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Because of the social science of courtship, because based on the venue, women have a conscious "bitch shield" and because in certain situations, all other men that have approached her have been direct. Being indirect allow you much more wiggle room to apply game. Sure you can cut to the chase being direct, but that's just it, if she does not have an instant attraction to you, or is simply sick of men approaching stating their interest based on looks alone. There is a good chance she will not even give you a chance to seduce her mind.
Which is why I said earlier that direct game works best when the girl is showing interest in you before you even approach. As other wise your bound to fail or at least have a high chance of failing, but then again most guys in clubs that go direct seem to say something along the lines "hey sexy", can't see that going very far really. There is no doubt indirect game gives you more wiggle room and makes it easier to defeat the bitch shield. Saying most of our communication is body language, which is why I use "indirect" body language or other words non sexual with a direct opener.
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It's not about the rejection factor, it's about allowing yourself the opportunity work your game, to observe her reactions, to dictate the seduction. Most women have a set response to men approaching direct, its just reflex, some like to brush guys off right away in hopes they will keep persisting, some just do it for fun, most do it out of instinct. Either way, if you as a skilled observer/seducer an not allowed the time to interpret the woman's mannerisms, how are you suppose to seduce her out of her panties?
But giving your self the the opportunity to work your game is about the rejection factor because the more you are able to push that to aside the better your chances no? Indirect serves that goal the best. As far as going direct and seducing the girl, there is a reason I open direct but follow up with an indirect line with "indirect" body language. Most girls that get open direct are use to guys going direct all the way thru. I open direct then go indirect on the conversation. I guess you can say what I do is a hybrid, tho I find it works well for me.
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When one approaches in a direct manner, he is simply giving all the power to the woman and giving her every opportunity to escape. Most women would much rather not bother. Especially desirable ones. Approaching direct is limiting yourself.
You only give women power if you let them have it or give it to them. Coming in with a dominate frame up front and taking any control they may had kills that even with a direct opener that is if you do it right. I been working on this for like the past year and have found it to work quite well. As mention in another thread here there are loads of girls that have rape like fantasies and such are bound to be submissive. I use that to my advantage as like you said once I get the green light on the sexual interest that side comes out strong.
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I much prefer to approach indirect, build some rapport, look for the signs, then become ULTRA DIRECT. (women will tell you if they are interested within a few minutes of social interactions, especially if they do not have a conscious guard up)
Minutes? More like 30 or less seconds does a girl decides if she wants to sleep with you. I think someone who has been doing game for a while would know that. Not saying one can't change their mind as that is very possible to do.
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I don't just do this for her interest, I do it for myself, I like to gauge a woman as well, some chicks are hot as hell but a complete turn off once their personality comes out. I like to fuck their mind. Indirect approach allows me the opportunity to screen the women I WANT TO SEDUCE. It's not about them, it's about me. I want and demand to have the right to pick and choose.
Totally agree with your thinking and totally agree that indirect allows you to learn more about the girl in person. Saying that you can get a good idea of the girl just from watching her for a couple of minutes as well, granted it won't give you the low down on her but enough to give you a general idea about her tho. I tend to this as I view girls like stocks [as in stocks in the stock market], are they worth my time and energy and if so how much?

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If you want to see my point or even hear it from the horses mouth. Try a social experiment. The next few attractive women you see. Go up to them and ask them. What type of approach from a man would they prefer. ( I have done this often)

Give them a typical direct approach and a typical indirect approach ( not opinion or any of that mystery crap)

I am certain most will prefer the indirect. I am basing this on years of practicing and inquiring myself.
I actually been meaning to do this experiment but never gotten around to it, ya I am a lazy ass. Saying that when it comes to girls and them being seduce by guys I don't take much stalk in what they say more because they say one thing and the opposite happens. I have heard girls say they want a guy to have a normal conversation which I have no doubt is true, but beyond that I say anything goes. Its quite amazing what the sort of crap you can say to a girl and get away with let alone close her.


FYI I agree very much with what the video said. I think what is going on is I take the "opposite" side of doing things if you will.


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Very good post. You write so eloquently, I wish I could express myself in English like that.

I feel the same way about direct / indirect but there is a flip side. When you go indirect you're training your brain to believe that you should hide your intentions, that putting yourself "out there" and just going for it wouldn't work because "you are not enough" and the girl needs to be "tricked" into giving you a chance to display your personality.

