There are elegant ways to tell a girl you like her. You take her out for a date, a fancy dinner and all that jazz. Then there are awkward ways to tell her that you like her. You stutter nervously and you fumble and in the end she completes your sentence for you.
And finally there are the downright wrong ways too.
1. Getting her number from a common friend and WhatsApping her out of the blue.
And then not explaining her where you got the number from, and then sending her annoying forwards that you think are funny in an attempt to woo her.
It’s creepy.
2. Staring her down.
Staring at a girl because you have an immense crush on her is understandable, but you have to know when to break that stare.
You dont keep staring at her when she catches you in the act. You look away and act nervous and it becomes cute. But if you keep on staring it becomes creepy.
3. Walking up to her and telling her “I Love You”
They call this classic move “propose”. Apparently propose means telling a girl that you like her, and it is a widely accepted way of telling a girl you like her (surprisingly).
Also, telling her “I love you” on the first day you meet her is immensely courageous, but very phoney too.
4. Or worse – “Mujhse Friendship karogi?”
You do NOT DO friendship. You can BE friends with her. You cannot go and request friendship out of her.
5. Beat up the guys she talks to
Oh, you feel jealous when she talks to other men, you possessive devil! Feeling jealous is acceptable, but beating up the poor guy who is trying to make a conversation is absolutely not acceptable. And shit like this actually happens.
6. Take your parents and go to her parents and ask for a rishta
Last resort!
7. Like everything on her FB timeline and also her twitter and Google plus
Liking every picture of her, every status she writes and every comment she posts is on one level. The next level of creepy comes when you favorite all her tweets.
The ultimate stalker sign is when you +1 all her Google Plus posts. That’s when you need help.
8. Stalk her on the road on your motorbike
Rather than this gimmick, you can just get off the bike and go talk to her. It is much less creepy.
9. Steal one of her things and pretend to return it to her the next day
I know a person who did this. He stole her eraser and then went up to her the next day to return it. There was an exchange of gratitude and “no problem at all” and that was it. Was it supposed to make her think that he is a hero? Yes. Did it work? No.
To our embarrasment, he went and pulled this trick twice. I do not want to say how it ended.
10. Google “How to flirt with a girl” and then go, and employ the tactics on the poor girl.
We all have been there, cause when nothing works, there is Google. But the goal is not to flirt, but to let her know that you like her. Do not flirt – just tell her!
Now that you know what is creepy, go get her!
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