I was walking downtown yesterday and as I glanced behind me I saw a cutie. Light skinned, hair pulled back in a ponytail and pretty face. I slow my walk down but unfortunately she speeds hers up and jetted past me. That would normally be a negative but she had on some sweatpants and a faaaaaat ass so I can't complain with the turn of events.
She stopped at a crosswalk, waiting for the light to turn and I caught up to her. I glanced out the corner of my eye and thought she did the same. So I asked her for direction while waiting as well. She chuckled and gave them to me then asked me if I am from around here. I took it and segued to a conversation and walked with her for a couple minutes. It was weird though coz she was walking so damn fast that I felt like she was trying to get rid of me.
I found out she was heading to work and that she is heading to the same school as me. Flirted a little, asked if she could get me stuff with her employee discount, etc, but was focused on getting rapport and didn't know where to start in this scenario. We reached an intersection and she took her turn without even looking back.
We were getting close to her destination and I told her I would see her at school sometime and peeled away. Could have attempted a number close but I am tired of getting useless numbers because of no rapport/value.
As for last night, I headed out to a club last night and in was not my crowd at ALL so I bounced to the next club. Grinded on a girl or two, went after one chick but was so hopelessly out of it in terms of state it was embarrassing. My mind was blank:
Macallik: hey, I just wanted to come over and say you are cute. I don't have anything to follow up that with or anything but yea.
Chick: ....okay thanks *walks away*
Lol
Theory & Thought
Now that I am actively trying to get rapport, conversing is like this foreign entity that I need a LOT of work on. Flakes aplenty so far, especially in clubs scene. Doin some perusing on the site and I came across this
recent post by Danger really that gave me a new outlook on the situation...
Why is it that most men find it easier to hunt through their social circles as opposed to cold approaches? I thought about the good experiences I've had with women, and although I have gotten a previous girlfriend and a couple one night stands from clubbing, most of my successful relationships (to whatever degree) with women started in a setting that encouraged me to show my value or get rapport unsuspectingly.
Whether it was asking someone why the believed in
X during a philosophy study session in the library or shooting the sh!t during my lunch break with coworkers, these casual conversations lead to them getting to know you and falling for you.
Perhaps people fall for 'friends' (but not 'LJBF' friends) and social circle hookups easier because the situation
feels less contrived and forced. If you talk enough or in the right setting, you will end up saying the right thing eventually. Through cold approaches however, you often have to
consciously pursue rapport or displaying value.
I would go as far as to say that after some thought, to me clubs specifially but cold approaches in general are not full of flaky women but rather seducers who have trouble displaying value and getting rapport in that setting. I am working on being more involved mentally in the conversation and learn how to guide the convo instead of just looking for contextual jokes and taking shots in the dark. You need a gameplan/goal you are moving towards.
I am not recommending a written up, Master Pick Up Artist-esque progression chart print out in your pocket, but the mental knowledge that you have a goal in mind, albeit ONS, phone number, relationships, etc. In your mind with your actions you need to ask yourself, 'Am I moving towards your goal," "Am I moving away from it" or "Am I not moving in any direction at all?"
It is crazy because without any goal in mind, the possible seems impossible. You begin to settle for less than you want because you haven't internalized what it is you are going after and seen to it that you work towards it constantly. For me, the fact that people are fvcking girls the same night they met them seemed foreign and unreal even for me in the last month. I haven't even tried for ONS, liked I used to. I might have said the Apoc opener here and tried to escalate there, but something was missing and know I now. It was my confidence that it could work.
Unrelated but also something I have been pondering is how 'being persistent' and 'being the prize' seem to be opposing ideas. The more persistent I am, the less of the prize I feel like and vice versa. I want to plow and make the ho say no but perhaps I should only do it for quality women or within a certain time period?
I'm gonna try and be the prize and be persistent as long as I can before I start cutting chicks off at the knees but I am losing my patience.
Updates
I called Lindsey, the 31 year old's phone the day after I got it. It rang to voicemail. I didn't leave a message. The next day I called and the same thing. She doesn't have my number so she isn't screenin my calls to my knowledge. I texted her to let her know who it is. Nothing. Call a couple days later and voicemail. Leave something funny on it and dropped her to the bottom of the pile.
The skinny chick with big tits. I texted her once and she said she is home bored. Then she stops responding. The next day she texts me in the morning saying she was work and couldnt answer her phone. Bullsh!t. Whatever I don't call her out on it, can't be bothered. I text her back and she stopped replying after two text. Text her another day and no response. Bottom of the pile.
With Estelle I asked her last week Sunday to see if she wanted to hang out Tuesday and catch a movie. She said Tuesday wasn't good for her but she will call me back to hang later in the week. It is now Saturday, smh. I am thinking of calling her back in about a week indifferent to this.. then build some more rapport and go for another Day 2. She could be feeding me lies, haven't been around to her long enough to figure out. I feel like she is telling the truth thus far though.
I am gonna contact Vida sometime in the near future to hangout and use her as a pivot. Wolf116's post got me thinking about pivots. I think I can put my attraction to her aside for the greater good.
Sigma 335 and Ricky, do you guys still wanna hang out sometime?