Ok so I came out of a 4.5 year relationship this year and have been reading up on game, PUAs etc. I'm 25 now and have only been with 2 girls.

I would say that I am above average looking for a guy, 6"0 tall and generally pretty friendly but have generally been fairly shy. In pretty much all situations I have been the one approached by women and have a lot of kiss closes but struggle to get to an F close. I've been going to the gym and running a lot this year and getting into good shape but I'm still at uni and living at home.

(In Australia it is not uncommon to live at home when at Uni as we don't really move cities/states for Uni, but I still think that this fact is hurting my game in the long run, even if it is just myself thinking about it - probably another post)

In the last month I have really been trying to step up my game and have been making eye contact and small talk with EVERYONE. In the past my face has literally gone bright red when a HB9/10 would talk to me, now I am making jokes and just having fun and have stopped caring about this stuff. (This is just during the day/sober)

Whenever I am out I apply the same things but I am drinking, the thing is 9/10 times I always end up way too drunk and either screw it up by slurring my words, forgetting the girls name, or in most cases, just not realising where I am/what's going on. I still make out with girls but they always seem to refuse going back to someone's house (knowing I'm too drunk).

I will drink once/twice a week max usually just one heavy session and perhaps one night of watching football with friends and just having a few casual beers. I never drink by myself or during the week at home but it seems that I don't know when to slow down at stop. I have been getting better usually drinking water throughout the night but not always. I have been out sober and did it last month just to see if I could, but I don't find it as fun if all my friends are drinking and my mood isn't right for approaching girls.

I feel that this is hurting my chances a lot, and I know that I can now talk to women without alcohol but I just seem to enjoy myself and have a lot of fun with my friends when I'm out drinking. (My friends drink a lot too)

On the other hand, I think it would be weird if I wasn't drinking and was total sober and hooked up with someone that was drinking. I don't want to seem like some creepy predator.

I am wondering what you guys do when going out and drinking. Any tips or tricks. I did a quick search for drinking on this sub reddit but couldn't find anything that answered my question exactly.