Let's cut to the chase.

I went to the mall today to test my skills. I opened everyone from hb4s to a short bald guy to a tv salesman. I can open just about anybody and have little approach anxiety. I can use direct, indirect, situational, whatever. If I'm hesitant all I say to myself is "GO YOU PUSSY!" and I get going.

I opened 10 or 12 sets and had good eye contact, okayish body language. People don't seem to think I'm too weird, shy, whatever. The problem is I can't seem to stay in set. I opened people who didn't seem busy so I wouldn't be rushed, but I still couldn't stay in set for longer than a minute or 2. I'd get too nervous, I'd run out of things to say, I'd feel weird etc, and I'd eject.

On the way back I stopped by a printshop that a chick at school runs on the side, and even with her, someone who I know to some extent, I couldn't stay in for longer than a minute?

How can I stay in sets longer and have more to say? Obviously 2 minutes is not good for a PUA. What should I do?

Should I just quit PUA? I feel like a failure guys.

You're not failing, you're doing quite well. Opening is a dance you do on your own, but conversation is a dance for two. Half of the conversation is talking, the other half is listening. So when you run out of things to say, just listen to what the other is saying. If both of you are out of things to say, you move on, there is no shame in that.

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small talk dude

Go cocky funny, this doesn't come naturally for a lot of us, but with practice you will improve.

Also you need to push yourself in every set, don't just hit eject when things start to challenge you. Force yourself beyond your comfort zone, it's the only way to see real improvement. Think of how you got solid at approaching and apply that to rapport building.

Just make an effort to not eject. Even if it means standing there silent while you crash and burn. Ejecting can become just as easy as finding reasons to not approach in the first place. Treat each set like that's the set you came out to see. Don't seem rushed or hurry your way through it. Because who knows, that may be the girl you instadate and end up closing that night. So you can afford to take your time. But obviously you want to also use prudence and not waste time on sets that aren't going well for you.

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