Hi there,
first thing i am going to say is: i love the fact that you have balls enough to pull a bold move. Really, hang on to that, it is one of your best weapons
. secondly, i ve read that book as well. Like 100 times or so
. Unlike many others, this was the book that led me into seduction and PUA. However, the art of seduction is a tough book. Its the best, really, but since the stories in the book are about old age, you need to think about what you are doing. you need to put it in a today context. Many of the barriers from the old days are still here, be in another form then described in the book. Also, this book is about seduction, not PUA. many people dont see a difference there, but i do. Dont be casanova. Dont be yourself either. Seduction is all about being that person that your target cannot resist.
Also, see the rules in the book as techniques. Almost every one of them is a technique. But read carefully and apply carefully. Because you need to see the context of the technique in which it is used. You need to notice that those techniques are in a flow of time. The further you go in the book, the more time that has been passed in the seduction, the more conditions there are for the technique to be efficient.
IN that context, the entire situation you are describing is a bit weird yeah
. Your timing was off . two more things that are generally useful in pua and seduction:
1) patience. If you dont have patience and rush rush, people are going to see right through you.
2) at all time, you need to be as emotionally uninvolved towards the outcome as possible. Any technique, be it seductive, pua or both, has a lot more potency if you are ready to drop the target and leave it alone.
cheers and good luck.
if you have more questions, shoot!