Officially not shy anymore

[jennyaxe]

Yesterday at the grocery store I noticed a woman wearing a very interesting blouse. I looked closer.She noticed and interrupted her cell phone conversation, looking at me as if trying to figure out if she knew me. I said "Oh, I was just looking at the beautiful blouse you're wearing, it's lovely!", and went on with my shopping.

A while later she came up to me and told me how much she appreciated the comment and said she'd made it herself. I said that I'd guessed, and that I do some sewing myself. We chatted for a while and ended up trading phone numbers.

So that's it - I'm officially Not Shy. I never thought I'd get to the point where I can start talking to a total stranger in a shop.

Comments

[bellinghman.livejournal.com]

I think it's part of getting older. I personally classify myself as shy, but I notice myself opening conversations with total strangers too, in a way I'd never have done when I was younger.

I think self confidence is a quality that almost always grows with experience.

[trixieleitz]

With me, being able to talk to strangers (including approaching shop assistants and the like, whose job it is to be talked to by me!) depends a lot on my state of mind at the time. If I'm very stressed or feeling down, it's almost impossible. If I'm happy and confident, it's much easier.