Late to the party

How's it going guys -
I happened upon pickup late last year when I was completely frustrated with my inability to make a connection with the women I was interested in. I'm a recovering Nice Guy who's extremely good at getting friend-zoned because due to not escalating. I was also clueless at noticing IOIs - it's still not something I'm strong at.
I'm getting better at dealing with AA but it's still a massive sticking point. Over the past 10 months or so I've made a handful of cold approaches. I prefer direct game - it cuts out some of the bullshit and forces the girl to blow me out or stick around. Oddly, despite never having a bad experience with direct game, I'm still inconsistent in my approaches. I also don't know how to analyze why an approach did or did not go well for me.
I'm 33 and in the best shape of my life lifting in the gym 2-3 times a week.
I'm interested in the accountability plugging into the community can bring as well as learning from some of you who've been around for a long time. Looking for someone to sarge/wing with. Hopefully I'm not too late in joining this forum, it looks pretty inactive right now. If you'd like to meet up, let me know.
I happened upon pickup late last year when I was completely frustrated with my inability to make a connection with the women I was interested in. I'm a recovering Nice Guy who's extremely good at getting friend-zoned because due to not escalating. I was also clueless at noticing IOIs - it's still not something I'm strong at.
I'm getting better at dealing with AA but it's still a massive sticking point. Over the past 10 months or so I've made a handful of cold approaches. I prefer direct game - it cuts out some of the bullshit and forces the girl to blow me out or stick around. Oddly, despite never having a bad experience with direct game, I'm still inconsistent in my approaches. I also don't know how to analyze why an approach did or did not go well for me.
I'm 33 and in the best shape of my life lifting in the gym 2-3 times a week.
I'm interested in the accountability plugging into the community can bring as well as learning from some of you who've been around for a long time. Looking for someone to sarge/wing with. Hopefully I'm not too late in joining this forum, it looks pretty inactive right now. If you'd like to meet up, let me know.