Recently out of an LTR (that I got into through being an intermediate PUA back in the day), gotta remind myself of how to game. I work out of town so I only get to practice for a few days every few weeks, so I have to be very proactive.

I used to be pretty good at this, and it's good to see that I haven't lost it all, every set is hooking, I just need to get over my willingness to leave before being blown out. I'm an advocate of direct game because Aussie chicks don't fuck around, they know you're there to chat them up, plus I think that indirect openers are gigantic "DLV"s.

The only open I use is "Hi my name is x" and offer a hand. The only advice I will ever take from girls about picking up girls is introduce yourself and be genuine. The rest of the stuff they spout about it is crap.

I wanted to start off easing myself in, so I did. First girl, just asked the time and said, "thanks, I gotta run". As soon as I walked off I though of a good line there. "What's the time? Oh, well I have heaps of time, [enter conversation here]" but oh well, lesson learned.

Opened a few more girls, but bailed fairly quickly, nothing to learn there.

I wanted to test the "put the pressure on her" frame so I found a girl in a CD shop, arms chockers with bags. Perfect. I walked half past her and stopped, did a massive double take. She saw me out the side of her eye and smiled, so I walked to her and put out my hand "Hi, I'm X". She had to fiddle with her bags and manouver herself free, I just stood there with my hand out, massive smile. She introduced herself and we went into talking for a little while. Again, I bailed before I could blow myself out to save my ego. Should have stuck in there until I got a close.

Last set of the day was a self kicker and a half. Girl looking at christmas decorations, again I introduced myself and she had to put some stuff back on the shelf to get to my hand. I really like offering a hand when their hands are full, it really makes them have to make an effort for you and you can see how interested they are off the bat. This girl seemed a bit sketchy at first, some short answers and her body language was a bit off.

I was teasing her about how it's a bit early to be buying christmas decorations and she was still squatting down looking through them so I thought that there wasn't much interest. I kept talking and walked around the other side of the chest-high display and she stood up to keep talking. At one point she mentioned that she was deso driver for xmas and I said "responsibility, I like that" she giggled and played with her hair, I knew she had hooked. I told her I was looking for a shirt, (trying to test out a bounce theory that I have been working on), and she directed me to the blokes section. This is the bit that I am pissed about. I moved my body so it was angled away from her and she clearly went to move with me, suddenly showing a whole heap of interest, but I fukken choded up and said "well see you later, I'm off to buy a shirt". Idiot.

She awkwardly put out her hand as I left and said nice to meet you and I could read her like a book that she would have come with me. Lesson learned.

So tomorrow I'll be out, there are a few things I have thought about over the time I have out of town that I want to try but I need to stop being such a chode.

All in all it was far from a failure, but just as far from successful. I learned a few things, remembered some others and I think I'm going to like this single business, again.

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