poking on facebook

[Emerald99]

Yeah so I'm back at college, and there's this one girl I wanted to talk to last year, but never really got a chance too (this wasn't a balls issue, it was more of a 'i was with someone sort of' issue :shrug: ). Anyway, I don't see her at all around campus- I think I've caught a glimpse once. So, I don't think I'll be seeing her in person. Now, I have facebook, like just about everyone else in college, and I'm thinking about utilizing the Poke feature.

Girls- what would you do if a "random" guy "poked" you on facebook. Is this a somewhat acceptable way to get some communication going? I'm pretty much stuck deciding whether or not I should make other efforts to find her, or if I should go ahead and do this, and see if she pokes back. Oh yeah, and lets say the guy poking you is pretty average. (http://i11-8.thefacebook.com/pics/5/4/n12804538_4506.jpg) Thanks :)

[ohasanzoladiiio]

i usually poke back cuz i feel bad but i never actually take it upon myself to speak to them after that...

[Emerald99]

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. Anyone else?

It's been an hour so, and there's tons of people on this forum. I don't get how everyone replies to a retarded thread, but when I go ahead and ask a pretty serious (to me) question, no one has anything to say. Lame.

[Little Miss Indy]

no, don't poke. its pointless and weird. just shoot her a personal message if you wanna communicate.

[xxxjayxxx]

wats this poking stuff???? make eye contact then look away?? :sarb:

[lovestick]

No, don't poke. Other than opening up the possibility of you being a weirdo, what will it accomplish?

Word of advice: in my experience, it's much better to be up-front with girls. a poke is the internet equivalent of a mixed message. yeah, it'll tell her who you are, but what she thinks after that is entirely up to her.

if you really want to get to know this girl, a "hey, I've seen you around but never introduced myself" messagei s much more effective. honestly, though, the internet is a really shitty means of introduction. the chances of her thinking you're a weirdo are way too high (especially if she's noticed you as well ... because then she'll think you have no balls). if you're at the point where you can't stop thinking about this chick (putting up a thread like this is a pretty good indication), then yeah, go ahead and use the internet to introduce yourself. just be aware of the negative possibilities.

[Emerald99]

yeah trust me, i really really really hate the internet for this kind of stuff. BUT here's some good news.

I was talking to all my friends, and one of them said they caught her at a party they went to last week hosted by the india frat. They told me where the next one is going down that's near her apartment. So, you know where I'll be on September 5th :rofl:

Thanks for that advice lovestick, sounds like a much better idea then a 'poke'. Jay, on facebook, a college student network thing, you can 'poke' a person, and it'll just say 'you've been poked by (name)' next time they sign on, that's it.

Thanks for the advice people, I'm glad I found an in-person way to get this done :phew:

[lovestick]

awesome. is there something specific that draws you to this girl, or is it a purely physical attraction at this point?

for your sake, i really hope she doesn't have a bf.

[Emerald99]

I don't think she's physically all that, but I definitely do find her pretty. From her fb profile, I get the idea that she's pretty independent, and actually has common sense- something I HAVE TO have in a girl. My friend said she was really cool while he was talking to her, so that was also major bonus points. He also said he's pretty sure she was single. :D This is turning out pretty well, I'm going to make another post after this party next week, hopefully she'll be there.

This also happens to be pretty funny/interesting, especially if you find ironic humor funny:

This friend of mine was somewhat interested in some girl last year, and over the summer he actually got interested in her. So, on the first day of school, I see a girl in my history class that I vaguely know, so I go sit down with her. We've been talking after class every day, and she's a pretty cool character. I tell my friend who she is, and all of a sudden he says "WHAT!?!?!! :rofl:" It turns out that he found the girl I was interested in, and I found the girl he was interested in. It's only a matter of time now, :rofl:

[lovestick]

lol, you should ask the girl you know to lunch or something. tell your friend to ask this other chick to lunch. just "happen" to go the same place for lunch, and then start hitting on each other's dates. there's a lot of potential in that.

[ohasanzoladiiio]

lol, you should ask the girl you know to lunch or something. tell your friend to ask this other chick to lunch. just "happen" to go the same place for lunch, and then start hitting on each other's dates. there's a lot of potential in that.


yeah a lot of potential for them to both get slapped!! :dance3:

[Emerald99]

Well, I just got word in advance that she has a boyfriend, just thought I'd post everyone an update. Good news is I've been talking to a ton of other girls. Seems like they all want to talk to me as a Sophomore at this place. I'm kinda disappointed, but oh well, I'm sure something else that's interesting will pop up.

[KrazyK4lyfe]

I think poking is cool... I mean, atleast ur not hitting on her w/ some corny ass line or oogling her which is kinda a turn off.... ur just playfully poking....

[TechPhunk]

poking feature is retarded. The amount of my girl friends that I see that just randomly poke back at people is insane. It's just there to bug people. Most people will just poke back for the hell of it.

[Space-Cowboy]

Yeah so I'm back at college, and there's this one girl I wanted to talk to last year, but never really got a chance too (this wasn't a balls issue, it was more of a 'i was with someone sort of' issue :shrug: ). Anyway, I don't see her at all around campus- I think I've caught a glimpse once. So, I don't think I'll be seeing her in person. Now, I have facebook, like just about everyone else in college, and I'm thinking about utilizing the Poke feature.

Girls- what would you do if a "random" guy "poked" you on facebook. Is this a somewhat acceptable way to get some communication going? I'm pretty much stuck deciding whether or not I should make other efforts to find her, or if I should go ahead and do this, and see if she pokes back. Oh yeah, and lets say the guy poking you is pretty average. (http://i11-8.thefacebook.com/pics/5/4/n12804538_4506.jpg) Thanks :)


You don't need this facebook. Just go up and talk to her the next time you DO see her, believe me, it's a long year, you're gonna probably see her at least one more time. And you have nothing to lose, if she turns you down, you can avoid her if you want to, campus grounds are big, people are easy to avoid. Don't get me wrong, you can use the facebook if you want, but you'll probably get better results by doing your shit in person.

[KrazyK4lyfe]

poking feature is retarded. The amount of my girl friends that I see that just randomly poke back at people is insane. It's just there to bug people. Most people will just poke back for the hell of it.
hmmm.... my friends who i havent seen since high school and i poke each other... i guess we look at it as a means to get ppls attention

[dsin]

Hey how was that sig rho party? Any good, any good looking girls there?
Secondly, yea the poke thing is weird..this girl poked me, i poked her for a while, then msged her, she msged me back, then i msged her never heard from her again..not like i care either but its just plain weird/stupid.

[Emerald99]

Hey how was that sig rho party? Any good, any good looking girls there?
Secondly, yea the poke thing is weird..this girl poked me, i poked her for a while, then msged her, she msged me back, then i msged her never heard from her again..not like i care either but its just plain weird/stupid.

The party is coming up tomorrow night, should be fun. I went to a club they reserved yesterday, and it was alrite. I made a thread about it called 'general update'. Seems like they know how to setup stuff for a good time, but the girl crowd, as gorgeous as they are, just aren't all that fun when the dust settles.