This is just something I'm throwing out there,and hopefully will answer a few questions,and alleviate some misconceptions.

I'm a MPUA-in-progress(Again,no arrogance intended).I've got the fundamentals,I'm practicing,I'm failing,and succeeding.I know the deal,and what it takes to get there.

But I'll be honest guys,it's fucking tough.Just as tough as Wrestling Season,without the homo locker room shenanigans.

I'll approach any set.I can get a convo going.Thing is,I'm still having AFC lapses.I'll say one wrong word,and the momentum is killed,and It becomes 2x harder to rebound(POSSIBLE,but harder).

I like a good challenge,but not constantly,every moment.I'm actually becoming a bit stressed out.Not even working out,or playing PS2 is able to calm me down.Not even good ol Piff is enough to calm me down(Although,when I do approaches,rejections become funny xD).

I'm having trouble keeping congruent with being an ass.Trust me,it's who I am inside.I'm the type who will tell you things straight up,and has no fear doing new stuff.

I'll do any approach.I'll use any opener.Keeping the ball rolling...is the toughie.KEEPING the alpha-asshole composure,is where I'm suffering now.

I'm thinking that it's just a matter of progression,and that I need to get a few more bruises and #closes to develop it.

But I'm growing impatient(One of my major flaws).Progression is a fact of life,but it's growing to the point where others are surpassing me(NOT on the forum,but rather at my college),and I'm being left in the dirt.I love competiton,but only when I am at equal standings.

Just a note to those reading,who are near my position,or working toward it:It's going to happen.Frustration and impatience will loom.What I'm trying to do here is get feedback so that I,and hopefully some of you reading,can get an idea for where to go.

With that said:

-Where should I go from here.Is it a matter of persistence,or is there something I'm missing that I should incorporate in my gaming journey?-

Please do help guys.I rarely ask for help,but this is getting to be quite bothersome.

Thanks.

something that helps me stay motivated is realizing that becoming a PUA and mastering the art of conversation and the conquering of ones self will not only allow you to get any girl you want but will allow your entire life to be whatever you want it to be. This shit takes time, your well on your way black bull. I've seen a bunch of your posts and you seem like your heads in the right place. Keep it up.

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Hey man, I'm not at the point where ill see a hot 2 set walking along my campus and approach them. But I have gone to seek eye contact, strike conversation with strangers, body language/posture,etc. I think persistance is all it is, if the ultimate goal is to make the other person feel comfortable/trust with you, then you have to be 100% comfortable with yourself and your actions in the pickup, which i think can only come with practice.

I really wish i could wing with a master PUA b/c im sure there's obvious things that you and i may the missing in our game. But being smart about trial and error and analyzing what had just occured step by step should (i hope) allow our skills to improve on our own.

It seems like you're genuinely a nice guy. that means that trying to pull of the alpha asshole can be quite tasking and tiring. If so then you're in the same boat as me. the trick is to be an asshole but never be serious about it. What I mean by that is to be able to throw out heavier negs and not be serious about them. In one of the other posts it's mentioned that calling a girl a bitch is something you shouldn't do. If you can build up a conversation with them that's based on sarcasm then you can call her a bitch whenever she throws a neg or shit test at you and elicit a smile from her.