TOPIC: What I’ve learned from pickup over the past few months

Skipping Day 21 (Squeeze drill done at a bar/club)

Hey, do you know where I can purchase suspenders? My mom says I look good in suspenders. Suspenders are a good idea because I've lost so much weight, my pants won't even stay up. You can see my buttcrack. 15 girls.

Switching the venue today, went to a mall in downtown. I was very self-conscious and tense before I got to the mall. Having some self-doubt because I was unfamiliar with the place. After I got to like the 3rd/4th set, it started to get easier. Mostly positive responses. One black girl was giving me shit "oh you want suspenders? I got them right here (pointing at herself), give me the money", I just carried on with the drill and exited.

Didn't except this drill to work out as well as it did. But apparently a lot of girls found it funny. "Suspenders are a good idea because I've lost so much weight, my pants won't even stay up" is a long and awkward sentence, not funny in my opinion, but some girls were giggling through the whole thing, it was quite adorable and unexpected. Honestly, I wouldn't know how to react if someone else was doing these drills on me, I'd probably be a dud. Kudos to a lot of these girls.

There were these 2 beautiful brunettes in leather jackets, one was pointing me to the direction where I could get suspenders, "go to XXX, go straight and turn right", I said "Yes, that's very descriptive", cracked them up, executed the drill and got them banging on every word I was saying. They asked me "Is this a dare?", "No", I said, "I'm just daring".

You're doing awesome man. I just created an account today and I'm gonna start soon. Glad to see people still grinding despite coronavirus.
Love from the UK

Streez wrote: Glad to see people still grinding despite coronavirus.

@streez "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning how to dance in the rain." This is the mindset I adhere to. Approaching during COVID is more of a trust game, do you trust the person and can you make them trust you. We can make basic judgments on whether the person/situation is safe (Corona-free) by applying common sense. COVID is merely a handy excuse to avoid our problems.

Do you know how to get to sesame street? Challenge: I'm not a rapist. 30 girls.

I split this one into 2 days, the question can either come off as funny or creepy/rapey depending on how you execute it. For the first 25 sets, I just didn't feel it and was suffering through it. The responses were mostly neutral, a lot of people took it seriously and thought there was an actual street named Sesame Street. A couple ones were negative, giving me the look that you give pedophiles. Only about 5 good reactions. On approach 26th, I said fuck it and did "I'm not a rapist", instant laugh, and I felt this weight lifted off my shoulders, went on to do 10 more in about 15 minutes, the responses were much better (or I just didn't care anymore).

I think the best way to do this drill is not expecting an answer. The good ones I did, I was just walking and never fully stopped, so people get that it's a joke and I'm not serious.

Oh, and I got a $60 parking ticket, fuck. Prices we pay for beating AA.

Lot cheaper than all the PUA AA programs Chris went thru before giving us this one for free

nice dude, keep it up

@RogerRoger Judging from the PUA boot camp videos I've watched, this is definitely better than the $3000 5-day PUA seminars, where they teach you all the theories and immediately plop you into the deep end of the pool. My growth had stagnated for about half a year (since COVID started) until I came upon this program. I'm so very grateful.

This is great!

May I ask how old are you?

I am 21, I've been with my girlfriend for the past 3 years (my first girl). I want to experience new things and get with more girls in my life so I'm thinking of breaking up with her while I'm still young. It's hard though. I guess I don't know what's best for me. I think GLL is a good place to find answers though.

MattJacobs wrote: May I ask how old are you?

23

@MattJacobs
3 years and counting, I assume things are going fine, maybe the right people at the wrong time. Do what your heart tells you to do. I was in a similar situation, life was getting very comfortable for me, the girl was very nice to me, probably won't find anyone nicer, but I always like to stir things up when life is too comfortable. People regret about the things they HAVEN'T done, it's the what-ifs that make you feel like you hadn't lived your life to the fullest. Some people might say otherwise, this is just my personal experience, use your own judgment.

