I (23M) was sitting on a bench drawing and a girl sat on the same bench, then she started talking about my drawings, I said a few words about them, but I started to feel that I was getting very nervous, and after some phrases i just stood up and walked away to another part of the park. A few minutes later I saw her heading my way again. But when she saw me her face became sad and she turned around and walked back the other way. Now i feel so awful about all this ,I didn’t mean for this to happen but it kinda did. I want to ask people any advice of how to overcome this fears so this is not happened again. For the context i didnt have any genuine converstation with girls in 8-9 years, and i didnt have this problem with males
As a teen I beat my fear of girls but realizing they’re pretty much just like guys. Instead of treating them like untouchable angels, I started talking to them just like I would a guy friend. Well, mostly, not so crudely. OTOH, one major thing that made me realize they’re the same is overhearing, or being included, in female groups and finding out they talk nasty as fuck!
And guess what? Women respond to that. And the prettier they are, the response is even better! They’re so used to guys kissing their ass, trying to impress, etc., that a guy talking to them like a normal human being is refreshing.
And if you see that girl again, wave her down and say, “I’m sorry, I’m really shy and hope I didn’t hurt your feelings.”