Lets say you are with a friend and you are walking and then u see a cutie you wanna talk, the thing is this friend was following me and she was talking to me, the thing is i cockblocked myself cause i wanted to cold approach this girl but i didn't want to leave my friend talking alone cause i felt bad and i didnt want to leave her behind, also i don't know if gaining a reputation as a player is a good or bad thing here my culture is conservative so if you are going to cold approach girls in day time you need to do it covertly, the thing is i really wanted to talk to this hottie but at that moment in time it was too overtly so i couldn't do it, my question is was that retarded? Should i have approached that hottie or is it smarter to not be so overtly, i know the red pill says preselection and woman in a subconcious way love that but only when it's covertly or am i wrong can i do it overtly too?

A bit of back story if you want more context:

So in my class i was gaming this group of 3 girls (i am only interested in 1 but the other 2 idk were actually attracted to my frame) and when it was launch we went outside where they usually smoke (i don't) and in those moments they saw some friends and they started to talk some boring bullshit to them, this is where the redpill comes in and i am proud of that moment cause instead of sitting there like a bitch listening some boring shit with this bitches and their boring betas i decided to remove myself from that situation saying i am going to eat something (cause actually i wanted to eat something and i was bored of them) and started walking away, my surprise when i saw back one of the girls of the group was following me and she told me i want to eat something too, later this girl started to talk about movies and insinuated we should go to see this movie that it's coming today, i wasn't interested in her so i didn't ask her out even if it sounds like i am a pussy, later this day i saw another girl who i cold approached one ago i forgot to ask her number out still to my surprise she started to talk to me, some funny banter and i decided to ask her number but she said i am sure i am going to see you again tomorrow so she is probably only looking for attention but you know what i don't care tomorrow i will go to the mall and approach more woman.

Also i want to thank you, this place, this community is gold and i want to say i am gratefull to all of you faggots, i have a tear on my eye, no homo, before i would complain like a little bitch about female nature and they are stupid and that all crap, before i would act like a victim and slut shame and didn't feel guilty about it but you know what thank all of you, i am becoming a better version of myself, i am lifting, i am talking to more people, i am eating healthier and feel good, i want to say taking care of yourself and improving is so important, little by little the world is going to improve thanks to all the unselfish pricks like you that help noobs like me, one of the persons i want to be gratefull is for patrice oh neal and Tyler from social dynamics, you people are amazing keep improving the world.