my 1st Pug style approach

[johndylan]

btw, pug is the kid on the board that set out to do 100 approaches with this simple pick up. He made it to about 40 and then got a gf... but my props to him

Well last night at the bar, as me and a friend were about to leave, I decided to use a Pug style approach on a HB 8 before we left. It went down like this.

Me: Excuse me, can I ask you a question?
Her: Sure!
Me: Are you you single?
Her: Yes (laughing and smiling)
Me: Well me and my friend were about to head out and I wanted to get your number?
Her: Are you not even going to talk to me, just ask me for my number?
Me: Well we are about to leave. (Then I chit chat for about 30 sec to 1 minute about what her and her frind were up to, we introduced each othe and so on.)
Me: We can I get you number?
Her: You look like a nice guy but...
Me: Well it was nice to me you, later... (with a smirk on my face)

Then I left. Even though I got denied, Istill felt like a champ for ballzing up on this chic and her friend....

I had 3 other convos that night but did not go in for the digits on any of them...

But I do like Pug stlye approach, it feels good to be really direct and skip all the BS... I think I'm going to use it more often

 

[Layla]

Thats cool, i mean pugs approach is certainly good for confidence...

However i feel that that approach is a little too direct and she is less likely to give out her number due to little rapport.

Maybe even just one other question before you ask for her number, she'll trust you more.
-Thats just me 2 cents though- maybe it works for you

 

[Interpol]

I think it's pretty funny how this chick actually explained to you why Pug's approach is weak, and yet you still say you like it.

A woman has absolutely no incentive to give you her number within in 5 seconds of meeting her. The whole idea behind a cold approach is to show a girl that you are a cool, interesting guy who she should want to get to know. Simply asking for her number right of the bat does nothing to accomplish that.

I think the real reason people like Pug's approach is because they just need to spit out one line and they either succeed or fail. It's quick and painless, and that is really the only advantage it offers.

 

[Don_Joffe]

I think its a stupid approach and it can certainly dent ones confidence. Rejection here is more of a risk than success. We have 100's of articles written on this very website explaining how to introduce oneself, Did Don Juan use PUG's method? No. Because PUG aint no Juan, he is a desperate guy that is looking for sex or he will find someone else and he wont give a damn, for PUG it may be his fortee but for most others it could be detrimental to their confidence. I dont recommened it, the "safer" option of securing your number is to do the methods that were taught to you by the PRO'S. You are guarannteed far more success.

 

[Dublinsfinest]

terrible, terrible, terrible method.

I really can't tell you how bad this method is. People will argue that it's good for getting over your fear of approaching women, and I don't agree at all.

A trained chimp can approach a woman with that line. It doesn't take any balls and 99% of the time you're not going to get anywhere unless she is a UG.

There are MUCH better ways to get over that fear. this makes you look weird and strange. How many men have ever came up to her out of the blue with a line like that? She'll think you're a joke.

I'm not afraid to approach anyone. I approached Samantha Mumba in a club 2 weeks ago. Talked to her for a good 2 minutes while all the AFC's marvelled when she laughed at my jokes.

People fear approaching women b/c they give the women too much value. "Oh, no, what if she rejects me?", WHY DO YOU CARE??? She is only a woman. She's not the ONLY woman in the world!

 

[johndylan]

interesting replies, you know I think I could have gotten the digits with more rapport, but I really was heading out and wanted to test this method.

but your replies do make since... in a bar situation , I think building rapport is key , as opposed to approaching someone on the street? but even on the street is rapport important, your chance are slim anyway?

 

[JiGGhaMan]

I say let him do it. I started out using pug's one-liner also. After 15 approaches I figured out I wasn't going anywhere so I started doing conversational openers. I am getting more numbers now.

To me it was like a stepping stone.

 

[tihash]

Anyone who criticizes someone for having the balls to approach should just shut their mouth and go somewhere else. I wonder how many ppl. who ripped this dude up for using Pug’s approach have the nuts to approach anyone themselves. If you already were born without a fear of approaching, then you are of very little help to those of us who are afraid of approaching. I find situational/conversational approaches to work best, but just going for the digits as a starting point to get over the fear has its place. Sometimes chicks are surprised/impressed with the enormous balls that takes. Anyone who approaches any chick with ANY approach is better off doing that than not approaching. We can argue that some approaches are better than others, and that is true, but ANY approach is better than no approach, and we need to keep that in mind rather than flaming someone who is out there trying.