hello members of the PUA community, my name is anthony, i'm 22 and i currently live in fort myers, fl. i've read about the game for years, but i've never been able to muster up the balls to actually approach a set.
by some miracle i recently ended up talking to a HB9 and somehow managed to get her number. we went out for several dates and held hands, held each other in our arms and made out quite a bit. so as you can imagine i was quite devastated when i got the lets be friends speach from her.
i vowed never to fall victim to the friendship zone again and that day went out to the mall armed with only an opener (excuse me, would you happen to know where i can get any decent calvin klein shirts in this mall?) and approached upward of 10 sets. its been about a week now and i've gone out every day since and approached 10-20 sets each time.
now you see, i'm super glad that i finally got over approaching sets; heck i'm not even scared to do it anymore, but the problem is i just get their opinion, thank them and leave. its like i cant have a decent conversation with them or joke around or flirt. i'm not reaching a social hook point with any of these sets. it's quite frustrating as i thought getting over the first few approaches would be the hardest part, but now i see that was actually the EASIEST part and the rest is what takes work, effort and dedication. but i'm just not getting anywhere with these sets.
i realize this isn't the place to discuss newbie questions or sticking points so i'll post this problem in the general questions section.
by the way, my hobbies include going out to nice restaraunts/clubs, going to the beach, jet skiing, mma, free running, swimming/free diving, hiking/camping, movies, chess, and of course WOMEN!
my goals include obtaining a successful career(police officer) where i can support my self and live comfordably, stay healthy, fit & active, do the things i enjoy most, and become successful at PUA dammit!

Welcome get ready for an awesome journey!

If you have any specific questions feel free to PM me, I've practiced and read a lot of pickup/attraction/psychology stuff and will always try and help if I can.

Hi Anthony - I hope you're ready to kick some f-ing ass, because you might just turn your life into a whole new level of awesome by treading down this PUA path.

I actually don't have all that much game, but what I do have is muscles, a cocky funny attitude and a sly sense of humor. With a strong frame and a tight inner game, this gets me upwards of 20 chicks a year. And I have almost no time for dating since I work long hours at the office and work out like an animal at the gym.

Anyhow, what I usually do is just check the girl out to see if she's comfortable talking to me and gives me IOIs. If she does, I just look into her eyes, smile confidently and tell her that I think she is a sweet and charming girl and ask her if she is single. If she blushes, stutters, giggles and say "yes", I just tell her it would be really nice to go out for a cup of coffee some day to get to know her better. I then and ask for her number.
When entering her number on my phone I try to position myself so that I can casually put my hand on her back and gently rub it up and down while she is spelling it out. A little kino to seal the deal. I do this by holding up my phone so that we both can see the screen. That way it looks like I want her to check that I wrote it down correctly. This calls for us standing next to each other, so you can easily kino her.

Then I tell her it was really nice talking to her and that I'm really looking forward to meeting her again, before leaning in for a hug and saying goodbye.
This could be a good standard way to get the number close if you are in a mall or in another setting where people are in a bit of a hurry.

If you're not, you can always just ask her if she wants to sit down for a cup of coffee right there and then if she's not in a hurry. The good thing about getting the number and wait for a new date, is that you can add her on facebook, chat with her a while there, build comfort, learn stuff about her from her facebook profile, send her some text messages and get your "foot in the door" so that she sees you as "30% boyfriend" before even having that first cup of coffee.

Like I said, I'm not a PUA, I'm just a tall, broad shouldered muscle viking with an awesome job, a BMW that turns heads and $200 000 salary.
But being a laid back guy who isn't afraid of asking girls for their phone number, because you are awsome and have no reason to be afraid can work wonders.

So go out there and kick ass, bro!