Yeah, it's not pleasant in the sense that you don't have a date, but it does wonders for you.

I met this girl at a bar, she sat next to me as we were each waiting for one of our friends. We talked a bit. Her friend showed up and she went to sit with him. Then my friend showed up. Apparently she kept looking over at me so when her friend went to the bathroom, I just walked over and said I want to grab a drink with her sometime. She just said "You were nice to talk to but no" and I clearly caught her by surprise.

I just walked back to my friend and we kept drinking and talking. It was definitely a nice experience actually feeling a rush from doing it.