A PUA doesn't act 100% the same way in every situation, that is the sign of a jerk/douchebag/idiot/rude/inconsiderate person. A true PUA adapts to maximize a positive situation in each setting, and every situation is different (including the location).

Location is relevant, because it influences the tools you use and their effectiveness. Not every tool will be exactly as effective in one situation as it is in another, and to agree with that means admitting that location is relevant. A neg might be necessary to level the playing field of a super-hot HB in a nightclub with her bitch-shields operating at full force, but it would be a disaster to neg a cute girl in a coffee shop who has given you IOIs and who walks up to you and opens a set on you by saying how cute she thinks you are. Such a thing would crush her and make her hate you.

This statement points out the primary difference between people who think the goal of pickup is to maximize success with the broadest possible coalition of women and those who want to use pickup to meet women they actually like. I have always looked at game as a filter I can use to weed out women whose personalities aren't compatible with mine and invite those who are to get to know me a little better.

For that reason, all my 'game' really amounts to is, as I mentioned in the original post, unapologetic self-expression, meaning that regardless of where I am, I am always going to be 870, and I'm going to do it unabashedly.

It seems to me that a lot of aspiring PUAs don't have any identity outside the confines of being a PUA, which means that they constantly have to alter their behavior in hopes of increasing the chances that whatever girl happens to find herself the object of their affection for that particular night will find said ladies' man attractive. This is fine if you plan on spending only enough time with a woman to sleep with her, but if you want to move the interaction past that point, I can assure you that no matter how imperceptive a woman you pick up, she is eventually going to see the psuedo-personality you constructed to seduce her with as the facade that it is.

If you are one of these guys, sure, location matters. Everything matters. But why do that when you can simply BE YOU and find yourself surrounded by women who are not only beautiful, but who share your interests, ideals, attitudes and beliefs? This seems like such an easy choice, I'm having a hard time believing anybody would be opposed to it.

That said, it's also worth pointing out that your location doesn't necessarily define your situation. I don't think even the least skilled newbie on this forum would consider trying to pick a girl up at, to use your example, her father's funeral, and that holds true regardless of whether the services were being held in a church or on a sunny beach. It's not the location that matters, but the emotional undercurrent or 'vibe' of the situation.

The same goes for a woman whose child is in the hospital. It doesn't matter if you meet her in the waiting room, the parking lot, or even across the street at a wifi cafe, your attempts at seduction are going to be altered not by your location, but by the circumstances in her life that are affecting her emotional state.

But of course, there's no way you can know that without talking to her. And when you do talk to her, there's no reason not to be yourself.

Your boy,
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Lately I've been seeing a lot of questions on the forum dealing with how to approach ladies in specific locations, whether that means a house party, a busy club or on the street. The problem with these questions is that they are all underpinned by the implication that your 'game' should be altered or adapted to the environment in which the pickup is to transpire; and, that if you fail, that failure can be attributed to not knowing how to pick up girls in whatever place you happened to be at rather than a general lack of skill.

Of course, nothing could be further from the truth.

The reality of the situation is that the setting for a potential pickup is no more important than what brand of deodorant you're wearing or whether you remembered to take the trash out before you left the house.

Why? Because in its purest form, game is little more than unapologetic self-expression, and who you are as an individual doesn't change just because you are in a different location.

Does a man who practices Zen Buddhism when he's walking down the street suddenly convert to Christianity while in a club? Do women who despise cats find themselves overwhelmed by the need to adopt a kitten just because they happen to be in a grocery store?

The above scenarios are, of course, preposterous, but they represent exactly the kind of logic presumed by would-be ladies' men who think they have to somehow alter their game because their environment has changed.

It's ridiculous, and it's time someone pointed out a simple truth: no matter where you are, you are still you, and she is still her.

Are there exceptions to the rule? Sure. Just like any other generality used to help explain the art of seduction, there are undoubtedly circumstances where what I've said here will prove untrue and your attempts at wooing the opposite sex will be hindered by your location.

But as long as you aren't trying to lay the mack down in a war zone or a poverty-stricken third world country, it's a safe bet to continue doing whatever you would do normally, and quit worrying about how being on a bus as opposed to on an airplane is likely to affect her psyche.

The truth is, it probably isn't, and even if it did, it wouldn't matter anyway.

I find it odd to see you're avatar suggesting you are a "retired playboy" Yet you show disdain in others that are doing the same thing now.

I am certain you hold your own character in high regard. Perhaps you should not be so quick to judge others character based on their desires.