Whats up guys, just wanted to introduce myself.

I'm a college student. Most of my life, I've been a generally shy and self-conscious person. I was teased in middle school and didn't develop an active social life until halfway though high school. I became more confident, and started talking to girls more, but I still was that "nice guy" who didn't know how to make a move. So granted, I have lots of friends who are girls from high school. The summer between junior and senior year of high school, I went on a 17 day trip to Europe with a group of musicians my age, for a special music tour. It turned out to be the best trip of my life. All the girls loved me, and several of them told me straight out they thought I was attractive. I had my first sexual experience on that trip with a very attractive girl. And although it was an ego boost, I came back never understanding why they were into me. However, it was the first time I thought of myself as attractive. Coming into college, I felt pretty confident, but ended up not making too many friends, and by the end of my first year, my self-esteem dropped to new lows. I came back overly emotional, and afraid to ask for anything from anyone. Over the summer though, I had lots of time to think about what I had done and what I'd do different. I realized my self-esteem depended too much on other people. I read Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People" and by my sophomore year (this year) I felt more confident than ever, yet I still had problems picking up women. I hadn't heard of "The Game" until this year, and a friend actually sent it to me along with "Mystery Method" in a pdf file. I thought, what the hell, I'll take a look. It's changed my life. I never knew what attracted women until looking at these. I'm getting more and more confident. Last night at a party, for the first time in my life, I felt fully in control of a woman's attraction to me. I came in with a friend, and generally had a good, positive and confident demeanor. After 5 minutes of light conversation and laughing, I said "I'm gonna go dance you wanna come?" and she smiled and said "sure, why not" I took her by the hand inside and saw all these IOIs exactly like Mystery said they would happen. I ended up not doing anything with her, but I felt for the first time completely confident about making a move if I had wanted to. (She had bad breathe and I had no gum) I left her on the dance floor for 2 minutes to use the bathroom and get gum from a friend and I couldn't find her after, but I actually did not care whatsoever, because coming from that experience, I felt for the first time that I could easily get any of these girls and I know the steps. While I'm still getting over approach anxiety and shyness, I am taking definite steps in the right generation. It will take several more outings and some embarrassment before my game becomes more consistent and solidified, but I feel great because for the first time in my life I'm making positive progress towards understanding how to attract women.

So anyways, thats my story. Hope to get to know some of you and am eager to learn about your experiences.