It never really occured to me till now that this should have been one of the questions I should have raised when I first joined. To put it into context, I just met this HB in one of my classes and I want to avoid the friend zone at all cost,for once. I figure that the obvious would be to go for the date right away.

Note:I would have done so the first day.But seeing that I just met the HB, I wanted to get an impression of what shes like before I plan my next move. In military sense,first recon, then attack.

So, to the PUA's and MPUA's that populate this forum, am I right in my belief on how to avoid the black pit that ive sadly become a frequent member or should another path be taken? All advice on how to avoid this pit is not only welcomed,its needed.

A few really small tips which work to make you look less needy and a little bit of a challenge:

-Lean back slightly when she's talking to you in a relaxed way. This stops you from looking really eager, and makes you look more confident.
-Laugh only if her jokes are good, otherwise give her a "-.- you're a fool" expression and then jokingly say something like "No." with a smile.
-Use strong eye contact while talking (not intense, just strong), and don't talk too quick. If you give her strong eye contact she's likely to see you as more dominant because you look confident. The dominant male doesn't get friendzoned as much as the overly nice and caring beta guy.
-Last and possibly most important, kino. Touch-flirt a lot to come across as sexual.

Reading back over what I wrote it sounds really lame and badly worded. Juvenile-like haha...but they're just a couple behavioral things which I personally feel work well.
It seem's girls have taken me more seriously (and I've had a lot more luck) by tweaking a couple aspects of my behavior, and these are some of the things I changed.

Be this guy! You will never be put in the friend zone again! Guaranteed! HA!

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you're not trying to be her friend so dont act like it.. pretty simple concept