Do women like overly shy guys?

@jas: Err, I know you said "most women" but don't you think "lazy" is too strong of a word here? There's shy, and then there's SHY. A little shyness is cute, but when they can't keep up with a conversation, then it goes downhill. It also doesn't help that I'm reserved myself, so when you got 2 shy people, it just turns to silence. But I think both guys and girls like it when their partners laugh and communicate with them, unless you got this complex where you like your partner to never talk.

Well I am sure there are plenty of women who like shy guys, however, from my conversations with a lot of women confidence tends to be the deciding factor on initial attraction - more so than physical appearance (Granted, yes, appearance is still a factor). I think the issue isn't on being attracted to shy, but, more so on being a creeper about it - facebook stalking, rushing relationships, being "in love" with someone you hardly know. Being shy isn't a bad thing - individuals like that usually are very caring towards others - however, please do not let it hamper your ability show off what you have - what you're good at, what you like, goals and aspirations. You could talk to someone on a one on one basis and slowly become comfortable with that individual. In fact, people become comfortable with others just by being around them more frequently, we call it the mere exposure effect - you essentially end up liking the person more simply by being around them. (I am being brief on the topic lol) Hope that helps...not sure if I ended off topic or not.

Just a suggestion for the shy guys. If you want to interact with females and are intimidated by a feeling of defeat (or failure) before you even walk up to them, then you need to try and change your way of thinking. I am not telling you to change as a person jist change your perspective. I am a bit shy specially approaching females in a group because sometimes it is not the person judging you but the group. So whenever this happens I think aong the lines of ( kamikazi pilots dive bombed into bloody ships I think I can handle talking to a female and survive the encounter). Also if you are turned down by a female don't fret just think along the lines of (well she is the one missing out on someone who wanted to try and makeher happy) or whatever pick me up line youmight want to use. (Use favorite anime or manga lines at your own discretion) Remember if you don't try you wnt ever fail, but you will never succeed either.

Nope not really.

Shy guys can be cute, but it also depends what kind of shy they are... If they are just quiet or soft-voiced, that's adorable. If they have low self-esteem and beam with negativity, or are creepy, that is like social repellant.

Awkward chicks usually go for awkward guys. As long as you find someone who shares your personality respects, and cares about you that's all that matters.

It's sort of funny how lots of people on here prefer bold/assertive people, it's starting to feel more like Tinder rather than an Otaku site, seeing how Otaku generally means very shy people/NEET's.

I'm shy but I've never had much trouble meeting or getting along with people.. I'm quiet at times and I'm not good with large groups of people I don't know but you can be shy and still be friendly and confident and I think that's what counts. Some women will like you as you are and some won't. Everyone has their preferences.

That's true. It's all about whether they realize your personality aside from shyness or not... Of course being shy can be the hard part since they may never know you if you are too shy to show them... @_@ Maybe there are girls out there who will be really outgoing and not have any hesitation to talk to you when you are shy(like one of my friends), but I think that is rare especially for women since most of us were born/raised with this mindset that "men are the initiators", or "women can't speak their mind". Or at least I was. I'm super shy irl, and rarely/never made friends irl, but online I'm really talkative and seem to always make friends online.