Thursday
Had the dudes over for drinks, then went to my favorite dive spot. A day one of mine is recently single (after 2 years!) and is ready to start hounding again. Back in his old days he went from getting no pussy to literally swimming in it within just a few months - then his ex snatched him up for the remainder of her time at university. Now we have one last semester together >
My coworker came into the bar I was at and I started to game her, and considering my low investment texts with her earlier that day it was on. There was an obstacle though: her friend knows me from a few years ago when I was less attractive and had less game than I do now (this chick is also a notorious bitch).
So my wingman, MaddHatter, was mainly getting used to even going back out in the "single" mindset and I did most of the work talking to them. We had a good group out and the bar wasn't too chaotic so we were able to occasionally jump in and out of conversation. Normally it's good to remain in set, but this was doable given the context. It also helped with social proof, which helps with the bitchy friend.
At one point a girl I was with on Wednesday saw me and yelled "Hue!!!!" so I went over to her, which bumped up preselection, and then my coworker dipped out to the patio.
I go by myself to the girls, and make fun of them for being antisocial. I ask them what they're doing after and they want to smoke. I don't smoke, but say I'll join with the intention of taking like one rip then stopping (I get retardedly stoned everytime I smoke now), then pulling - or at the very least joining them for some type of after hours.
The bar is starting to close so those that are left are starting to pour out into the patio. My dudes ask what I'm doing and I tell them I'm going with the girls to smoke - and one of my dudes is like "you don't even smoke dude". With the girls not in ear shot I explain that's just what I'm saying to them and I turn to see my wing talking to the girls and exclaim "Hue doesn't even smoke!", like a fucking idiot. Shitty. I think it's because he was drunk because that's just retarded. Right after this they leave to the bathroom and then leave without me (so obviously they had some girl talk and talked one another out of it).
I try to push her over a few texts and say my buddy wants to buy some, then she said some BS excuse why she couldn't. I through a hail mary and stopped beating around the bush and got ghosted. Normally I wouldn't be so aggressive with my coworkers but my fucks are out the window in many ways of recent, plus she's leaving soon. Saw her on Friday night and she seemed somewhat avoidant so I'll be fully pulling out of that operation.
Friday
Overall, really good night. I was looking sexy as fuck, if I must say so myself. Red / black flannel, black jeans, and don't forget the chest hair ;P
Went out after work. Ended up having two drinks at the bar with the hot bartender's friend and worked Slow Burner well - played around with a little bit of byronic traits, as well as implicitly saying things about myself in a way that shows value (exuding traits rather than showboating victories). We had quite a lot in common and I enjoyed many points of the conversation. The woman, 35 I believe, told me that I was a "rare breed" to be passionate in both academia and the social arena I'm in. Though I did go a little too deep with the dive and talk about how "people aren't supposed to at a certain point of happiness", which is actually one of my more nihilistic thoughts that sometimes enters my consciousness and one that I'm uncomfortable even writing now. We ended on a good note, and it was very good practice.
Got to the bar with all my friends and had a great time, I started to get more energy and come out of the Slow Burn I'd been going with before - they invited girls and at first things were going super well, but then they directed almost all their attention to the younger, roudier lil brother of one of my dudes who goes to school with them. He also challenged the fuck out of me and I didn't fight back, instead I just held frame. Going to have to look into better dealing with aggressive challenges with guys so I have options.
We left to a different bar and I told my wingman to pick out a girl and I'd help him out. He didn't want to because he still has emotions for his ex (which I respect, but told him that it doesn't get any easier by waiting a week before you actually approach). I also had to explain that, while I think it's super important to listen to what your emotions are saying, that rationally speaking going out and getting new girls is the best approach. He agreed, but wouldn't pick out some girls - so I knew I had to just open someone and see if he'd follow.
Right after then we hopped to the original plans with those girls the young roudy dude went to (and him and his brother were fucking PLASTERED drunk), and I had a couple girls he was with open me, asking about this stamp on my hand (red lipstick kiss marks - great attention grabber). I totally hit it off with this HB7 brunette who I think I've seen out before and we were actually connecting pretty hard (both psychology and mindfulness), with some good flirting, decent compliance, and decent touch - but, I hated my positioning with the group, and I also knew I couldn't move them because their set up was too conducive to their plans (they had a table, drink pitchers, with more people on the way). I had to piss so I told her I'd be right back.
When I get back my wing is going for the girl now (which isn't really winging - I think this dude has to go out and get laid himself before he and I can work as a team) - and when I asked for what her name was (I forgot) he gave it to me but said we were going to have to compete jokingly. Kind of jokingly serious though.. which is kind of lame on his part...
I talk to another girl at the bar wearing this sexy dress and she is pleased to talk to me - the open went well, but then fell off right after and she subtly rejected me. I came back to the brunette who now had a cloud of guys around her and it was near impossible to reengage her in a calibrated way - she was the center of attention. When I finally did grab a chance, this dude gives me a hard look and goes, "hey! buddy! you're gonna have to leave. that's my girlfriend." I glance at her and she looks uncertain and somewhat afraid. Here's this guy she just hit it off with, and here's all of her friends watching, judging, and most certainly going to talk about it behind her back as it is. She freezes up, and let's the men figure it out.
