Hello everyone. To begin, I'd just like to say that for the most part I plan to be lurking throughout the forums to read up on years of knowledge that I could learn from with the occasional post here or there, but for the most part I don't expect to be incredibly active at least for now.

>where you're located
Columbus, Ohio, United States

>your age
18

>how you got into "the game"
This my friends is a bit of a story, but considering this is a forum I plan to give it a good telling. I've always been very attracted to the opposite sex since I was 6 years old (Also the same age I started whacking off oddly enough... ) For the most part I was like every other AFC and on some levels I am, but before I began studying game I was your run of the mill 16 year old teenage geek. I liked video games, D&D, comics (I still like a lot of these things mind you, but I tend to avoid them now because of the amount of time that I tend to waste on them when I could be doing more practical things in my life like learning the art of "game"), but for the most part I mostly saw women as the secretive mysterious group of humans that I in no way understood at all. One day though, I caught a really bad case of one-itis for this one blond blue eyed girl we can call Rachel. I was far too obsessed with her and I went through the process of doing everything in my power to make her like me too which became the general outline of my first two problems with women that would eventually lead to an embarrassing result. My ignorant game ass not knowing the real problems I faced in a dim-witted manner decided the best course of action would be to write her a poem! But not just any poem, no I WROTE A SONNET! Looking back at that miserable attempt at gaining affection still makes me hang my head in utter shame at the mere thought of such a blunder, but what was even worse than that not knowing whether she would like it or not I SHOWED IT TO ONE OF HER FRIENDS! Oh the shame... Of course she would then alert her friend of what I did and in turn she chose to never talk to me again (as she rightfully should have!) and I was left to wallow in a spiral of misery for a good few months over the debacle.

However, this was not the only shameful display that drove me to learn the Venusian Arts. It is, but one of two.

My second experience was in some ways worse than the first, but better in others. There was this girl, we can call her Kristen for the story's sake. She was a girl in my french class that clearly understood that I was a socially awkward nerd and choose to take advantage of it by trying to be overtly flirty with me in a way that makes me socially uncomfortable, not because of what she was saying, but because of that I had no idea of how to respond to the situation. It was basically sexual harassment that lasted for half the semester until school ended. She owned me in way that can be best described in the words of David DeAngelo in his discussions of reality. I was in her reality and under her thumb and that level of mental torture would become something I haven't forgotten to this day.

Before I continue let me clarify this fact. I honestly like women, in fact, in many ways I can say that I love them, I love being around them, talking with them, flirting with them, and I never want to hurt them despite the fact that I've felt hurt by them on many different occasions excluding the worst ones above. In the words of Cassanova "I was born for the opposite sex".

From that point on, I vowed to myself that no woman or man will control me or harm me in such a manner ever again and that I would master the art of seduction if only to learn how to hold my own against women of all types. After that, I began asking my friends if they knew of any material that I could read and they point me towards "The Game" by Neil Strauss, mostly as a way of warning of the dangers of becoming a PUA in an attempt to dissuade me from my cause. And after reading "The Game" in some ways I did become dissuaded from such a course of action for a while. Now, I'm currently a Senior about to graduate High School. I don't own a car, I'm mostly broke, generally considered a weirdo among some social circles, but generally liked by all. Worse though I've never even kissed a girl and the farthest I've gotten in terms of a relationship is to the end of the first date.

>how long you've been studying and practicing pickup
About few months now when I add it all up mostly on and off since I finish reading "The Game" by Neil Strauss.

>which pickup method(s) you like to use
I don't particularly use any sort of method although lately I have been kind of experimenting with what works for me in terms of the way I play my game. I try not use any particular type of routine because I'm still trying get my feet wet with interaction, but mostly I've just been going in as Alpha as I can and I work the conversation in what I refer to as "Three Stages of Seductive Talking" Which go like this:

Small Talk
Playful Flirting
And Intimate Flirting

With small talk and playful flirting being the most obvious what I refer to as intimate flirting as getting more personal or intimate with the conversation divulging more about yourself like a quick anecdote or story related to what you were talking about with the woman to create a sort of connection between the two of you. and after that I pretty much do my best to go subtly back to the playful flirting and I just work it back and forth between those two until the end of the conversation. in which case I repeat the process all over again when a new conversation begins.

>what your hobbies/passions are
I really enjoy stand-up comedy and gardening (which are a really odd couple especially when you pair them with the Venusian Arts). On occasion, I do enjoy reading mostly classical works from philosophers such as Plato, Homer, Aristotle, and some French Enlightenment stuff on every now and then (although I don't do it more than I would like).

>what your goals are
To become a stand-up comic, to become a badass PUA, and to lose some weight (I'd also like to trying my hand at growing weed one day, if it ever becomes legal of course ). Currently, I'm working on all three, I plan to do my first open mic night during the summer, I've been eating healthier doing more to work out, and I came on here to try and better understand the game.

>and whatever back story you wish to share with us.
As a side note I'd just like to explain my PUA nickname. Some of you might potentially consider it misogynistic, but I can guarantee you that there is "reason behind the result".

For one thing when translated into English my name is Master or King (which should give you guys some understanding of my real name my ethnic background, and my nickname). So I originally choose Master, but that just didn't seem to be enough. The name didn't really represent me or who I am so I chose to change it with some key elements. For one thing, I chose to change the beginning part from Mas to mAss was because I honestly enjoy a nice large ass on women. I especially appreciate a fine ass large ass on nerdy looking white women simply because it difficult to come by and when I first found out that one existed I nearly did a "Lonely Island" in my pants if you catch my drift . the three is t3r that would replace the "e" was actually not done as a form of l33t speak which might come as a surprise to some of you considering my background from earlier, but actually it represents 3 different things, the shape of the asses I want to feel, the shape of the breasts I want to hold, and type of balls I want to have.

Yeah, I really put a lot of thought into the nickname (probably more than I should have, but whatever whatever all is good).

Anyways, that's my story. If you took the time to read it the full way through thanks very much for caring enough and happy sarging!