I have revolutionized myself from pick up over the past year or so. I made a conscious decision to think higher of myself, be confident, and not be scared of females. It has worked and I am feeling really good. What I have noticed though is that I seem to succeed without using canned material.

For example, I opened this hb 8 on the shuttle from my univ. to the parking lot yesterday with a simple situational opener. (they had shut down the parking lot a few days ago) we ended up talking and walking together across the whole parking lot.

i still need to work on actually asking for numbers lol. i could tell when she reached out her hand to shake mine that she was expecting me to ask her for it, but for some reason i just couldn't do it. but this is changing.

but the point is, I can't seem to remember canned material or bring myself to use somebody elses lines. is this still considered 'pick up'?

i still employ tactics like never leaning forward, appearing too eager, etc. but for the most part I just rely on interesting conversation and being funny.

If you're not closing then its not a pick-up!

Closing is the most important part of the first interaction. Without closing you have wasted your time. HOWEVER.. if you are in college ...gaming campus girls.. it might not matter because you will probably run into this girl again. Still.. its best not to leave things to chance.

Closing can be very casual. I almost always go the casual route with closing because I know once I have the number I can change the terms later.

After chatting up a girl.. end with something like "Nice talking to you... lets grab a drink sometime" or "My friend might be throwing a party later this week.. give me your number and I'll text you".

Until you force a girl to make a decision.. you learn nothing about where you stand with her.

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That is all true, of course. However I was just giving you the example of the last time I just went up and started talking to a girl. I've done it a few times at parties and number closed. I am really just wanting to know if it can be considered pick up if you don't use any standard openers or routines or basically anything canned.

Yes.. I would still consider it pick-up. A lot of PUA's are spontaneous and don't use canned material.

Thats probably the best way to do it. Canned material is for starting out or when you can't think of anything else.

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