I'm still avoiding my phone

The answer will always be "no" if you never ask.

You don't need astronomical confidence. I ain't the cockiest guy out there, but you need to learn to fake it til you make it. I have social anxiety and fear of rejection as well. I'm usually shitting bricks if I approach a girl at a bar or text her for a date, but the secret I've learned is to pretend that I'm cocky as hell and don't give a fuck. Gotta play it off like "hey wanna get some coffee one day, if not I totally don't give a fuck and will ask someone else, but it'd be pretty chill if you said yes bc I'm a cool guy" without actually saying that.

I never learned to kick my fear of rejection. But I learned to just not let it prevent me from putting myself out there. If you want to kick fear of rejection's ass and kick your social anxiety, I highly suggest therapy. I never did, but I've learned to just pretend I don't give a fuck and have landed dates. And I'll admit, I'm no pussy slayer myself, but I think I've done pretty decent in the ladies department so I learned to fake confidence.

Best of luck to you OP, and did she say yes???

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