A modest proposal...

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Honestly, commenting on a woman's appearence when they aren't asking for it has a lot of potential for trouble. Look at the number of Aspies on this board with sexual harrassment accusations against them. It's safer to erre on the side of caution.

many women simply won't abide anybody not alpha male dreamboat quality from even being around them.

Ive been trying to do something similar for similar purposes.

However I dont want anyone thinking Im sexually harassing them or anything along those lines.

What do I do?
I stick to friendly meetings when everyone has had at least one drink and its pretty clear that Im joking,also to avoid giving someone the wrong idea Ive started asking male acquaintances about their job/lifes and so on too.
Surprisingly complimenting female friends every now and then has had a better reception than asking about male´s days(first time I did it the guy was surprised I even knew what he did for a living...)

Depends on the level of involvement from the opposite sex, look for indicators of eye contact or interest before approaching to make a complement. Don't use too many complements as this will be seen as flattery and the complements will become insincere and lose effectiveness but using a complement as an ice breaker is a great way to start a conversation.

I particularly like asking someone about their accent if I have heard them speak because you can open up a conversation asking them about where they are from and it can lead to the topic of culture.

Try to focus on more open ended questions as well so instead of saying "What do you do?" say "how's work?" and respond with "it's really good to see someone who enjoys to be valued for their creativity in a certain area" or "that's really interesting, what made you get into that?" and that can lead to a conversation. Avoid questions that will only lead to one word answers and this can be off putting and try to focus on being descriptive as possible but remember that a conversation is give and take.

Avoid asking question after question as this can be off putting and leads or a turn off, if the person only answers your questions with one word, back away from the conversation and if you want to leave the conversation, direct your eyes elsewhere and keep your body language turned away.

I suggest everyone checks out the CharismaCoach youtube channel which is great, he really explains communication in a simple manner.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfIEyUTnS-g[/youtube]

Remember to make a concious effort to communicate and be as aware as possible, give someone your full attention when speaking with them and put in as much effort. Get out there and learn, join gyms, local groups, art classes, churches, sports clubs, singles events and other classes of interest. You should have a local paper or guide delivered or go to your local convenience store to ask for one, that should list the events that are on in your area.