you're walking past someone in the hall...

Lmfao

 

Yeah, I agree. It's very awkward. I usually just smile at them or look down to the floor or something.

 

That used to happen to me like crazy. Even when I wanted to make a move, I would automatically look away and walk by. Damn me. Probably conditioning from my closeted days. Force of habit and all that.

 

Happens all the time

 

I usually make conversation with them because then I get someone new to walk with
You could try talking to her make conversation ask her in which direction she's heading

 

Look forward and walk on :lol: Unless its security guard, I say "Alright"

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If someone I don't know starts talking to me out of nowhere and ask me something completely random I'd think they were crazy and just ignore them. Unless they ask for help, directions etc.

Which is also why I always walk on and don't say anything.

 

Depends on my mood, and how much time I have. If I'm just not feeling totally awake, or just a bit off, then I tend to be more reserved. If I have some place to be, like an appointment or (when I was attending) a class to get to, then I tend to also be more reserved.

But, quite a bit, I can be friendly with random folks. It isn't too hard. You can usually pick up a few icebreakers, by observing them. T-shirts, style of clothes, if they're listening to music, any particular accessories (band-related, LGBT-related, etc), the textbooks they are carrying, if they are walking/strutting to a place, and so on and so forth. Usually, the best time to comment on somebody, is wait for them to crack a smile, then say, " What was that? It looked pretty nice, but then it vanished! Are you a smile magician? "

Usually, they'll laugh, with a bit of embarrassment, which you just tell them, it's okay. You mean well. If they just scoff, you laugh it off, because, honestly, if someone is going to get mad about you being a bit, well, silly, it isn't worth losing your good vibes for them.

General compliments are always good, too. Hair and eyes tend to be safe areas. Noticing a particular set of jewelry, too, is nice. With girls, especially, who wear jewelry, they do so, not only because it looks nice, but to draw a little attention. If you notice something they've done, even something minor, it tends to brighten their days. So, I'll compliment jewelry.

I'm fairly decent, with being social.

 

I'll usually look at the ground wherever I walk. Hate making eye contact. If we recognise each other or have made each other's acquaintance then I'll give them a nod as we pass. Just a hint of acknowledgement.

 

I do teh exact same thing.
I hate walking past people on the street.

 

It happens to most of us. There's nothing to worry about .

 

make polite conversation like we have to stop meeting like this or say are you stalking me or something

 

This is in your favour because she has seen you already and is somewhat used to your presence. Its not like a completely unknown person.
You might take it from there: making eye contact, smile, then look away... not looking away straight away...
next time making eye contact and saying hi...
next time you might ask something... do you also go to... or something like nice t-shirt...
taking it from there... exchanging which classes, which teachers you have... where you live etc...
getting to know each other...
exchanging which hobbies you have... or even saying you want to go to a movie ( or somewhere else), if she'd like to join...
If two women are involved, it might be advisable to be a bit more active... not to wait for the other one to make the first move

 

This happened to me with this really cute guy in my Japanese class. I kinda just tried to stare at him without him noticing when we passed. I never said anything to him. I just assumed he was straight and didn't want to make things awkward. He did once say "hi" to me, though, and it was the cutest thing ever

 

Oh, but there is... Lies, lots of them. You are new in town, trying to find the XYZ cafe (next to the building) or the XZY library, or whatever... Somebody tell you it should be right in front of the supermarkt, but you couldn't find it, whatever... During those few seconds try to smile a bit, look at her eyes, a bit at her mouth, but above all... Be the nicest you can be! Think about how much you like her and it should come naturally.

Everybody has his/her own style. I'd go smooth and calm, polite and friendly, but not shy... You are interested, ok? So let her know a bit, test the sands, check how she reacts and adapt to her reactions, you've got to be very quick and subtle.

Don't try to make a long conversation during this first exchange. Just wait a bit, maybe second or third time, if she is interested she'll ask you "did you find it?" or whatever, then it is your chance to make conversation...

Good luck, but I wouldn't expect much from it.

 

I am awkward to begin with, so I just try to own it. I might break out dancing or something just for the hell of it. I am weird like that though. Or pretend to be a penguin as I walk past ...

 

The way I figure is if I am going to be awkward I am going to revel in it. People are going to see me be awkward anyway, I might as well enjoy it rather than being embarrassed.