I get it mainly a quick in and out. And I;m not going to be in this gym for too long, maybe few months more.
A lot of gyms experience a good deal of turnover in their membership. People change gyms all the time.
Due to membership churn, there's never any guarantee that you'll see anyone again. That's why I believe in making moves immediately in the gym. When moves are made immediately in the gym, it does increase the chance of an uncomfortable social interaction in the near future. It can be uncomfortable for some period of time at the gym under the following situations...
1. You approach her at the gym, she rejects you, and you still have to see her when working out for some time until one or both of you change gyms. This is something that tends to happen more at gyms/fitness classes than happens at a mall, grocery store, or nightlife venue. When a woman rejects your first date offer off of an initial approach at those venues, you will never see her again if you live in a bigger city.
2. You approach her at the gym and have something like 1-2 sexless dates before things fizzle out. You might still see her at that gym until one or both of you change gyms. Not fun.
3. The initial approach is a success, sex is had, and it leads to some medium term relationship (a few months to a few years). The relationship fails. Once the relationship fails, one person in that failed couple will need to change gyms. This scenario is a little easier than previous 2.
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Approaching in a gym is somewhat dependent upon how much you like your current gym and how willing you are to change gyms.
I've kept the same primary gym for over 10 years. I like that gym. I have done approaches there. At this primary gym, I've tended to do more approaches in the fitness classes they offer as compared to doing the approaches on the general gym floor. I don't see that much overlap between class attendees and the general gym floor but it happens. Approaches after a fitness class are somewhat easier than the general gym floor because classes eliminate the earbud problem.
Most men tend to do more approaching on the general gym floor than in fitness class formats. There are advantages and disadvantages to both tactical plans.
I will do something at time that will reduce uncomfortable social situations and also expand my exposure to different women. I will go to secondary facilities (usually standalone fitness class brands -- Title Boxing and SoulCycle are examples of these kinds of brands) and buy a short term class package of 5-10 classes or so. I use up the 5-10 classes and see if I get any dates during those short term 5-10 class periods. That way, I am free to escalate fast on women in approaches and face no consequences for doing so.
