Something I just noticed that I tend to do

[Robbed]

Today, I went to the store. There is a girl there who works as a cashier. And sometimes, I will exchange a few words with her. Anyway, before going to the store, I went on a hike that I often take up in Auburn. The hike actually went REALLY well for me, especially considering that I took the steep route out of the gorge and up to the Foresthill Bridge. And this was in spite of the fact that I banged my leg into the cutting board in the kitchen the previous night. When I got to the store, the same girl was working the register. I thought I might tell her about my hike in Auburn to see if this is something that might interest her. Although I don't know that I really have any romantic interests in her, I thought it might make for good practice in terms of conversing (especially with the opposite sex). But when I came face to face with her, I just couldn't bring myself to mention Auburn to her. It just seemed like the dumbest thing in the world to bring up to her. It's not like I COULDN'T talk to her. I just didn't want to feel stupid about telling her about my stupid (in her eyes) trip to Auburn. So what do I do? As strange as this might sound, I just stood there and told her about how much my leg hurt from the incident last night! It's not like she probably thought THIS was really cool. But somehow, it just didn't feel as stupid to tell her about this as it did to tell her about the hike in Auburn. I mean, it's like everybody hurts their leg from time to time, but only IDIOTS like me drive 100 miles round trip to go hiking. This whole incident just has me wondering why I tend to do this sort of thing. Does anyone else here have this same problem?

[hopeinGod]

Yeah I've been there. Sometimes you just have to fight through that freeze up point and say it anyways. Taking risks with the type of conversations I have with people has been something that has really helped me (obviously taking risks without being completely rude or anything). Just risk it and keep it moving. Your barrier will then be broken and you'll feel more comfortable operating in that conversational space. Hope that helped. Let me know if you need anything else. What initially sounds cool to me but then stupid later (I've found) has actually been some of the greatest sources of conversation. I hope you will find this too. Go with your initial excitement on the topic. Hope this helps, may God bless you.:)

[Robbed]

You know what's REALLY funny here? It would be ten gazillion times EASIER for me to tell that girl that she is a stupid slut and that I wish she would just fall over and die (even though I REALLY don't want to tell her this) than it would be for me to actually tell her something nice. Go figure.