How do you break the ice with people you have met recently?
Q. Hi. I think I am not very good at this. It seems to take a while for me to break the ice with people. I can only break the ice with a very small amount of people. Most people I talk to I never end up breaking the ice with them. What are some good ways or tips to break the ice with people I know so they become friends and not acquantiances? Thanks.
Asked by Bobby O - Wed Sep 16 14:36:17 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The easy answer is to be more interested in them than you are in yourself. Ask open ended questions, listen much more than you talk, compliment them sincerely especially if you have heard something good about them. If you are doing the talking the ice will not break.
Answered by Pal - Wed Sep 16 14:43:24 2009

How do you break the pattern of being attracted to unavailable people?
Q. I only seem to be attracted to people that are unavailable, and I have not been in a relationship in years. Has anyone else had this pattern and been successfully able to break out of it? Also, the last 2-3 months I've been hanging out with someone who is nice, sweet, available, interested, and I feel comfortable around them. The only thing is, I don't feel super attracted to them - only mildly. The thought of kissing them doesn't seem exciting but I wouldn't mind it. Should I pursue it anyway to try to break out of my habit?
Asked by chrisgen7127 - Thu Oct 8 14:39:42 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Maybe part of your attraction is the challenge if you can get the unavailable person to notice you. You would not want someone to go after your love so yes pursue the one that is available to help break your habit.
Answered by whitetiger731421 - Thu Oct 8 15:09:44 2009

How do I break my bad forearm passing habit when playing volleyball?
Q. While I am waiting for the ball to come closer to me I bring my arms up closer to my chest and then back down to the normal position. I am trying to break this habit because when serves come harder I will miss the ball altogether. How can I break this terrible habit? I try to just remember to stop but I always forget. Please help!
Asked by nintendo-girl77 - Fri Oct 23 19:11:52 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You have to re-program yourself so that a new habit can over-ride an old bad habit. You do this by a lot of repetition. You should practice your 'ready' position for when you expect to receive a dig or spike - and know that the 'dig' is required to receive it. Do 20 - 50 repetitions - of being unready, and then getting ready. Do this throughout the week - after 2 weeks - you don't think about doing this practice anymore - it simply becomes part of 'you' while playing volleyball. I do think you have to do an instant assessment - whether the ball coming to you - is high or low? If unsure - you adopt the dig ready position anyway. If it ends up being a high ball, chances are - you can just duck it - and it was going to go 'out' anyway... [cont.]
Answered by TruthBox - Fri Oct 23 21:10:09 2009