All you gotta do is smile and say hi...

Look I get it. Talking to girls/guys you find attractive can be hard. "She looks busy", or maybe it's the fact that she's with friends and you don't wanna be put on the spot. "He's studying I don't wanna distract her". I've heard that one before, used it on myself a couple of times. And there's my favourite "There's too many people it would look weird".

Often times we can make so much excuses in our heads as to why we shouldn't talk to someone. Situations and scenarios come up in our heads and we create a future that often yields only two outcomes: either you're successful and get that person's contacts (ig, snap if you're still a child, number, etc), or you're unsuccessful and you end up getting curved. What most people tend to fixate on is how curvy the curve can be. Guess what, 99% of the time, the curving is straighter than you think.

Bruv, sis, he/she won't publicly shame you for wanting to get to know them. Let's think logically here. If you were approached yourself and someone wanted your number, would you not be at least flattered? Is it not a compliment in itself to be approached? (Obviously I'm only including respectful/appropriate approaches). So why would it make sense for someone else to be offended or angry at your approach? Again this only applies to appropriate means. 

Now that the irrational fear is gone, what do we say? With a quick search or via some scrolling you can come across tons of advice and how-to's on what to say to a potential dating interest. But imma keep this simple for you. It never matters what you first say.

Want proof? Ask your parents, or any couple that you know for that matter. Ask them what the first thing each person said to each other when they first met. I guarantee not one will remember.

So that's why we just say hi.