DAY THREE con'd:
After I wrote the above thing, I went for a bike ride and decided to update on Sundays, as per the OP post rules. I went on a particular bike route that would likey remind me of my ex. However, the opportunity to approach girls there took my mind off her a bit.
I saw two single ladies sitting on rocks by the lake. One was black the other was white, both appeared to be hb5-6 with me when I saw them. I was confused which girl to approach first because I was worried if I approached one of them the other girl may get jealous. Facing this dillema I biked away from them.
Of all the lame excuses not to approach the girl is deciding which girl to approach first. I'd assume if an approach went well, the other girl would also welcome an approach because that would be social proof. It's not like I'm choosing to marry someone when i'm approaching. Sometimes the depth of serious thought that goes through my mind is scary.
DAY FOUR:
My mom told a waitress serving us that she was nice and pretty. My mom asked me if I thought so (infront of her). I said, yes, she's really pretty, then I blurted out "are you single?" She laughed in a blushing way. I frooze when she did that. I have no real record of asking a girl if she was "single" in the past that I'm interacting with socially.
I went into an adjacent store and the cashier gave me good eye-contact and said hi when I walked in. This is not usual as usually there is an invisible "wall" around me and women usually avoid eye contact when I walk in. Looked like that flirting attempt at the waitress chipped that wall.
DAY FIVE:
Went bike riding and approached a random asian woman and asked for the time. She didn't understand me and kept walking. I asked again, and she said she didn't know. Wow. Getting rejected on an opener for time.
Saw two students with pretty faces but I just couldn't click to ask them for the time. I was thinking of saying, "I'm on my way to an appointment, do you know wha time it is?" and then say, "that's great, that means I'm on time to meet you, my name is *** extend hand".
Felt some issues doing that with high school / college students as I'm 37 years old and the idea of picking up someone potentially that yonge sort of messed with my head. Having a student bag myself (i.e. where I carry the water), having a bike helmet (to cover my grey hair and bald spot), should mask any evidence that I'm even older than then these women. For the sake of practise I think these fears are unwarranted.
Later in the evening I went to a Health Food-store. Again, seemed rather low-energy and very cautious in my interactions with two women there. One I could have got a hug from if I pushed it, or asked for her number, the other had a q-tip to her face which looked funny but it didn't come out to ask her what she was doing. Guess tend to get stuck on this "business, don't bother me" mode as a defense around women.
DAY SIX:
Nice connection with hb8.5 at bank. She's taken, but the interaction gave me a high that lasted through the day like part of her was with me through the day. I must really be wired weirdly.
Eventually did get the phone number of the girl working at the ice cream store, with my mother's help. This time, my mom called the girl from the counter and asked her to come to our table. I passed her my cell phone, she said it's an Italian number and she wrote it down on there. We then talked about how we will stay in touch when she goes back to Italy.
Great - haven't number closed a girl since 2011.
I looked at videos of people tossing their cell phone at a girl, and saying nothign at all, the girl would actually put their name and phone number on the cell. I kid you not. These approaches had no opener, no talk, all they did was pass their cell. That's inspiring me to consider number closes like that if feel too ackward going to that stage or too supplicative asking for the number.
DAY SEVEN:
Nothing eventful. Talked to a married women over the phone.
DAY EIGHT:
Went to church today but I was really out of it. Talked to a girl friend and her mother, and shook hands with different women in the church. Felt ackward that I mistook the names of some of the girls and ignored shaking the hands of guys (i.e. like I made it too obvious like I'm looking for a girl like a retard, no social grace).
Went to the health food store as we do after church. Saw this smoking hot hb9 working as a cashier. I saw her since January but always felt intimidated to strike up a conversation with her. Today I determined I'm going to talk to this hb9.
I remembered videos I had look at about nerds or ackward people approaching girls. Those videos inspired me to talk to this girl because I realise that it's okay to be ackward. We actually had a nice brief conversation. I told her I like her name. But I forgot my credit card there which had a high limit but picked it up after when she told my mom I left it there. Have to be more careful trying to chat up hb9 cashiers and focus more on the transaction -- but good breaker from January.
Think I was out of it as a whole as I forgot my groceries talking to another cashier on the same store. It's like I either have to stay at this "all or nothing" business frame. The minute I go into this "talk to a girl" frame, it's like all sense goes out the window and I start forgetting things. Maybe the girls I'm approaching are too hot or something and I'm not used to it.
Felt on a little high the rest of the day after speaking to this hb9 girl from South America.
My dad is also trying to help out by getting some numbers from Filipino ladies - but they look like mature hb5's to me. Best to focus on spotting hb8-10 and talking to them, even if I'm asking for the time...esp if it's an hb10.
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Well there you have it. One number close from a 21 year old college student visiting from Italy and who will be leaving in four months plus some interactions with hbs that either made my day or are in my memory as being a good-time being out.
As my goals in continuing dedication thread are more like having a good-time with someone at the moment, or having fun in the interaction with a girl (as opposed to seeing it as a chore, or we are both losing energy), and I think there is some good progress. Will update again next week.