I think that when you're just starting out, when you're a complete newbie - you should ONLY go DIRECT. You first need to get over approach anxiety, to train your brain not to be afraid to express your intentions and desires and that there is NOTHING wrong with just going up to a girl, in the middle of the day, in the middle of the street, and express your interest.

A guy who is just starting out - if he can't bring himself to approach a girl and open her directly, how the hell would he be able to bring himself to kiss a girl? Or try to pull her home?

If you're just starting out doing PU you'd probably be nervous coming up to chicks, even if you go indirect with some opinion opener. Girls will see right thru you and will feel that you're incongruent, that your "opinion opener" is just a fake way to start talking with them. So if they know it's just an excuse anyway - then why not just go direct?

The same goes for routines and tactics. When you are just starting out - forget all of them, don't use them. They will only keep you in your head, thinking "what to say next" and will fuck up your interactions. Just go out and talk to people and train yourself to be a normal social person. Learn how to be "man enough" to come up to girls and open them directly and then display your real personality, showing them who you really are.

LATER, after a few months, when you get there and want to take your game to the NEXT level - when you are comfortable enough to talk with HOT chicks as if they were just other guys - then you can start throwing in canned material and indirect openers - because you will be able to do it "cool enough" in a congruent way. They say canned material is like "training wheels" but I think it's the other way around - that should come later and take your game to elite levels.

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Very good post. You write so eloquently, I wish I could express myself in English like that.

I feel the same way about direct / indirect but there is a flip side. When you go indirect you're training your brain to believe that you should hide your intentions, that putting yourself "out there" and just going for it wouldn't work because "you are not enough" and the girl needs to be "tricked" into giving you a chance to display your personality.

I think that when you're just starting out, when you're a complete newbie - you should ONLY go DIRECT. You first need to get over approach anxiety, to train your brain not to be afraid to express your intentions and desires and that there is NOTHING wrong with just going up to a girl, in the middle of the day, in the middle of the street, and express your interest.

A guy who is just starting out - if he can't bring himself to approach a girl and open her directly, how the hell would he be able to bring himself to kiss a girl? Or try to pull her home?

If you're just starting out doing PU you'd probably be nervous coming up to chicks, even if you go indirect with some opinion opener. Girls will see right thru you and will feel that you're incongruent, that your "opinion opener" is just a fake way to start talking with them. So if they know it's just an excuse anyway - then why not just go direct?

The same goes for routines and tactics. When you are just starting out - forget all of them, don't use them. They will only keep you in your head, thinking "what to say next" and will fuck up your interactions. Just go out and talk to people and train yourself to be a normal social person. Learn how to be "man enough" to come up to girls and open them directly and then display your real personality, showing them who you really are.

LATER, after a few months, when you get there and want to take your game to the NEXT level - when you are comfortable enough to talk with HOT chicks as if they were just other guys - then you can start throwing in canned material and indirect openers - because you will be able to do it "cool enough" in a congruent way. They say canned material is like "training wheels" but I think it's the other way around - that should come later and take your game to elite levels.
I don't believe in opinion openers or routines and canned lines, In my opinion, this is not the essence of an indirect approach. If you read my posts in their entirety, you'd see that what I suggest, is actually to just approach indirectly, with direct intentions. The idea behind this is to create comfort before stating interest. Allowing a woman an opportunity to gain interest, rather then react to your looks alone.

I feel this would in fact help the newbie, not only assist with approach anxiety, but give then the opportunity to feel the targets vibe and not only build comfort for the target, but for themselves as well. To learn to look for IOI's throughout the conversation, then act accordingly. I don't believe in hiding the intention, rather warming up the target first.

All while showing interest, unconsciously, through mannerisms and body language. Then at the right time, consciously expressing their interest in a confident manner.

It is imperative to state your interest always, I just don't think it always has to be the first comment that comes out of your mouth as the seducer.

This is a basic outline of my cold approach style. There could be arguments for both. Even for a newbie, if they are not qualified at observing and picking up specific signs of interest, it could be hard for them to progress confidently. So I can see the rational behind approaching directly as well.

It all comes down to whatever works for the individual. In an ideal world, it would be in someones best interest to master both types of approaches and use each one based on the current environment, situation and target at hand.

