapeared).

ask her if she rides bikes.

simple really.

jumped the gun abit

ask her if she rides bikes.

I remember an incedent from my first days in college and we were all introducing ourselves.
Lecturer: So Louise, what do you do in your spare time?
Louise: I ride horses.
Lecturer: Anything else?
Pause.
Louise: No, just horses.
😕

I'm not being funny, but asking for advice about the laydeeeeeeez on here? HERE? Of all places? Really?

Its a bit like logging onto Mumsnet and asking for advice on the best way to abandon your wife and kids, and shack up with your secretary?

Memories abit hazy but I'm 'hoping' there was abit more not mentioned however its not inconceivable that two people had a different take on a conversation in their heads.

kinda misread the situation and jumped the gun abit

Don't you just hate it when that happens?
Nothing worse than an ungrateful recipient of an image of your proudest possession.

Its a bit like logging onto Mumsnet and asking for advice on the best way to abandon your wife and kids, and shack up with your secretary?

"Please be kind" = please be cruel. Stop wasting time on here. Don't dive in to mtb straightway especially dont ask her for a ride 😉 will most probable be misconstrued!!

Just say hello in a natural manner. As others have said, females are not monsters (well mostly), don't bite (ditto) and actually like to have a normal chat.

Don't waste any more time. Over analysis will make you awkward. Just be yourself - oh and good luck!!

p.s. Commit to no more posts here until you have spoken to her.

Nothing worse than an ungrateful recipient of an image of your proudest possession.

For a moment wrecker, I thought you were talking about your bike 😉

if into mtb she's probably read this by now

Binners, it's like a little self help group, it's just reassurance that in fact, you all turn out to be a little bit shit at asking girls out. it's funny, your all so knowledgeable about all sorts of weird stuff, but when it comes to just "Hi, Im Brycerw, fancy getting a coffee?" everythings goes tits up!! LOL

Ok emsz let's give it a go!

"Hi emsz, I'm Supertramp, fancy getting a cofee?"

[i]p.s. Commit to no more posts here until you have spoken to her.[/i]

Other than to post the sneaky pics you have snapped of her using your phone while loitering at the water cooler natch

I think we're all missing the important stuff here. What tyres for coffee? 😉

kenko/kenda?

emsz - are you calling me useless?

I advise dressing up in drag and then spilling beer down your cleavage.

This works - FACT!

Yeti, I'm sure you have your uses, can't think of any right now, but I'm sure you have some.

Supertramp, thanks, lovely thought, but I'm with someone. 🙂

see?

If supertramp can do it, so can YOU...Go get her Tiger!!!! LOL

Anybody else at work that rides bikes? Ever go out riding bikes with other people at work?

Why not organise an 'office' bike ride. Any trail centres near, potentially with bike hire, that would appeal to all abilities? That way you invite everybody that works there to keep it inclusive, marketing it as 'work social type crap'.

Or restrict it to those people you know are into riding bikes, including the odd one that's into 'the outdoors'...

You bitch!!

I'm very useful, I can do.... err... I'm good at... ummm... one minute, I'll get back to you...

Binners, it's like a little self help group, it's just reassurance that in fact, you all turn out to be a little bit shit at asking girls out. it's funny, your all so knowledgeable about all sorts of weird stuff, but when it comes to just "Hi, Im Brycerw, fancy getting a coffee?" everythings goes tits up!! LOL

Woman in making-sense shocker!

Yep, blokes are terrible. Then again, my experience of women is that they're just as bad. Many years ago a particular co-worker wanted to get my attention, so she dressed slightly less conservatively and kept walking part my office.

After a month I asked her out - her intention - but I'd been worrying that I was misreading signals, whereas she thought that short of putting "Oi! Come and grab me!" on a placard she couldn't have been more obvious.