"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Going to make 2 cold approaches in the next week...any advice would be appreciated

irocknike23

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So from what I understand cold approaches hardly ever work? But then again from everything I read, regret is a lot worse feeling than rejection.

So here is the story:

A:
I been training my female friend at the gym for over a month now. She told me she wants to get in shape for summer and since I always work out she said she wanted me to train her. So I agreed and I train here 3 times a week(all I got time for ). Every time we work out, there is a chick who in my eyes is just FINE. And she has the a$$ of a goddess! My chick friend always sees me looking at her and finally told me that next time we work out, which will be next week that I need to go up to her and talk to her...or she will put me on blast on every social network saying I didn't have the balls to do this. So I am going for it. Kinda glad she pushed me over the edge.

But the thing is, like my profile says I am 21. This chick is anywhere from 24-29.....on top of that gym atmosphere is a not the easiest place to approach. I was thinking of catching her when she leaves...? Like I said any tips would be good.


B:
This girl I park next to for my Tue/Thurs class every week is a 10 in my eyes, probably 19 or 20 years old. However I dont know her name or anything about her. Only thing I do know is that she has class same time as me because she comes and leaves at the same time and we both park in the same spot every week. The only thing about this girl is, she drives a REALLY nice Nissan 370Z. On top of that she has the NISMO edition with custom body kits, rims, tint job and sound system. So to those of you who dont know jack sh*t about cars, she drives a new 45k car with 15k worth of upgrades. She is either banging a rich dude or has a rich daddy. I have a good car, HOWEVER 2 weeks ago my idiot step dad decided to take my car out one nigh, get drunk and wrap it around a telephone pole:box: . So now while I wait for the insurance company take care of it, I am currently driving our old beat down station wagon that we use for emergencies....but I figure what do I have to loose..I can start the convo by commenting on her car?


Like I said any tips or how you would do this would be great

I know the chances are extremely low of either of these going in my favor, but I could care less. Don't know these girls what do I have to loose.
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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Exactly! Comment on the car, make it seem like that's all you are interested in. Act disinterested in the girl. And get to know her so she will let you in the car and maybe test drive it, NOT because you care about the girl. Treat the girl as someone who doesn't deserve the car OR you, and so she will have to work to earn your attention.

"Alright, where does a poor student at so-and-so university steal a car like that?"
"Grand theft auto carries prison time."

I don't know... Think of something clever than what I said.
 

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1) Walk up, say, "Hey, how's the workout going?"

2) Walk up, say, "That's a nice car. Did you do any of it yourself?"

Or something. Don't plan cold approaches, unless it is in the few moments before approaching. If you are literally planning these approaches days in advance, you are definitely not doing enough approaches and definitely don't have enough experience.

Seriously. Get out there, just start talking to women. Push yourself. Remind yourself constantly what you have to lose versus what you have to gain. You have pretty much nothing to lose besides a bit of an ego hit. You have lots of potential gains. You really have to have that experience down. Just go do 100 approaches, and I guarantee these'll feel like a walk in the park afterwards.
 

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Ahh I see...so I should just say hi to them and start a small convo the next couple of times I see em(college chick and gym girl)and eventually try and get their numbers?


Only thing is the girl from the gym is sorta intimidating, not because she is hot and has a banging body, but because I think she is about 26 years old...and I am 21 but dont even look like 21(more like 18). How do older women feel about the younger guys trying to hollar at them?
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Honestly, if you plan to do cold approaches, you have to do them so often on so many women that they become no big deal to you.

You can't really sit there and get all excited about 2 specific women to cold approach. Just make it a part of your life, approach chicks wherever, and you'll be fine. Because the odds of success with cold opens is extremely low.
 

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Your focusing on specific girls, you will not progress this way. Cold approaching should be the core of your game. It's tough at first yes, but anything worth doing is tough and has juicier rewards.

Where will you be if they're both disinterested in you? If cold approaching is apart of your life you'll always have it to fall back on :)
 

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Zarky said:
Honestly, if you plan to do cold approaches, you have to do them so often on so many women that they become no big deal to you.

You can't really sit there and get all excited about 2 specific women to cold approach. Just make it a part of your life, approach chicks wherever, and you'll be fine. Because the odds of success with cold opens is extremely low.
Exactly. The skill in cold approaching is spontaneous creativity, not careful orchestration. I understand what you mean, though. I used to think the same way and trust me when I say it isn't the way to go.

What part of LA are you in? I'm down to cold approach. PM me your response.



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It really isn't that hard, check out this cold approach:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABgL2LcoBTU
 
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The car is your perfect in. Personally I'd walk up and say something to the effect of "Nice car.. I'm actually considering a 370z, what do you think of it?"

It breaks the ice, doesn't make you look like you're on some desperate mission to pick her up, builds rapport, shows you have finances (status) and now you're free to easily engage her whenever and it won't be awkward.
 

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Robyn923b said:
Exactly. The skill in cold approaching is spontaneous creativity, not careful orchestration. I understand what you mean, though. I used to think the same way and trust me when I say it isn't the way to go.

What part of LA are you in? I'm down to cold approach. PM me your response.



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It really isn't that hard, check out this cold approach:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABgL2LcoBTU

In the hood....South Gate right on the border of Compton.

I am not good at cold approaches because around here its not the best place in the world...and since I am saving all my money up I hardly get out of the south central area
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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irocknike23 said:
In the hood....South Gate right on the border of Compton.

I am not good at cold approaches because around here its not the best place in the world...and since I am saving all my money up I hardly get out of the south central area
I have a friend into the game in East LA. I can hook you guys up and we all can hangout sometime. I'm near Santa Monica; it's a gold mine for cold approaching, man.
 

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i know you don't know these girls dude. and it would be great for you to talk to them to get the reference experience. i have to tell you now though... your not going to get them.

here's why.


it sounds to me like you haven't done much cold approach. it's hard. you have to do something like 1000 approaches to get good at this. but i bet you know this..

there is a approach comp that runs on these forums. it's awesome! i was living in Wales last year, I lived in a village of like 200 people and I came 5th :)

my goal this year is to get first. I'm back home and i am ready!


if you are having a problem approaching you should enter.
 

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Robyn923b said:
I have a friend into the game in East LA. I can hook you guys up and we all can hangout sometime. I'm near Santa Monica; it's a gold mine for cold approaching, man.
Send me your number, I will e free during spring break which is in a month
 

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Packers2010 said:
i know you don't know these girls dude. and it would be great for you to talk to them to get the reference experience. i have to tell you now though... your not going to get them.

here's why.


it sounds to me like you haven't done much cold approach. it's hard. you have to do something like 1000 approaches to get good at this. but i bet you know this..

there is a approach comp that runs on these forums. it's awesome! i was living in Wales last year, I lived in a village of like 200 people and I came 5th :)

my goal this year is to get first. I'm back home and i am ready!


if you are having a problem approaching you should enter.
Yeah I am not experienced with cold approaches but I am not scared to do it. I will go up to gym girl Wednesday(that's when I go to that particular gym) and College chick Thursday(today I stayed in the library instead of leaving after class right away to get something done so I missed her)

And post results Friday
 
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