When it comes to dating there are few who have not been affected by shyness at some or the other point in their life. Research results show that in total of shyness victims men are in greater in number than women. The causes of shyness Shyness can be a result of past happenings in the life of a person. For Example : If a person in childhood is rejected and criticized by their family members or their classmates they may carry these experiences in the later part of their life. And as result they lose their confidence in responding to any new tasks and feel shy. For few people, shyness is an inherited factor. This means that by birth they have this shyness in their minds which is the result of chemical imbalance in the brain. Research findings state that there is switching center in the brain which results in constant fear due to chemical imbalance. Any type of shyness can be overcome by increasing level of confidence. A person who is confid...