i was just chillin by my pool waiting on gym time with a buddy. This beautiful girl in a bikini walks up and lays down across the pool and lights a cigarette. being a smoker also, i hide my cigarette and immediately approach her. "thank God you're here, i really didnt want to go all the way to my apartment for my lighter, can i borrow yours?" she handed me an Ed Hardy lighter. perfect. i negged her on it, calling her a jersey shore guidette wanna-be, while smiling ear to ear, she ate it up. i knew i was in. so without another word i went back to my chair to finish sunbathing.. push-pull technique. she's looking at me, wondering why i walked off. so she gets up and sticks her toe in and made a little squeak immediately looking my way.. "the water is sooo cold!" we chit chatted a lil bit. i told her i was gonna go have gym time with a buddy, adn i was gonna grab a 12 pack on the way back, i'll give her one in exchange for letting me use the lighter. she said she has to work at 5 so she would only be there 2 more hours. but she would love a beer. this is when i dropped the ball. "well do you have a number? i can call you when i'm on my way back or something." RETARDED! she just kinda looked at me, "i'll be here, dont worry." i've got some serious work to do tongiht to make this one work. anyway, for the new guys, just keep your head up. like the greats say, you're gonna have to stop worrying about humiliation. it's all about how you bounce back. remember, like the book says, you're the prize. make her think that. be alpha. shoot me some replys on how you would bounce back from this one. i'm just gonna act like it never happened, and number close her later tonight if i'm out the gym in time.

Ah yes, I hate when that happens. Sometimes things just click, other times you walk away thinking 'damn it, i screwed that one up' lol.

How about the next time you see her, say something like..."hey, where is my beer for borrowing my lighter?" I'm sure she will chuckle and give you a curious look.

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haha i rebounded back like a champ. i went back to the pool, she had gone to her apartment. on her way back she was accompanied by 2 other gorgeous girls. one was very bitchy, and the other was real ghetto and wasnt anything i would be attracted to. the target walked up screaming "HEY THERE'S MIKE MY NEW FRIEND!!" so i was chillin a couple chairs down and i was texting a girl i currently have one-itis for. i talked to them about tattoos for a bit and the target invited me over by saying "Mike come on over, we dont bite!" so i went in and sat down, focusing my attention on the bitchy one. the target realized this and started trying to engage me in thier conversations.. she then invited me to come put my feet in the water with her. so we sat there and talked for awhile, she then invited me to go out with them tonihgt. i told her i had to go let my dog out and that i would see what my plans are. she asked for my number and told me she will be downtown by 11.. with a group of her freinds from work. if you're reading this and you're new to the game... this is the WORST situation you can ever be in. you dont know her friends, they all work together, what the hell do you think they're gonna be talking about? work, and the people they work with. sometimes you have to kick back and listen to thier little bullshit gossip (cuz that's what girls do when they're drunk.) be the alpha, engage relevant conversation concerning everyone. if it's not working, ask her if you can steal her away for a minute and either 1. grab a drink, or if you already have a drink, then 2. take her to a dark corner and have a witty, intelligent conversation, keep her laughing, never take your eyes off hers. she will be eating out of your hand in minutes. try to seal it, then, if she says no, try the push pull technique, engage one of her male friends and "take a lap around the bar," approaching every pretty girl you see. the target will see this.. keep your conversations short with them. number close, if you want. it wont help too much. harmless conversation is all it takes. let her come back to you, then, just chill and talk all night.. when it's time to say good bye... use mystery's technique with telling her that the hugs cost money, if she kisses you, you're in my friend. you've done it. thanks for the line you posted bro, that is a clever one and i love it! that'll be the first one i use on her tongiht when she meets us at the bar (she closes tonight so she will arrive later, which gives me perfect opportunity to gain good rapport with her freinds." that is my technique on handling the "collegue" situation.. what's yours? i wanna try something new this time. i dont have the money to be throwing around, being the big shot, buying all the girls shots.. i hate that technique and i think it's pathetic.

Aha nice. So this is the "WORST" situation a PUA can be in but you are going through with it anyway? Is this just because you know how to handle yourself in it? Seems like you have a pretty good idea of how it is all going to go down.... utilizing your techniques, how sure can you be that it will actually go down that way? (noob questions)