Plinco's cold approach journal

[Plinco]

I had some extra time today, so I went out window shopping. I went to a department store, and saw two girls in the clothing section that I wanted to approach, but as I walked towards them, I wasn't in the right mindset; I chickened out/lowered my testosterone level. Walked around the store, with a coward mindset. I did the best thing to do in that situation, and left after walking around a bit. I was pretty angry with myself. I went to the mall, and decided to redeem myself by approaching an attractive girl from about 100 feet away. I walked up to her and smiled and said:

"You have good taste in clothes"

Her: looking shy/shocked' "uh... I'm sorry"

"Don't be. You look organized too, I see how you are folding those clothes as you're putting them back."

Her: smiles, still looks nervous "thank you"

I decided to break off contact right then.


There were two other girls who were walking through the mall as I was texting one of my customers. I went looking for them a minute later but couldn't find them.

That's eight cold approaches so far this year. I'm going to try other venues and step it up.

 

[SW15]

I currently weigh 165, with 10-15 percent body fat. I'm 5'10''

Very good.

For 2024:

I made $57,105.75

That's on the low side for a bigger quality but could be passable in a smaller town.

bought a 2004 Chevy Avalanche. The truck is old but in great condition.

It is good that the truck is in great condition but a 2004 truck is unlikely to impress women. It's a small improvement over the previous truck.

 

[Plinco]

That's on the low side for a bigger quality but could be passable in a smaller town.

I live on the edge of a small city. Originally, it was mostly rural, but there's been a lot of urban sprawl in the last five years. The median household income ranges from 43K to 65K, depending on the town within a 25 mile radius, excluding the beaches.

I bought my house in 2019 for 150K, and now it's appraised at 280K-300K.

 

[SW15]

I bought my house in 2019 for 150K, and now it's appraised at 280K-300K.

In 2019, finding a house in Dallas, TX would have been nearly impossible that price.

Your price appreciation has been good but it's difficult to sell houses in this market and take profit.

I live on the edge of a small city.

Areas under 200,000 in population can be tough for dating for 25+ adults who are no longer in school.

 

[Plinco]

Did a cold approach today and got the cold shoulder.

I'm going to experiment with Bumble and Tinder, but I only have two halfway decent pictures to post and I don't think that's going to fly.

Edit:

Update. I had to go to settings in Tinder and change the age range to 18-25. I'm still swiping left on most of these girls. The good thing about getting older is that you know what works for you and what doesn't.

 

[Plinco]

I went through Bumble and reached a limit, swiped left on most of those.

On Tinder, out of the 100-ish, I swiped left on all except around 10 or so. Then there weren't any more ladies 18-25 in my area. I'll give it a week and see what happens.

 

[Plinco]

Stats for the month of March:

9 cold approaches
1 match on Tinder (conversation attached below)
0 dates

Weigh 165. I did not calculate body fat percentage.
1 social event

60 videos posted to social media

0 martial arts classes attended to
2 times that I practiced martial arts at home

3 leg workouts
4 upper body workouts

$4011 income for the month

 

[Plinco]

I'll go ahead and add my thoughts for my experience.

I like public speaking and fighting. I have a power luster personality. I think the woman whom I matched with is what I'm attracting; a woman who was looking for a man with status/income.

Also, my photos, and my body, are not at the level that I would have to attract the type of women that I am after.

I think online dating is a waste of time for me, at least for now. At minimum I should get better photos. Photos of me fighting, speaking, or something that would indicate that I like to have fun in a teenage/college way.

I also think my results would be much better in a college bar, or something else along those lines.

 

[BackInTheGame78]

Very good.



That's on the low side for a bigger quality but could be passable in a smaller town.



It is good that the truck is in great condition but a 2004 truck is unlikely to impress women. It's a small improvement over the previous truck.

If you need a car to impress women, you are doing it all wrong.

 

[SW15]

If you need a car to impress women, you are doing it all wrong.

Plenty of men use money/possessions to impress women. It can work. Attraction and seduction is a combination of looks, money, status, and personality.

 

[BackInTheGame78]

Plenty of men use money/possessions to impress women. It can work. Attraction and seduction is a combination of looks, money, status, and personality.

Whether it works or not isn't the issue.

People who lead with money do so because they feel they have little else to offer.

By this logic it should be fine to beg a woman to take you back and cry when she dumps you because that also "can work".

 

[SW15]

People who lead with money do so because they feel they have little else to offer.

What if they actually don't have much else to offer? Their feelings would be accurate then.

In considering @Plinco 's earnings, he isn't leading with money.

It is more difficult to lead with money now. In the USA, the market has shifted since more and more women are able to buy themselves at least a decent lifestyles with their own bachelor's degree + and their white collar work.

Some guy making $130,000/year (a solid salary) isn't likely to impress some woman who is making $80,000 a year. That's not enough money to move the needle and affect her lifestyle. She's doing well enough on her own at $80,000.

 

[BackInTheGame78]

What if they actually don't have much else to offer? Their feelings would be accurate then.

In considering @Plinco 's earnings, he isn't leading with money.

It is more difficult to lead with money now. In the USA, the market has shifted since more and more women are able to buy themselves at least a decent lifestyles with their own bachelor's degree + and their white collar work.

Some guy making $130,000/year (a solid salary) isn't likely to impress some woman who is making $80,000 a year. That's not enough money to move the needle and affect her lifestyle. She's doing well enough on her own at $80,000.

Then they need to work to fix the actual problem instead of trying to cover it up.

You can try to put lipstick on a pig but at the end of the day it's still a pig.

I do pretty well for myself and I've never once tried to impress a woman with money or a car. I don't need to. And if that's what they are really after, I don't want them anywhere near me.

At the end of the day it goes back to the same issue. It's always easier to try and avoid having to take a hard look in the mirror and be honest with yourself than to put in the hard work and effort to become better.

 

[Plinco]

If you need a car to impress women, you are doing it all wrong.

That was not the point. The point was an overall self-improvement. The truck I have now functions better than the last one.

 

[BackInTheGame78]

That was not the point. The point was an overall self-improvement. The truck I have now functions better than the last one.

I wasn't referring to you explicitly...I was talking about the response from @SW15 in general terms.

 

[Plinco]

Stats for the month of March:

9 cold approaches
1 match on Tinder (conversation attached below)
0 dates

Weigh 165. I did not calculate body fat percentage.
1 social event

60 videos posted to social media

0 martial arts classes attended to
2 times that I practiced martial arts at home

3 leg workouts
4 upper body workouts

$4011 income for the month


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@SW15
@BackInTheGame78

For the record, these other stats are there to give the reader a better context into what kind of person I am. I use these bits of information because they are measurable.