Ok, first of all, I've seen the Faces thread, and you are easily the sexiest man on here.
And anyway, I'm sure it's not true. You're probably just too shy to talk to them, am I right? That was me as well (my partner is pretty much the only girl i have ever spoken to in that way, hehe).
This is probably terrible advice, (but hey, thats what i do!) but don't be afraid of your friend alcohol. You need to have a couple of drinks just to grease yourself up and get up that liquid confidence, and make sure you don't overdo it because once you're slurring and stinky, its no longer attractive.
I never would have talked to my partner if I was sober on the night I met her, so I owe alcohol a LOT.