5. Being Awkward
When we’re at the bar looking for someone to get to know, we play by an unspoken set of social rules: we can’t show our crazy, we don’t want to come on too strong, we want the other person to know that sex in the near future is an interest. So we pretend we know what we’re doing, we pretend the bad pick-up lines are acceptable, and we pretend that we’re always this cool.
But we’re not! None of us are. And when a guy isn’t afraid to show that he’s socially awkward and is just trying to do the best he can, it makes women feel like they can let their guard down; maybe with this guy, it doesn’t have to be a game or a power struggle. Maybe, with this guy, everyone can be unashamedly themselves.
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