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Life. (be prepared for reading)
Sir William:
Ivan, it can be trying at times...it can be trying. My wife helps out a lot with that though...like having my own personal cheer leader. She keeps me out of the dumps where I'm wont to go at times if I'm unsupervised.
That same day, three of us were approached by an eager young lady who wished to take a pic with all of us...I say she was fairest (and boldest) of them all!
Sir James A:
--- Quote from: Leganoth on 2012-04-12, 07:40:22 ---went to the renn faire saturday and sunday, saw ALOT of...let me put this appropriately, attractive, girls (lol), some seemed interested in me from what i was noticing, BUT in the end, im gonna put this bluntly, i bitched out and didnt talk to them haha. Any tips on what i could do?
P.S.
will upload/post photos when i go this saturday again
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It's a simple answer, but just "talk". You may hit it off, you may not; if nothing else, you get the fun (and experience) of talking with attractive ladies. :)
Sir Edward:
And I should point out, at the renfaires, the barrier to flirting is often a lot lower. It's a great opportunity to woo the young ladies relatively safely, and just have fun with it.
Sir Ulrich:
I have zero luck with women. Partly has to do with me being part of a subculture that has few if ANY women, other half may be because I am a shy clueless person when it comes to "mating rituals". I never really had any women approach me at medieval faires either. Then again my outfit was an average footsoldier which is far from "noble". Also didnt have anyone approach me at wicked faire except this creepy furry girl which really was awkward. First time there was magical second time sucked actually. In all honesty it may be because I am very picky with women, as I am very picky with just about everything. Been that way my whole life practically....
Sir Edward:
Yeah, I understand that pretty well. Being picky and having standards isn't a bad thing, but something I had to learn was how to re-order my priorities. Some of the things you think are important at first end up not being such a big deal, and others are more important than you realize.
But in terms of the renfaire, I'm finding that the armor can indeed be a chick-magnet, but it requires being noticeable, and some of it still comes from your own attitude. If I stand tall and straight, trying to put on my best "photo pose", it attracts more cameras and more comments from the ladies. I don't get a huge amount of them, mind you, but it happens here and there. Conversely, when I'm not in the mood for photos, the cameras are nowhere to be seen (for the most part). It's a subtle shift in how I'm carrying myself, and whether I look like I'm in a hurry to get somewhere.
Body language makes an enormous difference.
And helmets make a difference too. Without one, I'm just some guy in armor, but with it, suddenly it's "OMG there's a knight!!"
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