Announcing my arrival

[copperbosses]

Hey

I'm sorta-kinda new around here so I thought I'd write an intro and put my cards out on the table. I'm 22 and live in Denton, walking distance from the bars on fry street. I've been on masf for 4 years minus about a year and a half where I got distracted with a gf. That is alot of time, and in some ways I have improved. I've gotten my appearance under control, and understand body language and carry it confidently. At this point I also understand the mechanics of a pickup, I understand what makes someone attractive, I have a realistic view of women. Intellectually I'm in the right mindset. But my progress pretty much stopped at the part where I actually go out and open sets.

Im stuck in places where I feel like I need to act against emotions. Where I've been emotionally trained/conditioned to avoid certain situations regardless of intellectual whatever, and I have to act in the face of that. My mindset is fine, but my emotional-set needs a serious workover. Not that I'm giving up, but I'm kinda at a point where I'm a little frustrated with myself having hit a wall and not being able to get past it. In other words I need some coaching I think. Ill post more info on that later.

I am really interested in finding some PU friends, or even a local mentor, although I have to warn that I think at this point I would be deadweight as a wing (and honestly I'm scared shitless about being pushed into a set, but if I didn't shrivel up and die from it could be very good for me). I know I'm not selling myself very well but I'm really trying to be honest with myself as much as with you (rather than hindering myself by trying to game the forum).

I have a 15-minute stack of semi-natural routines (oxymoron?) prepared to my tastes, but I have hardly fielded it at all. I'm more interested in dynamic natural game, but would like to have some stuff in the can too.


copper

For any would be gurus, I do have the ability to really wrap my head around some ideas and explain them sometimes more elegantly and concisely than the original author.... so if I could be help to anyone putting materials together...just throwing that out there

[Welsh_Dragon]

Right on man. You describe very well the point that quite a few PUAs get stuck on. Definitely there are cool people here that can help you along.

BTW Pushing people into sets against their desire is usually a recipe for disaster. Better to break down the set verbally then show them how to go in.

[TheAwakened]

I'm 22 as well and will also be within walking distance from Fry Street when I start the fall semester at UNT. I'll do what I can to help, but to be honest I still get AA sometimes myself.

[NobodyUKnow]

Everyone gets AA. Sinn gets it. CJ gets it. Mystery & Style get it.

Get over yourself. They didn't die from it... neither will u. I have AA only thru the first couple of sets till I get in state, then it's FUN.

Although I agree that pushing people into sets is a recipie for a blowout, that's often the whole point of it. Get blown out in the worst possible way, and then realize you're still standing there, arms and legs, ten fingers, ten toes. It's then you realize "WTF am I anxious about"?

[Westfall]

Although I agree that pushing people into sets is a recipie for a blowout, that's often the whole point of it. Get blown out in the worst possible way, and then realize you're still standing there, arms and legs, ten fingers, ten toes. It's then you realize "WTF am I anxious about"?

You didnt see my last set at the Starbucks in Northpark mall did you?

WF

[Finesse]

why? when you got blown out did they shoot a finger off or something?

[Westfall]

why? when you got blown out did they shoot a finger off or something?

Full discloser-- My wingman, Awakened had opened the set before I did and got blown out (though not nearly as bad as I would). I had no knowledge of this when I opened the set.

Situation: Two best friends, one hot, one eccentric/needs-attention/dresses weird girl.

I open the hot girl...

WF: Have you seen my friend...[describes wing].
HBAshley: Smiley, positive response.
WF: I'm going to sit down on this comfy couch while I wait for him. (Sits between them)

I engage in friendly banter with HBAshley, and things are going well. We talk for about 8 minutes.

Then other wing#2 comes in and I introduce him to Ashley. Then I turn to weird girl and polietly say "What was your name?" This was the first thing I said to her.

Weirdgirl (she screamed this): DON'T FUCKING TALK TO ME!!!!!

She then ran (and I do mean ran) out of Starbucks. Her hot friend appoligized for her friend and then left after her. But everyone was looking at me.