I mean, what do you say once you open? I can't just deep dive right from the beginning, can I? I guess I'm just bad at thinking of things to talk about directly after I open and directly before I start deep diving. Any ideas?
When you open a girl (especially in day-game), the next step can often be intimidating. A lot of guys experience this, and Tool has given some great suggestions above for getting women involved in conversation.
For me, I am a big fan of using context after opening. Is she shopping? If she is, what is she looking at? A new purse? Or maybe she's looking at a brochure of a trip to Europe. Is it some place she wants to travel? Is it a brochure with some new fashionable dress she dreams about buying?
It often helps to pay close attention to what she is doing. You can usually find something about the context to spark some conversation. If she
does just happen to be walking with no environmental context to be used, is there something unique about her fashion that intrigues you? Maybe she wouldn't mind you asking where she got that cute beret from that compliments her outfit!
As you can see, you don't really need to know the girl to make conversation and move things forward with her. If she's interested, she'll likely smile and respond with a question of her own. Just be confident and always have this mindset:
"This girl WANTS to talk to me. She knows nothing about me, but she's eager to learn more. Let me give her an opportunity to open up and build a connection with me."
Anyway, keep approaching and things will begin to become natural!
- Franco