Okay I would really appreciate any advice or help on this.
I’m a 29 year old white girl and relatively new to dating black men (whom I just absolutely adore). The two black guys who I dated I’d known for a while, so I didn’t have to go out to meet them.
Well, yesterday I decided I’m ready to start looking, go put myself out there, and so last night as my first foray I went out with my Latina friend to a club, because you never know what you might find, and . . . I just froze!!! There were quite a few interesting-looking guys there who I would at *least* have liked to talk to, but not only did I forget my tongue, I also felt like I didn’t know how to approach them in the “right” way.
Now, I know that ultimately there is no “right” way, but my Latina friend was like “Heeeeeyyyyyyyyy” to all of them, playing with their dreads as she walked past, going up and dancing on them for a second as we walked (to go get a drink or something), and not a single one – not a single one! – even gave me a passing glance! They all just followed *her* with their eyes. Now, I’m not ugly, but I figure it was because my friend was so open about her interest. She had “game”. Me, I’m so used to flirting with boring white guys, I met their eyes then looked away, then came back, you know played with my hair that kind of thing.
Well needless to say that didn’t work. And while I’m not too shy to go up and introduce myself, I look so *bland* doing this next to my Latina friend who’s backing up to them and dancing around. I know my way and her way are not the only way to go about meeting guys in the club, but I’m not so confident to go dance up on someone when I don’t know them, and apparently my whitebread attempts don’t get me anything but embarrassment.
So I ask you: is there a way to get attention in the club without dancing up on someone?? Because my meeting-the-eyes thing didn’t work, and I am a bit too shy to go up to a whole group of guys, single one out, and be like, “Um hi um my name is Seviya what’s yours I have no game can you tell.” If I met a guy somewhere else than the club I wouldn't have a problem striking up a conversation, but in a club . ..
I feel like this is a stupid question because we’re all just people but I feel like there’s certain methods that work better in the club with black men than white men (geez can I say “in the club” one more time). I got a lot of attention from the white guys last night (which sucked and just reinforced my love for the black man, I mean seriously white guys are sooooooo boring to me now), and I think that’s because I’m good at the traditional “white” way of meeting people.
I hope this makes sense. “Game” isn’t necessary I’m sure, but it IS fun, and I always appreciate good game in a black guy, and I want to be able to have that back-and-forth. (Tho I don’t want my game to be as in-your-face as my Latina’s friend, that’s just not me.)
Any advice would be very very much appreciated!!! I really don’t want to look like a dork. Thank you!
I’m a 29 year old white girl and relatively new to dating black men (whom I just absolutely adore). The two black guys who I dated I’d known for a while, so I didn’t have to go out to meet them.
Well, yesterday I decided I’m ready to start looking, go put myself out there, and so last night as my first foray I went out with my Latina friend to a club, because you never know what you might find, and . . . I just froze!!! There were quite a few interesting-looking guys there who I would at *least* have liked to talk to, but not only did I forget my tongue, I also felt like I didn’t know how to approach them in the “right” way.
Now, I know that ultimately there is no “right” way, but my Latina friend was like “Heeeeeyyyyyyyyy” to all of them, playing with their dreads as she walked past, going up and dancing on them for a second as we walked (to go get a drink or something), and not a single one – not a single one! – even gave me a passing glance! They all just followed *her* with their eyes. Now, I’m not ugly, but I figure it was because my friend was so open about her interest. She had “game”. Me, I’m so used to flirting with boring white guys, I met their eyes then looked away, then came back, you know played with my hair that kind of thing.
Well needless to say that didn’t work. And while I’m not too shy to go up and introduce myself, I look so *bland* doing this next to my Latina friend who’s backing up to them and dancing around. I know my way and her way are not the only way to go about meeting guys in the club, but I’m not so confident to go dance up on someone when I don’t know them, and apparently my whitebread attempts don’t get me anything but embarrassment.
So I ask you: is there a way to get attention in the club without dancing up on someone?? Because my meeting-the-eyes thing didn’t work, and I am a bit too shy to go up to a whole group of guys, single one out, and be like, “Um hi um my name is Seviya what’s yours I have no game can you tell.” If I met a guy somewhere else than the club I wouldn't have a problem striking up a conversation, but in a club . ..
I feel like this is a stupid question because we’re all just people but I feel like there’s certain methods that work better in the club with black men than white men (geez can I say “in the club” one more time). I got a lot of attention from the white guys last night (which sucked and just reinforced my love for the black man, I mean seriously white guys are sooooooo boring to me now), and I think that’s because I’m good at the traditional “white” way of meeting people.
I hope this makes sense. “Game” isn’t necessary I’m sure, but it IS fun, and I always appreciate good game in a black guy, and I want to be able to have that back-and-forth. (Tho I don’t want my game to be as in-your-face as my Latina’s friend, that’s just not me.)
Any advice would be very very much appreciated!!! I really don’t want to look like a dork. Thank you!

