I found out about game a few months ago and have changed my wardrobe, exercise habits, etc. Socially, I've started talking to everyone in my proximity. Like my friend's friends, hair stylist, people at work, etc. I've tried out DHV stories, kino, etc. on some of them and have gotten decent at it (still can use a lot of work). My only problem is, I've been skipping the "opener" part of the interaction. Everyone I've talked to has been introduced to me or has been in the same work environment and now I'm finding it hard to "cold approach" so I can run game. Out of all the approaches I've done, I can't seem to get the girl to stick around and talk to me, it always ends up being short or ends with a "see you later" or whatever. But when I'm introduced or working along side someone, it's not nearly as hard. I know it's because I'm already somewhat trusted as a friend of a friend or coworker but I can't seem to figure out what I'm doing wrong in my cold approaches. Has anyone had similar problems in terms of progressing? Any tips or cool/casual openers would be greatly appreciated.

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