Translating Dating Theory Into Practice

[Jestor]

Simply put, how do I do it? At the Sigma Chi party tonight, there were many attractive girls who I knew weren't dating any of the brothers who I would have liked to have talked to and danced with, gotten to know some.

Problem being, I stayed silent virtually the entire night and only talked with my new brothers and a few of their girlfriends.

Now I understand the theory behind dating and how to approach a girl, etc. In fact, in one of the world's greatest ironies, both guys and gals that are my friends usually come to *me* for relationship advice, even though it's been over two years since I was last in *any* kind of relationship, and I got burnt really bad on that one.

About six months ago, there was this girl I was interested in and an extremely common theme developed; the one where I become a close confidant and someone who's like their best friend, only in guy form.

I finally asked her out specifically on a date after hanging out with her one on one a few times. She freaked and things got really estranged between us then.

So I guess I'm wondering how exactly I take the theoretical principles I intuitively know and have learned over the years and translate them into actual, physical performance.