Single pipol, anu na?! 2020 na!
Hanggang ngayon ba, forever wishful ka pa ring naghihintay ng right moment para makilala mo si crushie?
Kahit na mahiyain ka, madali lang itong gawin kung alam mo kung paano magsimula ng isang light, positive conversation sa kanya o sa kung sino mang gusto mong makilala.
Pero paano nga ba?
Ayon sa life skills trainer na si Trixie Barretto Esguerra aka Positivitrix, simulan mo ito sa pamamagitan ng pagbigay ng isang compliment o papuri.
Aniya, "As human beings, we just really wanna connect, and the easiest and best way to do that is by giving sincere compliments.
"All you have to do is just think of a compliment and perfectly, I've already engaged you.
"And you never know who you're gonna bump into, baka mamaya dream maker mo iyan, e."
Ang kagandahan rin daw sa pagbibigay ng papuri sa iyong crush o kahit kaninong tao, nagbibigay ito ng good vibes sa kanya, at pangalawa, sa iyo rin.
Pagpapaliwanag ni Trixie: "When we speak positive, our brain automatically rewires.
"When you do that, everything else you see is positive.
"And what you attract and get from people are positive things."
Sabi rin ni Esguerra, tatlong bagay lang ang iyong kailangang gawin para maging confident sa pagbibigay ng compliments.
Ibinahagi niya ito sa PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) at ilang miyembro ng press na dumalo ng Mentos Complimentos campaign launch noong November 10, 2019 sa Topshelf, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
TIP #1: SMILE
Bukod sa madali itong gawin, smiling is your first step to getting to know someone better.
"The first thing you wanna do is to smile," sabi ni Esguerra.
"Because when you smile, even without saying anything yet, you're actually also complimenting the presence of the person."
Ang simpleng pagngiti can also create good vibes sa iyo at sa pinagbigyan mo nito.
Sa pagpapatuloy ng life skills trainer, "So even before you get to say something about the person, you're already building that positive energy around you and again, oh my gosh, you'll never know the type of relationship you're gonna have with that person."
TIP #2: START COMPLIMENTING THE OUTSIDE
Kung nais mong kausapin si crush, pero hindi mo pa rin alam kung paano magsisimula, unahin daw ang kanyang suot o anumang maganda sa kanyang panlabas na kaanyuhan.
"You start with the outside appearance. Whatever it is that you see.
"You don't really have to think too deeply," sabi niya.
Kung kilala mo naman si crush beyond the physical, mas mabuti rin na purihin mo ang kanyang magagandang katangian.
Dagdag ni Esguerra, "If you think you know the person better than that, you may also want to go on the inside of the person because that's a lot better.
"Instead of saying, 'I like your hair, I like your bag,' if you know the person or you experienced something with the person, just say, 'Hey, I love the way you talked with your mom earlier' or 'I like the way that you helped me with the stuff today.'
"It's really gonna make a person feel loved.
"And you're gonna make his or her day."
TIP #3: SPEAK THE TRUTH
Importante rin na kapag pupurihin mo ang isang tao, sincere o mula sa puso ang iyong sasabihin.
Huwag na huwag mambola.
Ani Esguerra "Just speak of the truth because the other person knows if you're not sincere.
"So it's gonna do more harm than good."
Madali lang naman daw ang magpakatotoo, sabi ng life skills trainer.
"It's something we can all do, just speak the truth—what we really like about the person.
"And that could start a good relationship."