How to's... part two - How to spark up spontaneous conversation

Sometimes, a man might be too shy, too preoccupied, or too oblivious to his surroundings to initiate a conversation with you. That doesn't mean that you have to let the opportunity pass you by!!

Retrack Introductions is a big fan of stressing the importance of letting the man make the first move, but by that I mean asking for your number or setting up a date.

Just saying a friendly "hello" to someone does NOT constitute making the first move in my book (as long as it's confident and without an air of desperate expectation, that is!).

Let's say you you were at Starbucks and you were standing in the pickup area when the barista called out "MOCHA-CHOCA-LATTE for Erica!"

You knew that your dream man had also ordered a Mocha-Choca Latte. This was the perfect opportunity to acknowledge your shared love of the same beverage as a possible way to break the ice and spark up a conversation.

What if, instead of dashing out the door, you grabbed your drink, tipped it toward your dream man in as if you were toasting "cheers!" and said a funny, innocuous little thing like, "Breakfast of Champions!"

Maybe he would have simply smiled. But maybe - just maybe - he would have said, "You're telling ME. I can't even function until I've had two of those..." Bonding over your caffeine habit might lead to introducing yourselves by name, even exchanging business cards or making a date.

You never know...just by being the one to go out on a limb and initiate conversation, you could be opening the door to a special connection with a new man!

Stay tuned for our next how to...