Sticking Point: Venues to Pick Up Girls Ages 20-24

[The Emerald Archer]

Hey Fellas,

So I've recently been doing some exploring to try and "get out of my element" as well as cultivating a bit of an explorer mindset. I just got done walking around downtown and am now typing this from the library in my university. Like I said in one of my posts a month or two ago, I am seriously struggling to find enough volume of girls to where I can approach during the day. I am rolling solo and do not have enough time to join an activity group or class, and I consider those more social circle anyways.

I realize that what girls you want to pick up plays a factor in where to go, but if I just want to do some direct and indirect-direct type approaches where should I go to pick up girls in that age range?

Venues I've Tried so far:
Coffee Shops (trendier/hippy ones, not chains)
Shopping Malls(feel like I'm starting to burn these out, but have been the best so far in terms of quantity
Bookstore (only one that's within reasonable driving distance, next one is 45 min away)
Downtown- only tried it once and it was today in broad daylight
Clothing/grocery stores (not any trader joe's or whole foods around, but there is one health food store that's less than 10 mi away

How do you guys meet girls rolling solo during the daytime? I know people say "as they go about their day" but I'm still young and living at home so it's not like I go places to pay bills or buy groceries in bulk. I feel like this is a worse sticking point for me than approach anxiety. Any tips to help a brother out?

 

[ray_zorse]

Just keep doing what you are doing, your list is pretty much exactly what I would have suggested. I wouldn't want to understate the importance of location and demographic, it certainly is easier if you are in a place with an abundance of the target demographic and have good logistics relative to that place... but just because your location or logistics are less than ideal is no reason to become disheartened. For the first 8mth or so of my pickup career I was living 40min from downtown in a pretty low socioeconomic area, so I didn't see a shitload of attractive women near me and I was forced to do these marathon pickup sessions in the downtown without going home for like 10hrs at a time... well I only managed to pull to home pretty rarely and I never got a lay from the local shopping mall (which did have quite a few expensive fashion shops and thus hotties), but I sure learned a lot, you can too.

To me the biggest problem when dealing with these kinds of location and demographic issues is approach anxiety. If the hotties are not as frequently encountered then it is really hard to get warmed up and stay warmed up. Also, personally I do not find the shopping mall the most comfortable place for pickup, because it feels enclosed and I have the feeling I am in somebody's place hence must follow their rules. I am also a bit concerned about burning myself and about CCTV should anyone make a complaint. The best successes I have had in the mall have been (1) in the bookshop (2) in the supermarket / grocery chain (3) working girls and checkout chicks of various kinds. So the rewards are there, you just have to steel yourself to do the best you can in non-ideal circumstances. What I suggest is you set some hard rules, you must do 15 approaches before you can go home, you must approach the first attractive woman you see upon entering the mall, etc.

Ray

 

[The Emerald Archer]

Ray,

Driving 40 min to downtown and being out for 10 hrs or so at a time is dedication. I feel like I need to step it up after reading your situation. You certainly have a good point about the staying warmed up part, and I also feel that every approach counts that much more (and thus a little more pressure) because you're not going to run into a plethora of attractive girls. Good point about setting hard rules and not hesitating, I feel that's most applicable to me with where my skill level is now.

@ Casanova,

I don't really use the bus in my area as it caters mainly to those of lower socioeconomic background and the older crowd. However, when school starts back up in a month I will be sure to take advantage of the bus that runs through campus and use it to meet cuties even though I've only used it once or twice in the past. Word on the situational openers in book/clothing stores. Plenty of props available to make use of that style of opener.

 

[CookMasterChef]

I would suggest that if you are a physical guy or looking to get into shape. You could try and do some gym pickup. Just either go to the one at your university or find one locally that attractive girls go to. This is also a good way to find chicks who have that great bod that you may be looking for. One thing though I would not mass approach in the gym for risk of coming off as the guy who just comes to the gym to pick up chicks

Good luck,
-Chef