I'm back! It's been a busy week at work, did a presentation and I was noticeably less nervous because of all the approaches I had done. I just received my surfboard so I spent the whole weekend surfing. While I was at the beach, I had no problem asking girls questions or talking to them, the program has definitely worked, but I still have a lot of work to do (Showing intent, especially).

Today's drill: What do you want for your birthday? Ask 3 times. 30 girls. Challenge: I'll get you a XXX (Whatever they said).

Before I do every drill, my mind would tell me this is so stupid, this is the hardest thing ever, this shit is crazy, blah blah blah. Same today, the drill felt sooo difficult, I walked around for almost an hour, couldn't do it. And then, as usual, the fuck it moment hit, went on and did 12 approached before it got too late. Answers varied, "a roommate", "a trip", "money", "a house", "sleep" (it was cute), "a bag", "a puppy", "I don't know"...

The drill suggested approaching girls who are alone, it was difficult to find them so I did a few groups. One girl was all dolled up sitting by herself outside a restaurant. I approached and pursued an answer, she said "a bag", I said "cool, good night" and started walking away. She got pissed, "That's it? That was weak as fuck!", I started laughing because it was indeed "Weak as fuck". I turned around, she was visibly annoyed, I flashed a smile and was about to jump back in but quickly remember what Chris said in the drill: "As much as you are tempted to try and fuck the girls that give the positive response or spit on the girls that give the negative responses and lecture the slow girls on what's going on - just LEAVE and move on to the next." At least it showed that she liked me and she expected it to go somewhere, the right people at the wrong time (shoulder shrug).

Will finish the rest tomorrow. Every drill gets way easier after I've done it, I have no problem doing any of the earlier drills. The mind is a weird thing.

And another $60 parking ticket! Might run broke before I finish this program.

Finished the rest 18 (Honestly I lost count), did a few groups where I asked everyone in the group what they wanted for their birthday. It took me a long time, and the later it got the harder it became, towards the end of the night, most of them just say "No, thanks" as soon as I ask "what do you want for your birthday". Most of them smiled though, probably though it was some cheesy pickup line.

Some answers I got, "a car", "a cat", "happiness", "stability", "wine", "money to help my family", "a jeep wrangler", "a phone", "a shopping spree", "no thanks", "I don't know", "I can't tell you that".

I honestly don't think the content of the drill matters that much, it's usually the same ratio of good/average/bad reactions regardless of what I say.

Hey, What's for lunch? No seriously, What's for lunch? No for real, What's for lunch? Hey, I really need to know, What's for lunch? 15 girls.

Oh boy, I was unstoppable today, literally, people tried to stop me and I was unstoppable. Today I was slightly less selective following Chris's suggestion in the audio, and that got the momentum going for me. I did the whole thing in about 40 minutes, talked to a few moms, and moms were the ones that usually have the answers right there and were more open, except the first one. She was serious and standoffish, one of the few sets where I had to go all the way to "Hey, I really need to know, what's for lunch?". Later on, she drove by and asked me "what did you mean by that, why are you asking people this", I told her "I'm just messing with people", and she gave me a little more shit, I said have a nice day and walked away.

In the meantime, I was approaching all the cute girls and was killing it. A lot of giggles as I told them "I'm just messing with you", someone even said, "That's so funny, thank you for doing that." My hit rate was 15/15, I managed to stop everyone, and got an answer out of everyone (or went to the end of the drill). As I was doing my last set, a security guard drove up to me and said "Can I help you? Don't bother people." I waved him off, "I'm good, I'm not bothering people", and immediately jumped back in the set and finished the drill, she ended up laughing and the security guard couldn't do jack. I bet that Karen called security on me, had I known she was so uptight, I would've told her "I'm executing my free speech right." Nah, I'm not like that, "just trying to put a smile on your miserable face" should suffice.

A side note, style is very important. I got in my night out attire, tailor-fit shirt and pants, nice boots. I definitely had the momentum going and was therefore more assertive, but I think my style could be what made the difference.