I'm a bike courier in NYC. This means that I'm usually too tired to go out in the evenings, and I'm not really into that sort of thing, anyway (I'll take a nice dinner with the roommates and a good book over a club any day). However, during the day I interact with dozens of potential dates. Generally, the conversation is something like this: "Hi! Please sign here." "here?" "yeah, by the 'x'". "ok." "thanks! take care."
I read the game recently and it got me started thinking about how I might be able to take advantage of these social interactions, since I rarely meet anyone new by other means. I signed up for the board, read a few canned openers, and on Thursday I asked a cute receptionist how she felt about David Bowie. It went pretty well, but since this is the introduce yourself thread I'll skip the details. The point is, that's why I'm here. Anyone that wants to give me specific suggestions or discuss this particular challenge at greater length, I'm all ears. Otherwise, I'll just keep reading on my own and contributing what I can. In case anyone is interested in working on my scenario, here are a few requirements:

-nothing potentially embarrassing or offensive; these are clients of my company, plus I often have to make repeat visits.
-I'm looking to number-close as quickly as possible, since we're both working
-I have the distinct disadvantage of being dressed a few notches below casual, smelling like I've been riding a bike all day, and, to the important people of the fashion, finance, and design worlds, I'm just the working-class guy that delivers packages (nevermind that I have a college degree and I choose to do this)

thanks!

Welcome to the forum toru okata. It looks like you need to focus on your inner game the most.

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i'm not sure which part of my post you are referring to, but i think we may just have a good example of sarcasm gone awry on the internet if you were thinking of the last requirement i listed, because other than the standard approach anxiety i think my inner game is pretty solid.
i don't really like normal social environments, so my goal is to build a very specific skill-set that will be useful in turning my shallow work interactions into fruitful social ones. in reflecting on my original post, i've realized that what i'm looking for is to improve in two areas:

-making real conversation in situations in which the expectation is that you will conduct your business and be gone, perhaps remarking on the weather at most

-turning those conversations into opportunities for further social interaction. in the past i would have thought that asking, right before leaving, "can i buy you a cup of coffee sometime after work?" was the way to go, but i'm looking for something more effective than that.

all that being said, if you are reading something else into my writing which suggests that my inner game does, in fact, need more work than i think, please let me know, if you have the time. Thanks!

There's truth in everything you say.

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Virgin -> 60+ Girls in 6 Months!