I noticed this too, when I go to bars and clubs, it is harder to work the set properly, mostly because I think, sice it's a bar basically every guy in there is in to pick up whether they want to admit it or not and I think, naturally, girls have their defenses higher because, lets be honest, they probably get approached alot in one night. This is why I like daygame way more, not only do girls not expect any approach, it also takes alot more balls to go up to a girl mid-day, both sober and game.
Now if your having trouble when gaming in sets, you might wanna have a wingman helping you if you dont already have one. Hopefully this clarifies a little, Im pretty new and dont know a shitload but I try my best

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