Hello everyone.

I'm possibly older than I should be to be needing to start with PU artistry, but hey ho. I guess I've always been a nice guy.
I go out and have a laugh normally, yet I've never had the wits to get the girl. Not that there's that many I really want.
Anyway, things came to a head the other week when me and a mate were out, going into bars and clubs. He said he's noticed how 1) girls do move my way and 2) I'm a nice guy and even have lots of female friends (he has no f/friends). I thought about this, esp. 2). In fact I think I even have an unhealthy amount of female friends in relation to romantic escapades.
Enough has got to be enough. I recalled seeing Mystery and that PUA reality show I caught a glimpse of over here in the UK. I thought I'd check that out.

Did a bit of web research, needless to say, I bought The Game. Wow, what an eye-opener. It was like having treasure map unfolded in front of your eyes. I felt the need to follow up with getting the NAOS book, and that too was even better technique wise. Plus coming on here too.

With this bit of knowledge I've changed what I do now. Last week, I was at an industry event with professionals from my industry milling around stands and stuff. I remember seeing a cute short girl (HB8) with what might have been her boss, or even dad, in the crowd. I wondered how I could talk to at least one of the few women there, just to try my new outlook. Well, as chance had it, the HB8 was walking my way by herself, just as I was by myself. Normally, the old me would've pondered and chickened out. The new me knew I had to get in there. "Hi" was all it took to open. She replied with a foreign accent, so I asked about where she's from, what she thought of the event, blah blah, what she does back home... threw in a few jokes and most of the time she was smiling. It didn't occur to me to neg and I don't think I could, she was so sweet. As our conversation was wrapping up, I asked her for her email address in case I was ever going to Poland. I made her laugh with all the pens I'd swiped off trade stands, and I gave her one to write it down. And she did. Unbelievable, my first ever cold approach with PUA knowledge ended in an email close.

What is the NAOS book?

Sorry, I meant The Natural Art of Seduction. Yes, it's pretty good.

Then on Friday night I was in a bar waiting for my friend. The end of the bar I waited at had me next to two blondes, HB6 & 7. I didn't approach, I really wanted my drink. When it arrived, HB6 had gone to the toilets so I thought I'd open the HB7 with what was a nervy "that drink took a while". I got talking, just trying to be interesting, not necessarily thinking hard of DHV, but I may have unintentionally done it by mentioning my impending trip to SE Asia. I must have been talking to her for a minute when her friend came back. I managed to engage both of them in a conversation about some fairly random stuff but with a slight hidden meaning in it (animals that mate for life, lol). This must've gone on for another 10 minutes and I remember briefly thinking to myself "I would never be doing this a week ago!" My friend arrived eventually and I lamely let things fizzle out. I wasn't that interested in either of them tbh.

Later on the same night, we went to a louder bar open til like 2.
It was pretty empty for a while and there were some weird people in there. I did notice a blonde HB7.5 who I wouldn't have minded talking to. Her friend was a HB7 with short hair, she'd be an 8 if it was longer, IMO. When she was on her own at the bar, I knew I could open the HB7. But with what? Well, she was wearing big earings. Hmmm. So I approach and say "Hi. Do you know what they say about girls with big earrings?" HB7: "No...?" Me: "Er... they have big earring cases." HB7:"Phew, I thought you were gonna say soemething else", I think she meant like it makes them look slutty or something. I think this is a good opener if you can notice something about what a girl is wearing. It went well I brought her to my friends, we all chatted a bit, I held her earrings at times when I looked at them and got close... My friend that first showed up in the other bar was nudging me to "get in there". I thought it was going well til my other friend (really a friend of a friend) said something to her that made her recoil a bit when the lights were coming on as the place was closing. Her and her friends then left before us and I couldn't work out what happened. I found out that guy said "you looked better when it was darker" to her! What a c**t! He ruined my game! On the brightside, I can be happy with my performance. But seriously, how unhelpful are people like that! Selfish coupled people who don't understand what we have to do - they should be shot.