So...today was my 'mega approach' day.
Did it go as expected? Well...almost.
I did 10 approaches in less than an hour.
1. Brunette girl coming out of a store. Approached her from the side but was too far away.
"I thought you looked quite nice...can I talk to you for one minute?"
"No, sorry..." *walks off*
Shit approach. Weak and permission seeking.
2. Good God. Probably the worst reaction I've ever had to a cold approach.
Went into the store the first girl had just exited. Saw an Asian girl who looked decent from the side. Approached her and when she turned to face me I knew my first impression was wrong - she had a big nose and compressed face. 5/10 at best. Mulled over whether to go ahead with it for a moment and just went for it.
"I thought you looked quite nice."
She looked at me like I was a fucking rapist.
"Ok, but I'm just looking..."
Briefly tried to make conversation about where she was from. Her next words were:
"There are cameras everywhere here." *pointing around*
In 100+ approaches, this has got to be the worst reaction I've had.
Seriously...what the fuck did she think I was going to do? Attack her in the middle of a store full of security and cameras?
Absolutely pathetic.
3. First decent reaction.
Literally one minute after the previous girl. I had to do another approach straight away to get it out of my system.
Blonde girl walking towards me. Went direct. She stopped and we spoke for a minute or so. She was smiley and reasonably receptive but gave me the boyfriend excuse.
4. Cute girl in gym gear. Again, one minute after the last.
"I thought you looked kinda cute."
"Oh, thanks!" Smiled but kept walking.
5. Eastern European sounding girl walking towards me. Yet again, one minute after the last.
"I thought you looked quite nice."
"Thanks." Kept walking.
"Where are you from? You sound Eastern European..."
"Sorry, I need to go..."
6. Brunette girl. 8/10.
"I thought you looked quite nice."
"Thank youuu..." Kept her head down, avoiding eye contact, walked off.
7. Blonde girl texting. She looked engrossed in her phone but I decided to go for it nonetheless.
"I know you're on the phone - this is really important - really, really important."
"Ok...?"
"I thought you looked quite nice."
She smiled. She was more receptive and we talked for a couple of minutes but she gave me the boyfriend excuse.
8. Potential JB with her mum.
"Kinda forward...I thought you looked quite nice."
Mum: "Ohh..."
Girl smiled but kept walking.
Hard to tell with her make up but she couldn't have been older than 18.
9. 8/10 girl with friend. Did it to test my inhibition more than anything.
"This is quite forward - I thought you looked quite nice."
Had to speak quite loudly because there were street musicians performing nearby.
"Oh, thank you, but I have a boyfriend, sorry..."
10. Tall blonde Polish girl.
Finally, after nearly an hour of constant rejections...one of the best interactions I've had.
Went direct and she looked surprised at first but she turned out to be receptive.
She was very tall - 6' - and I immediately got physical by comparing her height to mine, putting my hand on the top of her head to measure herself against me. Obviously I started by complimenting her appearance but went on to say I wasn't as keen on her tattoos which led to her asking why. Validation seeking?
We spoke for at least five minutes. She was smiley, receptive and asking me questions. Easily the most physical I've been early on with a girl I've approached - I was holding her hands, touching her arm etc. And as a result of doing this, I got hard as fuck. God, I was so fucking hard.
In the end, I didn't so much ask her out as tell her:
"Another time, let's continue this conversation over coffee."
"Maybe..."
"So that's a yes, you just don't want to say it yet. Listen, let me add you on Facebook and send you one message. You can think about it and if you want to come out, cool. It's not a big dinner or anything, just coffee, 20 minutes."
"Ok, yes, coffee is good."
She gave me her phone and I loaded up my Facebook page. She sent a friend request without me prompting her. Spoke for a couple more minutes then hugged her and we parted ways.
I'm not getting carried away. I've not checked my Facebook since meeting her, and I know there's every chance she's cancelled the request by now. Even if she hasn't, there's every chance I won't get her out on a date. But there's still a chance, however slim, that I might. A slim chance is still a chance. And after 34 straight rejections this month, I've fucking earned that chance.
35 approaches in, I finally have a lead. Watch this space...