ive always been okay with women.. i get my fair share of girls... after i read the book The Game, i had a whole new outlook... now when im talking to a girl i cant stop thinkin about what to say or the which story to use.. if anything my success rate has dropped...also now that i have openers in my mind and follow ups im more scared to approach women because now im actually scared of failure or having wasted my time reading all these articles/others sites, because if failed i will be even more scared to try these routines and wont become the PUA ive read about and desire to become... help?

lastly ive used these routines a couple of times but i get stuck and into akward moments that suck.. how can u transition to an open convo where the girl opens up and shares to show interest/trust?

no one can help you apart from yourself on this one. you have to realise that what happens happens, and that the whole time would have been wasted if you dont even try them out. flip a coin. if its heads - you approach. if its tails - you dont approach. this way if you mess up on your approach - it was meant to happen because the result of the coin was your fate. but once you flip you have to commit.
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