I spent this past weekend visiting a friend out of town. I downloaded Tinder the day I got into town and got several matches over the course of the day. I figured this weekend would be a perfect time to perform a trial run of sorts to see if the pill I've been swallowing is good medicine. I singled out two girls that I thought would be around the area I would wind up at night. It's amazing how easy it was to meet up with the first girl. I didn't appease or placate her but I was concise, direct, and told her to what to do and where to go. I made eye contact upon approach, made myself physically known and went for the cheek kiss greeting. She responded very positively to it and made physical contact when we parted ways (I couldn't stay long to chat as I had to catch up with my friend who was my ride).

The second girl was as easy to talk to once r/theredpill taught me how to identify shit tests and respond appropriately. She mentioned how I didn't know how hard scrap booking was and insinuated how crappy it would be if I made one. I said something to the effect of

"Photos. Paper. Glue. Scissors. Yeah sounds like a real brain buster. I probably shouldn't hang out with a Mensa kid tonight."

She got a real jolt out of that and asked where I was immediately. I had a meet up planned but her friends birthday apparently took priority. The first girl passed out early in the night from drinking all day.

While I didn't seal the deal with either girl I knew it was okay. I'm not in any worse shape than when I first arrived and I'm still looking out for number one. I put TRP into practice and gained confidence. Here's what I learned: I played my hand a little too early with a Tinder girl. I gave her a quick rundown of who I was because she thought it was a "red flag" that I didn't want to give out any information. I should have kept my cards closer to my chest and flipped the script on her. Location matters if you haven't met a Tinder match in person; girl #1 was willing to go the distance but she just couldn't handle her alcohol. Girl #2 was a little hesitant because not only was she with her girls downtown, but we hadn't had a face to face for me to solidify my Alpha presence.

How could I have gotten girl #2 to peel away from her friends and do the legwork for me?

I'll only get better from here and one of the bigger lessons I've taken away from TRP is this:

• As long as I'm striving to become a better man, I cannot be defeated with rejection. Sure it still may be a little awkward in this transitional phase I'm in, but I'll be damned if the pussy doesn't remove itself from the pedestal if you've got your head on straight and focus on yourself

TL;DR TRP is working and I still need a little schooling on meetups and planning a location