Heya - new guy hitting the block. I'm 21 years old, living in the grand old state of Kansas. I just recently got out of a long relationship of 2.5 years (long for a 21 y/o), and decided I wanted to be successful with women. I had some assistance personally by my coach, great old guy who's got a doctorate in psychology, and got me on my feet.

I've been into this for ~2 months now, so fairly new. I've not gotten into this for pick-up in particular, but more of just a general way of getting better in life, experiencing things. I'm not big on ONS's, I'm a bit picky on the girls I like, and I prefer more solid relationships over everything. But hey, I can't screen girls if I don't meet 'em, so that's where I ended up here.

I'm studying computer science at university, I'm a fairly tall, slim guy (165 @ 6'2"), athletic but not heavily built. I enjoy anything involving computers, be it games, programming (I'm an avid programmer), but I also enjoy most sports, outdoor activities, pool, etc. I play music, the flute (that was fantastic in high school, though if I had had the confidence I have now, it would have turned out way better..), and have for 14 years now.

My goals are to improve myself, get better socially, and if all goes well, find a girl I like that meets my criteria - I want someone hot, intelligent, physically active (literally - like, who would enjoy going hiking with me), sexually active, with a personality that matches mine, and preferably in a science-type field, so we can actually relate. I could throw in other criteria, but those are the main ones. I know I can get it, but damn me if it's hard to find a science oriented girl that has a sane head on her shoulders.

I'm not particularly sure how I discovered this place, but I've been browsing for a month now. Came across a few resources at some point, ended up reading The Game (common start, eh?), digging through the internet (it's something I'm good at), and tried to find the better places to go around.

My sticking points seem to be pre-screening (screening out a girl before I even speak to her - sometimes beneficial, other times, not), and in general a lack of approaching. I've got a definitive lack of a social circle right now, I've got close friends, and none of them get out. Great friends, but not for meeting new people. I don't go out unless I feel like I have a reason.. and I've never considered meeting women a reason. And I would hate to hit a bar/club alone - I'm not going to want to meet women the whole time there, and the type of women I want to meet generally don't hang out there much. So I'm focusing on day game, but I have the issue that I don't talk to someone without a reason - if I find a reason, I'm good to go, but I'm not spontaneous with it. I have no problems talking with people, I just don't do it without a reason - and therein lies the problem.

Anyways: I'm a bit wordy, so I'll cut it off here.