"you gotta break some eggs to make an omellete. im sure i creeped out tons of girls over the years".
That was a powerful quote or statement I heard from another guy, a dating coach, who gives advice to men, it's in regards to men getting better at just approaching or interacting with women. I just want to be sure I interpret it or have the right mindset and that is, men even have to risk getting labeled creepy or just even screw up and mess up interactions, that results in getting negative reactions from women as in the woman is uncomfortable from the man's presence, makes her feel uncomfortable As in its part of the journey of getting better, do I have the right mindset or not?
"It's the learning process. EVERY guy goes through that. Every GIRL goes through similar things, where she reacted in some awkward way to a guy, shooed away a guy she regrets shooing away and now assumes probably hates her, etc., etc. The way you deal with it is by continuing to improve socially, so you can be SMOOTH instead of awkward. This is what everyone does, men and women alike. It is part of the GROWING UP PROCESS."
so is making mistakes socially with women, as in, getting labeled or perceived as creepy or weird when approaching, messing up interactions in which the woman was uncomfortable, is that part of the process of getting better? was the ever the case for you or guys you knew? Do i have the right mindset, right perspective or not?
Was that ever the case for you with approaching women?
Short answer, yes.
If you've never approached women before, you shouldn't expect to be good at it. Your first time in the gym you won't know how all the machines work. Your first time driving a car you won't know what every button on the dashboard does. This is no different.
Have I done or said some absolutely cringeworthy sh** in the pursuit of women? You best believe it. But that's part of the process because I believe the best way to get good at something is to do it so many times that it becomes unreasonable for you to be bad at it.
The first time you approach a woman?
You're nervous, maybe you're sweating a little bit. You're trying to remember your line while speaking slowly enough that you're not stammering or rushing. You're focusing so much on trying to look for "IOIs", "kinoing properly" or "remembering to neg" so much that you're not even listening to the conversation. You can't make direct eye contact for too long, or maybe you're focusing so much on making eye contact that you're forgetting everything else, you fill awkward silences with "umm"s or try to come up with random open-ended questions because you read somewhere not to ask her things that she can only answer "yes" or "no" with.
The 1000th time approaching a woman?
You're relaxed, maybe you're enjoying your night out and just want to see how things might go with this person. You don't have to try and remember lines because you don't use them; you're naturally witty, funny, and can keep a conversation going without feeling like you have to force it. You can look her in the eyes, smile, flirt, and you're not mentally checking off boxes because you've done this enough times that you assume her interest unless she's shown you she's not - which is, again, something you'll know in the first couple of seconds just by going up to her.
These are things you will learn by doing, not reading about. When I got started I read a bunch of material on here, asked for advice, and had people "mentor" me who were nowhere near qualified. But I didn't really make progress until I started going out and just making mistakes.
As far as not being labeled a creep?
It is well documented in my journal that I did NOT start approaching these girls in my immediate area - specifically because if/when I f***ed up, I didn't want that reputation attached to me. I live in a small area, and being known as "the guy who hits on every girl" isn't a great thing when you're known for doing so unsuccessfully. I started out on the boardwalk at our family timeshare, or at the local mall.
So in that aspect, yeah you're probably gonna have some girls think you're creepy, which is expected since you don't know what you're doing. And for that reason I fully endorse going a little out of your way so you're not running into the same people and developing a bad reputation while you're in your learning phase.