So I think this may fall into a gray area as far a being a sticking point goes, but it is a problem I have multiple girls on multiple occasions so I think sticking point may still apply. If not please direct me to a better area to post this.

Anyways, I have noticed that while I have gotten really comfortable opening random girls and going and meeting people I have a real problem with trying anything with a girl I know that I didn't meet using game. This applies to old friends, coworkers, and general acquaintances. It isn't that I am afraid to talk to them, but I just don't see how to apply specific game techniques to them. A lot of these girls are girls that I knew from before I got into gaming and such. I think the wall here is that I am afraid that if I tried to turn on my game with any of them that they would see it as out of place for me and see right through what I was trying to do. Does anyone have any techniques for easing them into me having better game than I used to, or should I do a freeze out and just come back later as a totally different person?

i been suffering this as well.....Ony thing i can sayi been tryin to do is MAKE em jealous. Have the girl on ur arm hotter than them. Girls are very jealous beings

I've actually tested certain routines out on friends before going to strangers, be it speed seduction patterns or just standard fun routines like The Cube. The trick is the same as when dealing with strangers. You're not trying to seduce them when you're running DHV's or cold reads etc, instead you're genuinely curious about what they say.

I'm not saying I'm an amazing PUA yet, but I will say I can run certain routines like The Cube and Rings routine as well as anybody, strangers, friends or otherwise and it's because I've learnt the right way view running those routines. I'll look at a friend, or a strangers fingers and say, 'Do you always wear a ring on that finger?' 'Er, yea...' 'Ha, a friend of mine told me that whatever finger you have a ring on says what type of personality you are. I don't know if it's true, but let's see for fun.... Do you know you're greek Gods at all?......'

I encourage you to test stuff out on female friends because it's a good way of teaching yourself to integrate routines into your natural persona. Hope that's helpful