The person that makes the first move, is the one who is taking a chance on discovering whether there is romantic potential with someone.

Yes, it is a risk.

That said, it doesn’t matter who this person is, whether it be the girl or the guy.

All you are doing is finding out whether there is romantic chemistry.

When you make the first move in starting a conversation with a guy or asking him out, you are opening a door to the possibilities.

It doesn’t mean that you are desperate or aggressive.

It means that you are taking hold of your romantic life and not waiting around for some guy to finally make the first move on you.

There are plenty of guys who find a girl attractive but struggle to make the first move on her.

He struggles to approach her, open a conversation with her, or ask her out.

He wants to, but there are a number of reasons why he doesn’t.

He is shy and has little experience making the first move on a girl.

He is so ill-equipped to do this, he talks himself out of doing it so as not to embarrass himself.

On the other hand, a guy who isn’t held back by shyness, but has hesitated to make the first move, does so on account of a lack of signs of interest from the girl.

He observes her for a while but isn’t getting any reads on whether she is attracted to him.

Guys look for signs of romantic interest from a girl before making a move on her.

Is she smiling at him, making eye contact, positioning herself close to him, becoming animated and excitable, etc.,?

When he isn’t getting anything that points to a sign that she is attracted to him, he avoids making a first move on her.

Think about how you act when you are around a guy you are attracted to.

Are you smiling at him, or showing any signs of romantic interest?

When you are not showing signs of romantic interest towards a guy, he isn’t prone to making a first move on you.

All of this being said, there is nothing wrong with you making the first move.

When you step up to a guy you are attracted to and initiate a conversation, it’s bold, but the right move.

It means that you are not afraid to go after what you want.

Yet, you are doing it correctly.

You aren’t fawning all over him and begging him to take you out on a date.

You are initiating a conversation on a topic that is of interest to him, or of mutual interest.

In the event that you ask him out, it is merely to get to further the conversation on a later date.

This is no matter.

If anything, it cuts through all the guessing and gets to the point.

At no point are you letting yourself be the sole pursuer.

By making the first move, all you are doing is sending the message that you are interested.

Moving forward, a man that likes you takes over and initiates, whether it be to further conversations or to go out on consequent dates.

Never forget that you are the prize.

That said, being the prize doesn’t mean you can’t get the ball rolling by making the first move.