Melannie Gregersen recommends having casual small talk with someone before asking them out. She teaches this approach in her Academy to help clients build comfortable conversations first.
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Sometimes we think somebody's super hot and then we start talking to them and we go, "Um, never mind." And so rather than having, you know, kind of committing to a date before you get to that point, it's a good idea to just kind of chat with her. And even if you are in a situation where maybe you'll never see this girl again, it's incredibly helpful to have some of that small talk and interact with her a little bit first. This is something in my Academy I teach my clients how to create that atmosphere where you can you can easily have that conversation with her even if you're just standing in line at a restaurant waiting for your food. And as you do that, it helps both of you and makes the date a whole lot better if you do go on a date.