Do you talk to women in general?

Or is it only in ‘gaming’ scenarios with the idea of ‘closing’? A lot of questions and advice on here make it seem like every interaction with a woman is stepping up to a clock beating championship winning play in front of a packed stadium.

So I’m curious. Do you guys talk to women in general i.e. in passing, as friends. Just casual conversation or a one sentence interaction after you both nearly bumped in each other in a hallway etc.? No agenda. Just training yourself to be comfortable interacting with the opposite sex.

I feel like this is probably the most under-appreciated element. It’s like practice (we talkin’ bout practice?!). How the fuck you gonna win games/champions without it?

In my experience it’s the same for the opposite sex. I’ve known women who grew up without any male energy around them and guess what? They tend to have some the most warped ideas about guys. Why? Cos it’s all in their head, learned second hand from friends, family and (social) media, not in the field.

I’ve also experienced women’s comfort level and interest grow once they realise you’re not in ‘hunt mode’ like every other guy that day/week or whatever.