What 12 Women Learned From Making the First Move Signifying you're interested in someone takes guts, but there's so much reward to be had. Beyond the obvious-a potential relationship-you can walk away having learned something about yourself. Here, ELLE readers share how taking a chance taught them something. "I had just quit my job, moved to a new city, started my MBA, and broken up with my longterm boyfriend. I was very much starting fresh and embracing new experiences. When I saw Wyle, I was immediately drawn to him. I'm pretty shy, and it's not really my nature to make the first move, but I decided since I was already so far out of my comfort zone with all the changes in my life, why not just go for it? I walked up to him after class, introduced myself, and offered to drive him home. We hit it off immediately. I had actually attended undergrad in the same city a couple years before that, so I knew the city well and offered to show him around as an excuse to hang out with him more. "I had just quit my job, moved to a new city, started my MBA, and broken up with my longterm boyfriend. (más…)