A few weeks ago, I was in All Bar One in Canary Wharf on leaving drinks with my work colleagues. Spotted a 2-set sat on the next table, HBHotPole and HBAveragePole. I noticed HBHotPole check me out when I sat down, so I gave my best "cool" look and sat down just behind her and entered banter with my work colleagues, mainly talking about my ongoing predicament with my two girlfriends HBLatvian and HBAussie. A short while later, HBHotPole turned to me and asked if I could let her have her scarf, the end of which was caught under my chair leg. This was completely unintentional, but if ever there was an opportunity to hook, this was it!

I said, "Ah, you did that deliberately, didn't you, so you could have an excuse to talk to me?" She laughed and said jokingly, "Yes, of course!"

Her vibe was good, and I made sure to make eye contact with HBAveragePole so she wouldn't cock-block. So, conversation easily flowed then. Exchanged usual formalities, "Do you work round here?" "What are you here for then?" "I'm just out for drinks with work colleagues - this is [Mate1] whose drinks it is. And this is [Mate2]." Didn't bother introducing everyone else, just the two I know properly.

So, now, I'd generated a bit of humour, a relaxed and cool vibe, demonstrated some social proof, shown interest in them, defused the potential cock-block. The rest was fairly plain sailing. I often find when interrupting two girls in an early evening sit-down situation that it is a good idea to allow them to continue the conversation but with me involved. The reason for this is because before I arrived, they may well have been having a deep and meaningful conversation and at least one of them will certainly be having it because it's important to them.... So, I said to them, "Please, don't let me interrupt you, carry on with whatever you were talking about," while my body language was indicating that I want to be involved in whatever it was. They quickly said they were talking about men and boyfriends. Of course! This is what most 2-set girls would be talking about over wine sat down in a bar! I pried a little further and it turned out HBAveragePole had just split up with her boyfriend of several years. Great! - so I could show an interest in her situation, I'm speaking to the ugly one (endearing to the hot one), sound wise and clever by offering frank advice, and cheer her up, etc.

So she proceeded to tell me all about it, and how he's done this, done that, etc. I said, "Yeah, he sounds like an idiot, you're better off without him." "Most men are wankers" (this works with girls as it frames me as not being a wanker by labelling most men as wankers, almost like reverse psychology.) Throughout my talking (which basically put men as generally hard to find a good one, because they were clearly hating men at this point due to HBAveragePole's current boyfriend situation), HBHotPole kept saying, "He's so right." And they viewed me as having a really in-depth knowledge of relationship dynamics and being frank and honest.

We then talked about work for a bit - what they do. They were both in shipping. I talked about how my company (an investment bank) has a shipping department to ship gold, oil, or whatever, when it trades in commodities, but how I'm oblivious to it sat in an office working with numbers - I commended their jobs because they're at the front line where the actual physical movement of stuff takes place which investment bankers are barely aware of takes place when they're just buying and selling in the millions on a computer screen. It was all to show humility rather than arrogance, which girls definitely like as long as you don't come across as a wet fish.

I then had to leave and I asked them for both their numbers so we could potentially meet up in the few days (as HBAveragePole lives/works in London and HBHotPole is visiting her from Poland).

Next day, I texted them both to see what they were up to at the weekend for potentially meeting up for a night out. Unfortunately, their arrangements didn't go well with mine (different places at different times), but I think they appreciated that I was texting them both and referencing this fact in the texts (rather than seeming sleezy texting them both in a flirty way).

We finally met up again early the following week one night in Canary Wharf, same place - All Bar One. Asked HBAveragePole how it's going with her ex and she said she's managing to keep from contacting him, although he was trying to get back with her. I commended her on her strength and said to not give in, he's not worth it, etc.

A short while later, my work colleague/wing joined us. Again, social proof and because there's two of them, one of me - I needed a wing! So, we had good chats about relationships, and I talked about my ex HBAussie and how I recently split up with her because of the lack of passion from my side, and that I love her dearly, but the lack of passion was a serious problem for me. I was being completely open and frank about my situation. I guess this is a little bit like Mode One that I've seen spoken about a lot on this forum lately - not saying "Will you fuck me?" but being completely honest and open with a girl rather than using game techniques or canned material. I guess it's like honest natural game, it is for me anyway.

After a couple of drinks, they had to leave as HBHotPole had a flight early in the morning. They seemed very happy to have met me and I continued texting with HBHotPole via text after she went back to Poland.

We have since connected on Facebook and have been messaging about me going to Poland to see her for a weekend. She is very keen on this idea. I booked my flights last week and I'm going out there next week!

Will let you know how it goes - hopefully it will be a lay report after next week!