Similarly to when my boss called me out last Tuesday, I turn off my expressions for a moment. I glance to my left to see that my friends have left as well - which puts me in a tough spot. I can't ride this out without it escalating, and then what do I get? I turn back to the boyfriend and simply go, "oh, you're her boyfriend? what's your name man?", and he repeats "yea I'm her boyfriend" and just stares at me. There's a pause and you can cut the tension with a knife, although the intensity is partially drowned out because of the loud noises and chaos that fill the bar. I simply ask again, smiling now, "what's your name brother? my friends were here earlier and we met eachother and we were talking". People stop paying attention, and the guy gives me an expressionless look.
I turn to the girl and throw a hail mary, and pull out my phone to get her number, suggesting that we talk about psychology sometime. She still has a look of anxiety in her face and agrees, then turns away from me and into the group without giving me her number, and is drown by her friends. I leave immediately. Now that I've revisited my memory, I actually met her the 1st time when her boyfriend was there (I've previously journaled this summer about it actually), then again at a different bar where I approached her and her friend came up right after - both interested in me before another girl grabbed me who I knew, and now this 3rd time. Hell, the guy might even remember me. Well, I respect him for putting something he saw in place, but I don't respect his cowardice in not allowing his girlfriend to make decisions for herself.
The rest of the bar is still there, so I poke around to see if my friends are in sight, then look for an approachable girl. I had been shooting the shit with this guy in the bathroom and made a favorable impression (funniest thing was we were joking about his custom made suit, then he immediately walks out of the bathroom and tells a group of chicks his suit is custom made to "demonstrate value" lol), and I saw him near a hot chick who was a little disengaged from the group. I went over and made a phonecall to my other friend who told me to meet up with him. Once done I try to engage the girl and she subtle rejects me, and I leave.
At the other bar my coworkers are there, but I'm not feeling the vibe. Get an asian chicks number, who ended up texting me at like 3 to go to an after party, but I responded too late and didn't capitalize. TOTALLY could have had an opportunity to fuck her had I seen the text. Since I was bored I debated going home and going solo - it was 1:30 and arguably a hard time to start sets with the kind of girls you actually want to go home with.
I decide fuck it, we're going to the popular bar and get in to immediately see MaddHatter and grab a drink with him. He's pretty wasted. I want him to get laid so I again offer to have him pick a girl and I'll help, though he doesn't. So I go off on my own and bump into a few different crowds of people, then see a hot brunette and start talking to her, then to her whole group. I didn't feel the vibe so I left to a different group of girls I saw and was warmly welcomed.
Not sure the exact point I entered this state but I was doing feminine game better than I ever had. No longer Slow Burn, but still with the calmness, confidence, and warmth that I was exuding the other night. I was catching up with a girl HB7 Brunette who I never actually knew all that well, with her friend next to her who I've fucked two friends of, and hooked up with more. I was being touchy, making fun of them, going back to being warm, and bringing a lot of energy to the conversation. A girl who I didn't know HB6 Blonde opened me during the convo and introduced herself. The boyfriend of the HB7 hovered around us until his GF introduced me, then I happily shook his hand and went right back to gaming his girl. I could see in my peripheral his body language becoming uncomfortable, but he just allowed it to happen. I was doing shit like putting her vape between her tits, grabbing her waste, and flicking her nose, for specific examples.
Then, this guy I don't know comes up to me and pulls me aside saying,
Him: Hey man, could you help me with something?
Me: Uh, sure. What's up?
Him: You're really good with girls. Could you talk to her (fat grenade) for a second so I could talk to that blonde you just met?
Me: Haha, umm. Yea, why not?
I flirt with this fatty for about 10-15 minutes, and turn to the guy and he's making out with the chick. The blonde eventually demanded I kiss her friend, and I joked around with them about it. Then one of the girls I was just talking to grabs me and I remember telling her, "wait I have to help this guy
". I went back until the girls were leaving. The fatty asks for my number and I say no, and she's confused and disappointed. Sorry lol. Don't hate the player hate the game.
I felt good, despite possibly missing my own shots hunting that night!
Unfortunately, the guy didn't close, because my friend saw the girls getting in an uber and him not, looking disappointed
Perhaps if I had also joined in the (what would have been) group makeout he'd have brought her home. Not going that far with the whole grenade thing lol.
This
feeling, I supposed I'll call it "being in state" has only happened to me on this level during that visit to my old school, where I wrote about being "In my element". Perhaps this is a matter of growth in finding myself. Perhaps this is a result of the social confidence I've built in my city, having been growing the "Rogue King" thing for quite some time now. Or maybe I was just in a good mood / the right amount of drunk. Who knows?
What's important is that I must recognize this as a feeling I experienced, rather than a divided part of who I "am" or "was".
Back to work!