I'm not quite finished reading this interesting journal, but I felt an urge commenting on this dialogue from page 5:
Me: Hey How are you doing?
Her: awesome and you?
Me: Im doing great..... and then I looked at the shelf for another 30 secs.....
Me: Hey you mind if I ask you a question?
Her: No, go ahead
Me: Are you single?
Her: Yes, I am but I didn't come in here for that
What you should have replied:
Me: Neither did I, but I have this thing.. I believe I can get a feel of what a person is like in a few moments just by observing body language, the way they move, and I liked you.. in those few moments, so I thought I'd like to get to know you better. Do you think I'm being a little silly?
There is no way in hell she would respond with a yes. SHe would most definetely smile and say something like - Of course not. Then you take on with the conversation, and mind that from what she said, I assume she suspected that
you were there for '
that'. So you should talk about books, tell her you gonna go get a book, come back, talk again, leave together, suggest going for a coffee if she declines, thank her for the pleasent convo and bid her good day/night, then if she doesn't shout out her phone number while you're going away, you'll know you've done your part.
Pugs, I have deep respect for what you're doing and I'm not a douche not realizing why you're doing it - it is a good way, but like Trance said earlier, getting rid of fear of approacing does not equal success, I think you shouldn't be so... how should I put it... you should not limit yourself to just that initial approach thing, instead have your plan stretched past to getting her in a relationship. Just think of what your goal is; is it REALLY just to have no fear approaching? Will that make you happy? The point I'm trying to make is, don't let any of the good girls slip thru your fingers, and if you're making that plastic direct approach the odds are you're not going to end up with someone worth mentioning for a period of time worth mentioning. I don't know about you, but the way I see it, only a certain type of girls would let this 'cheap' approach and short convo pass for a phone number and I'm not sure I like this type; I'm much more for the type of girls that rejected you like the one from the dialogue above. So you approached her, you DIDN'T get rejected, your way of approaching obviously did, so I guess you have to change it.
Try to make your approach work like in a natural way, but for christ sake, hide that directness. I mean, being direct is cool, sometimes, but suppose you're meeting with your friend for a dring and she goes, "Jeeeesus Christ what's up with your cologne? It smells like cat sh*it in the sun, or do you not wear any cologne?" THat was direct, honest and very open hearted, but how did it make you feel? What if she instead said "Is that some new cologne you're wearing? I don't fancy it too much, I think *asdldfha* is much better." See where I'm going? You wan't to be direct, because it is the simplest way, but a relationship is never simple and the game of love does not involve many direct options.
EDIT: I've read all 12 pages. Pugsley, congratulations, I'm happy for ya.
FAKE EDIT: Don't let this stop you from reaching your goal of 100 approaches.