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My type of indirect is not shit like opinion openers, its more like. "Hey there, i really like that tattoo, what does it mean" or "Those are some sick shoes, I'm not usually into women's fashion but they look really cool" My name is SA, put my hand out. Or You have a very unique look and style, I like that. Most people these days are typical. My name is SA, whats yours? I like your dance style, did you have any training. ( all these are observational and situational, but indirect non the less)
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"Hey there, i really like that tattoo, what does it mean" or "Those are some sick shoes, I'm not usually into women's fashion but they look really cool"
these are indirect. They are not very different from opinion openers. She knows you're hitting on her and that the question is just an excuse, but that's OK because it shows social intelligence. Girls SAY they like directness but with all honestly, I don't think they do.
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My name is SA, put my hand out. My name is SA, whats yours?
Dude... these are direct. You can't be more direct than this. Unless you're Stelar and you offer them sex off the bat .

By the way, if you respond to eye contact, even if you smile to a woman first and she smiles back, and then you approach, then it's not really a "cold approach" but rather a "warm" one. A girl sees you and smiles at you VS you walk up to a girl who didn't acknowledge you - iit's a whole different ball game.

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I changed my mind. The ones I said are indirect, are direct too. They are very down to business, they clearly demonstrate interest. You're saying that you are using indirect but these are actually direct openers man... lets say these are 80% direct.

"Hi my name is SA whats yours" is 90% direct.

"Hey I want to exchange orgasms with you" 100% direct,

"Hi, real quick... I need your opinion on something bla BLA BLA" - not direct.

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I don't believe in opinion openers or routines and canned lines, In my opinion, this is not the essence of an indirect approach. If you read my posts in their entirety, you'd see that what I suggest, is actually to just approach indirectly, with direct intentions. The idea behind this is to create comfort before stating interest. Allowing a woman an opportunity to gain interest, rather then react to your looks alone.

I feel this would in fact help the newbie, not only assist with approach anxiety, but give then the opportunity to feel the targets vibe and not only build comfort for the target, but for themselves as well. To learn to look for IOI's throughout the conversation, then act accordingly. I don't believe in hiding the intention, rather warming up the target first.

All while showing interest, unconsciously, through mannerisms and body language. Then at the right time, consciously expressing their interest in a confident manner.

It is imperative to state your interest always, I just don't think it always has to be the first comment that comes out of your mouth as the seducer.

This is a basic outline of my cold approach style. There could be arguments for both. Even for a newbie, if they are not qualified at observing and picking up specific signs of interest, it could be hard for them to progress confidently. So I can see the rational behind approaching directly as well.

It all comes down to whatever works for the individual. In an ideal world, it would be in someones best interest to master both types of approaches and use each one based on the current environment, situation and target at hand.

^ that is gold(specially highlighted)... That is the right way to open AND MOST EFFECTIVE, the problem is the wording indirect(associated with mm), but this approach is imo the best, specially when opening SITUATIONALY, for example with the tatoo example...

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"what I suggest, is actually to just approach indirectly, with direct intentions. The idea behind this is to create comfort before stating interest.
OK, this is good and it's exactly what your "first group" openers are. They are "soft" direct. But stating your name is totally direct. That's what newbies should do (these two types of openings) and NOT opinion openers or any form of "hardcore" not direct openers because they don't teach you how to be a man.

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^ that is gold(specially highlighted)... That is the right way to open AND MOST EFFECTIVE, the problem is the wording indirect(associated with mm), but this approach is imo the best, specially when opening SITUATIONALY, for example with the tatoo example...
We quoted the same... yes, it is gold and the right thing to do. I many times feel that I'm going TOO direct... girls say it's what they want but it's bullshit.

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I changed my mind. The ones I said are indirect, are direct too. They are very down to business, they clearly demonstrate interest. You're saying that you are using indirect but these are actually direct openers man... lets say these are 80% direct.

"Hi my name is SA whats yours" is 90% direct.

"Hey I want to exchange orgasms with you" 100% direct,

"Hi, real quick... I need your opinion on something bla BLA BLA" - not direct.
Haha, well perhaps we have different views of direct vs indirect. I always thought direct meant stating ( consciously) your interest instantly upon approach through your words.


Such as: Hey I think your beautiful or Hey you're cute. Or hey I am interested in you...etc etc.

Perhaps it's just symantics. I still don't believe in being ultra direct when cold approaching. If It is a warm approach, its an entirely different story.

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"Hey I think your beautiful" - 95% direct? :wink:

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"Hey I think your beautiful" - 95% direct? :wink:
See I don't say these things to women upon approach, rather I'd talk to them for awhile build comfort then say things like.

