So it happened. I've gotten laid twice by going out Fridays and Saturdays. Once from a club directly, and once by chatting with a girl at the train station. On one hand, I feel great that the effort is paying off. On the other hand, only the girl in the club required any game- the one at the train station was a 'right place right time, don't mess up' kind of thing.

The club girl was pretty textbook, say hi, banter with push-pull, cold reads and playful behaviour., Then dance with her, drink, dance, sit down in a quiet bit and talk for a while, then go home with her.

The girl at the train station, I complemented her hat, then offered her a ride home. None of that was me.

The parts of game I struggle with haven't changed at all- I still struggle with approach anxiety and overthinking, then what to say in the first few minutes.

There are two major gaps where I struggle, that first stage and then escalation. I'm fine at conversing when I get into it, and I'm fine at building tension and escalating to sex once there's that 'closeness' level, but the bits inbetween are what I'm missing.

Overall, I'm pretty pleased. I like learning this skill, I like being someone who can be social and competent with women, but I'm also more aware of the areas I need to work on.

Does anyone have some tips or tricks they used for the bits I described, or is it just a 'keep going out and practising the way I am until I get it' thing?