Hello from Miami, Florida
I'm an 18 year old high school student.
I got into the game when a very close friend lent me "The Game" by Neil Strauss.
I have not tried any of these pickup lines or anything.
I don't really have any hobbies I am either doing home work or I am out with my friends. We like to make movies but serious ones.
My goal in life is to change the world for the better.

I don't think I am an ugly guy i think I am an average looking guy.
I have kissed girls before but my self esteem is down because I see my close friends get the beautiful girls and I don't get squat and they don't even try and they are even shyer than me.
I don't want one night stands I want a serious relationship with a girl.

Just want to pick up some game.

Cute name. Awesome movie!

First off, try not to think of the material you read as 'pickup lines'. They're not. Chicks can read through lines just like they can read through bullshit.

The key to what we do isn't the material itself, it's the delivery method. YOU. If you stand, talk, walk, and otherwise behave like a shy, insecure man, you will be treated as such. Your friends got a better hand off the deal, so yeah, you'll have to work on some things to compete.

Stick with it and don't give up. I tried some of this stuff wayyyy back and thought it was just lines and such, but that's merely the tip of the iceberg. I didn't know that. I gave up for a while and returned to the possibility that I'm going to be an AFC for the rest of my life. I came back, however, and while I am by no means great, or even good, I'm a thousand times better than I was before, and more importantly, I feel a thousand times better. It's a lifestyle change: to constantly improve yourself for the rest of your life.

When you feel great about yourself, women want to latch onto you because they want to be a part of that greatness. They want to know why you're so different.

Wow thanks I will try that this weekend. I always feel confident of how I look and all but then i get nervous around new people. I get comfortable pretty fast.

I guess my biggest problem is I have trouble approaching new people I usually feel more comfortable when they approach me

It's not natural to walk up to a complete stranger and start a conversation. Everyone else feels awkward doing it too, just some are more competent at doing it than others. Remember that.

Also, high value women seldom approach men. And you want high value women, right?

Also, do a search on the forums for a term called 'approach anxiety' for ways to deal with it.