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Keep gaming guys. I had a realization myself today...I texted a girl last night I number closed a couple days ago. When she wrote back she said "Hey cutie blah blah blah". It always feels good to hear that. BUT WAIT! I realized something. The good feeling should never ever ever ever come from a girls or anyone elses validation. True self confidence, self worth, and self appreciation come from one person, yourself. The minute you give that away you are no longer a PUA. You become just another AFC. Don't just read it, live it! Keep sarging!
I think you're taking things a little too serious here. Of course your own self esteem should be all the validation you NEED... but that doesn't mean you can't allow yourself to feel good about a girl showing IOI. It's like getting a nice ornament for your birthday or something. You don't NEED it in any way, but it looks pretty, and it feels nice to know somebody thought of you. You get my point? It's perfectly fine to feel good about compliments, as long as you don't NEED them to feel good about yourself in general.
And shouldn't gaming be about having fun? I think so anyway. Having fun and living your life as you choose!
Also, gathering energy from all the small things in life and PU (like a compliment, a smile, a look, a warm handshake, a hug and so on) is a great way of keeping your momentum up, even if you're not actively sarging at the moment.