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MERCI BEAUCOUP
I want to thank you for opening up this thread. It served as my catalyst to sign up for the website and buy bunch of shit from Gambler ... so his commission cheques should have your name on it.

One of the things you emphasize in your replies and which helped me make that last step was your #1 PUA rule: leave her in a better place than the one you found her in ... it's more than just karma, it's the life philosophy i could identify with whether we are talking about girlfriends, friends or just random people who's path we cross on this journey called life. I left all of my old girlfriends in a better place. I thought of it as a very small but important way I can make this world a better place. But I still left them ... and it's not because of them ... "no, it's not you ... it's me" actually rings very true here ... as i was too paralyzed to win over the girls i really wanted to be with ... instead of further introducing myself as so and so ... i'd share a field report with you instead ... and yes, there will be questions in the end ...
LAST DROP IN THE GLASS?
the moment of major frustration actually happened few weeks ago in london, england as i was out with my friends ... it was a good night and i didn't use any gaming material (just ended a four-year relationship - no clubs, few parties ... i was in love to the point that other girls didn't matter ... jesus i was going to marry the girl but ... as time passed it became obvious she wasn't the right one ... it was time to let her go) ... i read Style's game before I met this girl ... used it in a very limited way just before i entered that relationship so very little game skill remained, if i ever had any

... it wasn't until few days ago i thought that it doesn't make sense to delay my progress anymore ... i need to work on the game and myself to attract the women i WANT to be with ... but let's get back to the party ... finished with couple of girls asking me for facebook info, a tall pretty hot american 8 making out with me giving me her number and few other girls showing genuine interest .... so where is the problem??? very early the night i made eye contact with a jamaican 10, hands down the best girl in the club that night ... few other things happen eye contact here, there, gesturing that dj sucks - she laughs with her friends ... dance floor interaction ... but anxiety is there ... the night was great but i had no courage to approach her until the end of the night as she was leaving ... at which point we exchanged few lines and agreed to meet non-committaly at the next event a week after
week passed ... a boat party ... looked forward to it, counted days, hours ... couldn't get the girl out of my head ... came to the boat party leaning against the wall chatting with my buddy ... she walks out of a car with bunch of friends, different ones from the last party ... we make eye contact and i take a step forward, she comes close with a big smile on her face and i tell her "I'm glad you showed up." ... relaxed body language and good tone ... she says "Me too!!" as her body twists in a playful shape .... "She's into me ...." crosses my mind and then BAMM ... freeze ... i felt like a 15-year old .... there was a window to opportunity to talk to her right then and there and i missed it ... later i approached her again, chatted, opened up the dance floor together ... blah blah blah but as time passed my AFC impulse was taking over everything and i mean everything ... tension so tick you could cut it with a knife ... in about 30 min she turned cold and i knew i killed that one ... a 10 ... and i don't think it was the absence of game that was the core problem ... it was the level of comfort/confidence that i was completely devoid of ... in front of 10s i freeze
CRITICAL MASS
for the girls during the first night ... some of them 8s it didn't take effort ... i felt confident and as if no matter what i did i could have their number by the end of the night ... conversation was coming to me as easy as the one that i have with a buddy about basketball ... but with the 10 my confidence did not reach that critical mass or tipping point ... and all the chances that were coming my way were blown not for the lack of routines, lines ... etc. it was lack of confidence and that tension between the two people that erects itself when one of the people is not feeling comfortable ...
QUESTIONS
1. When meeting women one of the standard questions i get asked is what do you do ... I don't want them to know, at least initially, for two reasons ... it's a pretty good job and i don't want to create an economic incentive in her mind ... more importantly, i don't want that to be a take-away point after the initial meeting ... so i told few girls last night when i went out that i'm a philosopher and i'm writing a book ... cover was blown by my friend who told them the truth ... they called me on it ... i then asked the girl to reach in my pocket and pull out my wallet ... i showed them the business card and they were pacified ... left a really good impression in the end much better than if i said i was a trader ...
any thoughts or suggestions?
2. I definitely want to work on the game ... ground up but my biggest problem is fear of 9s and 10s ... just approaching them is petrifying ... same fear when approaching 7s and 8s but 100 times more intense ... is there something one can say or do to overcome that mental/emotional block ... the best thing i can think of is to change the frame in my mind and imagine a scenario in which i'm playing with and teasing these girls ... just before i approach them
any thoughts??