"You know what, when I first came up to you I did find you attractive, but now that I have gotten to know you better as a person, I find you to be completely beautiful"

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"Your beauty runs much deeper then I first suspected. You are an intriguing woman."

etc etc.

I'll even often interrupt them mid sentence to say such things and make it appear as though it just struck me and I had to tell them. Then tell them to continue on with what they were talking about.

I can always tell when it had a deep effect on them by how they react, the best is when a woman blushes and cannot remember what she was talking about. Or has to take a moment to gather her thoughts. :P

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"Hey I think your beautiful" - 95% direct? :wink:
See I don't say these things to women upon approach, rather I'd talk to them for awhile build comfort then say things like.

"You know what, when I first came up to you I did find you attractive, but now that I have gotten to know you better as a person, I find you to be completely beautiful"

or

"Your beauty runs much deeper then I first suspected. You are an intriguing woman."

etc etc.

I'll even often interrupt them mid sentence to say such things and make it appear as though it just struck me and I had to tell them. Then tell them to continue on with what they were talking about.

I can always tell when it had a deep effect on them by how they react, the best is when a woman blushes and cannot remember what she was talking about. Or has to take a moment to gather her thoughts. :P
Dude this is all GOLD. But on a sidenote - realize that if you're using these consistently then you're very much doing "canned material"... you're not 100% natural, there is so much method and thought in your game which is great, it's where I want to be too... stopping them mid sentence... that's just classic... gold. I'm totally using it from now.

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"Hey I think your beautiful" - 95% direct? :wink:
See I don't say these things to women upon approach, rather I'd talk to them for awhile build comfort then say things like.

"You know what, when I first came up to you I did find you attractive, but now that I have gotten to know you better as a person, I find you to be completely beautiful"

or

"Your beauty runs much deeper then I first suspected. You are an intriguing woman."

etc etc.

I'll even often interrupt them mid sentence to say such things and make it appear as though it just struck me and I had to tell them. Then tell them to continue on with what they were talking about.

I can always tell when it had a deep effect on them by how they react, the best is when a woman blushes and cannot remember what she was talking about. Or has to take a moment to gather her thoughts. :P
Dude this is all GOLD. But on a sidenote - realize that if you're using these consistently then you're very much doing "canned material"... you're not 100% natural, there is so much method and thought in your game which is great, it's where I want to be too... stopping them mid sentence... that's just classic... gold. I'm totally using it from now.
It's never the same, I use the information i got from our conversation to dictate what type of comment i will say. The more it can pertain to them the better. The key is to associate the comment to them, and make it as natural as possible.

The only thing that is often common is the "interrupting mid sentence", I find this an excellent way to gauge them based on their reactions. It can be very powerful.

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OK cool. And even if it was the same for each girl - that's fine with me. I DO want to systematize and memorize. I want to reduce luck / chance / error to the minimum.

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I was actually thinking about this today.

There's no real difference on how you open; direct or indirect.

Its what your game is like are you doing DIRECT game or INDIRECT game.

You can actually open with a direct line but indirectly game her. The opener really is quite irrelevant to a degree. Bit of a generalisation but hey.

Anyway, what is more important is this;

You should be able to do either.

If you can't open direct because you're too scared, you've got work to do.
If you can't open Indirectly because you feel you don't know how to 'act' to get to the lay, you've got work to do.

Opening direct is nothing more than qualifying as an opener. The whole 'girls find direct more bold and therefore sexier' is a misnomer for when people used to massive excuses to open girls and were also newer to PUA than these direct people.

Some girls/situations cause girls to to really LOVE the idea you haven't verbalised your interest yet she really wants you and she knows you want her.

Some girls/situations cause girls to LOVE the apocalypse opener or just a man saying what he thinks of her and cutting to the point. NOTE: Sometimes what you think of a girl is not the only thing of your mind and going direct becomes a 'tactic' and therefore loses the reason it has become a fad.

SexAddicts approach is similar to what TylerD used to do in his haydays, build up comfort then go direct/qualify.

My view on the matter, its not the authority nor do I claim or act like it to be. It is what it is. Best thing to take from it? DOn't be reliant on any specific outer game technique, experiment and realise that it comes down to how your game is not any specific single thing. Some guys get blown out on "i need an opinion" (Ive had this type of stuff before, its hilarious) whilst some guy will get girls loving him off "Shock and Awe".

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