I am one.
I know the theory, I’ve read dozens of guides and articles on pick up, I know everything from starting a conversation to escalating to sex, I am very confident about my looks, in good shape, dress well, can make conversation etc.
There's nothing missing except one tiny piece of the puzzle which is that despite looking and thinking like a PUA, I can’t act like one. I suffer almost total approach anxiety, and the longer it goes on, the worse it gets.
I see a hot girl, I know what to say and how to say it, but I walk by or let her walk by without doing anything, and I do this over and over again. I’ve done it at least twice today already.
The first step to overcoming a problem is admitting to it, so this is me admitting to the internet/community that I'm a key board Jockey, good in theory but in practice, paralysed to the point where I’m probably worse than an AFC.
Know a lot of PUA theory?
Spend hours reading PUA material and postings?
Offer advice/comment on others dilemmas without personal experience?
Never apply any of your knowledge in real life?
Post here, admit to it, and hopefully those of us who are in the same boat (I suspect a lot of us) can learn something from each others experience.
Cure.
(and yes I’m well aware of the irony of trying to start a discussion/help group for guys who spend to long on the forum and not enough/no time in the field,)
I know the theory, I’ve read dozens of guides and articles on pick up, I know everything from starting a conversation to escalating to sex, I am very confident about my looks, in good shape, dress well, can make conversation etc.
There's nothing missing except one tiny piece of the puzzle which is that despite looking and thinking like a PUA, I can’t act like one. I suffer almost total approach anxiety, and the longer it goes on, the worse it gets.
I see a hot girl, I know what to say and how to say it, but I walk by or let her walk by without doing anything, and I do this over and over again. I’ve done it at least twice today already.
The first step to overcoming a problem is admitting to it, so this is me admitting to the internet/community that I'm a key board Jockey, good in theory but in practice, paralysed to the point where I’m probably worse than an AFC.
Know a lot of PUA theory?
Spend hours reading PUA material and postings?
Offer advice/comment on others dilemmas without personal experience?
Never apply any of your knowledge in real life?
Post here, admit to it, and hopefully those of us who are in the same boat (I suspect a lot of us) can learn something from each others experience.
Cure.
(and yes I’m well aware of the irony of trying to start a discussion/help group for guys who spend to long on the forum and not enough/no time in the field,)