In my experience, girls I have picked up in club/pubs, 90% of the time I have been alone (either went out alone, or at the moment of picking her up I had temporarily misplaced my friends I was out with).
And for them, 90% have been in places that were busy. In those sort of situations, if a girl asks "where are your friends?", it is perfectly natural to say "lost 'em in the crowd somewhere", whereas in a quieter place you don't have that excuse.
Key to going alone is to be aware of your surroundings and which girls are looking at you or making eye contact.
If you keep alert, and you notice a girl makes eye contact (if you have decent looks, at least one will be looking at you, maybe more), you hold it and then go over to start talking to her, that is the most natural thing in the world.
Don't get me wrong - if you are not used to going out alone, it can be tough. But the more you do it, the better it gets, and you'll eventually reach a point of thinking "should I go out with friends and have a good time, but likely not pick up?, or go out alone and likely pick up?"
And for them, 90% have been in places that were busy. In those sort of situations, if a girl asks "where are your friends?", it is perfectly natural to say "lost 'em in the crowd somewhere", whereas in a quieter place you don't have that excuse.
Key to going alone is to be aware of your surroundings and which girls are looking at you or making eye contact.
If you keep alert, and you notice a girl makes eye contact (if you have decent looks, at least one will be looking at you, maybe more), you hold it and then go over to start talking to her, that is the most natural thing in the world.
Don't get me wrong - if you are not used to going out alone, it can be tough. But the more you do it, the better it gets, and you'll eventually reach a point of thinking "should I go out with friends and have a good time, but likely not pick up?, or go out alone and likely pick up?"