I've been a lurker for this subreddit for quite sometime now and would to just like you guys for all the confidence/support that you all have given me, i will be sure to give upcoming FRs in the future!

So I am recently facing a dilemma that has me wondering if i'm A. Not as good as I thought I was at pickup? B. Ugly AF C. Just plain unlucky. I currently attend a well-known university in GA and go out on the weekends whether it's for gamedays or just to go party. On these nights out I am always accompanied by my best friend whom I've known since middle school and we are always get numbers and pulling girls throughout these nights. Sounds good right? Wrong

As much as I enjoy picking up girls with my bud it appears he is more successful with girls at the end of the night than I am. Don't get me wrong, When it comes to wingmaning for him my dick is his dick and this wouldn't be an issue except the fact that he has no pickup ability. I literally wingman my ass off for this dude as he is always asking me for advice whether it is what to do next, how to escalate kino, or whether she's into him or not, simple stuff we PUA learn to have a sixth sense for. Don't get me wrong I'm not babysitting him throughout the night for as soon as he becomes accustom with a girl i wander off to open in other sets. But it seems that towards the end of the night he always getting the lay or getting the HB9-10 while I am left with nothing but a case of grade A blue balls and confusion.

What stresses me the most is that I have succession when I am not with him, but once we go out together it feels like he almost takes all the energy in interactions (sounds strange but I'm trying to convey that state of energy when you're interacting with girls) which is weird as I have to lead conversation since he is still suffering from AA. He's one of those guys that you have to open the set by yourself then he comes along and piggybacks off your energy and things you say in conversation(leechers I like to call them).

As for looks we are both attractive (we've been told by multiple females we both scale a 9), fit ( I workout but he's fit in a sense that he's skinny so he appears fit), and approachable. An issue that has recently been in the back of my head is something I would not want to blame but can't deny is that i'm a minority. My race is Black and Columbian (imagine Will Smith's Complexion) while he is white male (imagine Dexter from the Tv Show). I sadly learned that race in college does matter(Thanks Frats and Tinder) so this very well could be an issue to why when we go out in a duo he's always succeeding in the sets.

So im just wondering, do any of you guys have this issue when going out with people rather than picking up alone and what are some things you did to help you overcome this?