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Do girls make the 1st move?

In a relationship survey conducted by shaadi.com, about 90% men said they will make the first move in a relationship. Surprisingly, only 19% women said 'yes' and 10.5% said 'may be' to the question. As much as 70% said they wouldn't make the first move.

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In a relationship survey conducted by shaadi.com, about 90% men said they will make the first move in a relationship. Surprisingly, only 19% women said ‘yes’ and 10.5% said ‘may be’ to the question. As much as 70% said they wouldn’t make the first move. In our country, men usually take the lead when it comes to making the first move. So, what is it that stops women from making the first move? Psychotherapist and life coach Neeta V Shetty attributes it to traditional and cultural reasons. She says, “The fear of rejection stops them from making the first move. Many women also feel shy to do so.” The belief that it’s always the man’s job to make the first move may also be a deterrent for women. Psychiatrist Gittanjali Saxena says that men are usually handed over the responsibility to start the conversation and are the protagonist when it comes to socialising. She says, “Men by nature, will always go out and make the first move. This inhibits the women who have been conditioned to wait for men to make the first move. There is also a fear of being judged if a woman is the initiator. Women may also feel that they would be perceived as aggressive and not lady like.”

Long-held belief

Shetty says women also have their notions about why men should make the first move. She says, “When men make the first move, it makes women feel wanted. It also fulfills their romantic notions of men going on their knees and proposing them. This may also make them feel safe from the perspective of reading the guy’s overture in the right way.” Shetty also points out there was a time when women who made the first move, when it comes to dating, were considered morally loose. She continues, “There may be some men who still have this frame of mind. There are no hard and fast rules. Because the dating scenario is changing, there are no specific gender defined roles anymore as more and more women are getting financially and emotionally independent. This independence is also making them to be decision-makers and go-getters. The rules of relationships are also changing. There is nothing taboo about the girl making the first move.”

Women who proposed to their partners

Pink -According to reports, in 2005, Pink proposed to her hubby, motocross champion Carey Hart, while he was in the middle of a race by showing him the sign ‘Will you marry me?.’ That was followed by a ‘I’m serious’ sign. Britney Spears-Spears proposed to her then husband Kevin Federline while flying from Ireland to New York, USA. She told a magazine in 2004, “We were a couple hours into the flight, and we’d been talking the whole time, stuff about life, wanting to have kids, the future and everything like that. It was an intimate conversation. And we’d always talked about how some people don’t have to get married when they’re in love. Then all of a sudden I said, ‘What if you want to get married?’ And I kind of went from there to asking him if he would marry me. I asked him... He said no because he thought it wasn’t the right way to do it.”

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What should a girl do during eye contact?

Let her be the first to break eye contact. This will communicate that you are interested in speaking to her. Keep smiling with open body language so she knows this is a friendly look, not a threatening stare. The longer she maintains eye contact, the more likely it is that she may be interested in meeting you.

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The content of this article is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, examination, diagnosis, or treatment. You should always contact your doctor or other qualified healthcare professional before starting, changing, or stopping any kind of health treatment. This article was co-authored by Christina Jay, NLP . Christina Jay is a Matchmaker and Certified Life Coach based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Christina is the founder of Preferred Match (preferredmatch.ca), her matchmaking service that finds love for successful and elite individuals. She has over 10 years of coaching experience, earned her NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming) certification through NLP Canada Training, and has a BA in Business Administration from Brock University. This article has been viewed 401,608 times.

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To make eye contact with girls easier, practice by making eye contact with your friends, and even with strangers. Start out by looking at the top of someone’s nose, right between their eyes, and maintaining “eye contact” for 2-3 seconds. Once you’ve gotten the hang of it, try direct eye contact. Then, when you see a girl you’re interested in talking to, glance casually in her direction a couple of times to see if you catch her looking back. If she looks your way, smile gently, and hold the eye contact until she looks away. For some tips on practicing your eye contact while watching TV, keep reading!

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