Do the existing methods of communication meet your needs?

I was shy, when I was younger, but not so much now. I speak well with people I don’;t know.
I can’t think of any way I might communicate with someone new except by talking to them.
That is, anyone within speaking distance.
I find communication online a bit strained at times, but it offers me a chance to meet people I never would have without it.

A fair amount of communication is done by assessing a person’s body language or facial expressions. We tend to communicate more with people we feel most comfortable with and whom we share a common interest. Sometimes it takes a while to get to know a person before an easy flowing conversation is shared by both parties.

Something as simple as a smile can go a long way.

Yes, they seem to. Frankly, they’re all I have. So they must.

Until someone figures out how to mind-read, what else is there?

Don’t confuse the medium with the message. The means available to us now-a-days are comprehensive. Yet being able to connect does not absolve us from integrity in what we say.

People often want to intermediate communication, for fear of being present when it is received negatively. Yet poor communication is exacerbated by using phone, letter, text, email, Facebook, or twitter.

If you cannot communicate face to face, any other means will be inadequate.

They seldom do, in my case..
:( :(

This is the sort of question that only confuses guys and convinces us that we will never understand women. Can you imagine a group of men sitting around worrying over a question like this? For God’s sake TELL HIM WHAT YOU WANT. It’s insane to think that he should know what you want regardless of stereotypes. Men grew up with the same fairy tales as you, but it isn’t the kiss and happily ever after that they took from those stories. You can go down the road worrying about “will I sound needy?”, then cry yourself sick when his Valentine gift to you turns out to be a power tool.

A touch, a glance or a smile are the best gifts.