One of my most memorable moments of that first week was the opening of the campus pub. The place was packed solid, wall to wall. Me and some of the other first year girls that I had met over the course of the week got all dolled up together and decided that we would have a blast no matter what happened that night. Of course, as we were getting ready we all gossiped about some of the guys we had met during the week and wondered if any of them would be bold enough to ask us to dance, knowing deep down inside that we were too shy to make the move ourselves. All night long, we danced together but none of the guys ever asked us to dance.
I had spotted this really cute guy early into the night and had noticed him looking at me as well. But he never came over. He was with a bunch of other guys who were joking and talking and just wandering around, drinking and playing pool, going out on the patio for a smoke. Half way through the night, while all us girls were still hoping to meet one of these new hot guys, I saw him come in from the patio and it looked like he was heading for the door! My heart sank. But then I had an idea. As he was going by me to get to the door, I summoned all my courage, caught his eye, stepped in close so he could hear me and asked him to dance. We danced the rest of the night and his friends joined us and danced with the girls I was with. We all had a blast.
Nothing ever came of anything between me and this guy, but that wasn’t what I had been going for. I just wanted to have fun. You can’t always rely on guys having the confidence to come to you; sometimes you have to be the bold one. It’s easier to make friends when you put yourself out there. So don't hide in your room. Get out there and have fun. OK yeah, of course, don't do stupid or dangerous things.
Let yourself do things you've maybe thought of doing but never had been confident enough for before.
Yes, be bold.
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