Summary:I've been a lurker on this sub for a little over 2 months, and after all the advice I've been given I feel obligated to share my first attempt to apply RP wisdom to a woman. Needless to say, I fucked up, and I am aware of the tradition of cringe inducing First Field Reports. Bear with me as I explain how and why I fucked up, and how you can avoid doing the same.

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I'm about to be a Freshman in college, and right after High School ended I came across this subreddit. I had seen other segments of the Manosphere before, mostly MGTOW and MRA's (manwomanmyth specifically, and some red tinged comedians) as well as all those PUA tips. Those porn pop up ads where they spend 30 minutes trying to sell you the "ten second trip to slip off women's panties for the low price of..." you know the type. Some of it had piqued my interest but nothing was ever substantial enough to grab me the same way TRP was.

I'm a fairly academic type, I did well in school and enjoyed all subjects, so TRP's results orientated, science based analysis of sexual strategy clicked with me. I'd been a volcel throughout High School, so my anger phase was nonexistent, but since I was going to leave the roost and have a place of my own to bring women back to, I figured now was the best time to change that.

Unfortunately my family decided to go for an extended trip out of our home town, so I was unable to game local girls for a while, and aside from the logistical nightmare of banging babes in a hotel room with four other people, pickings were slim. Never the less, I hit the gym whenever I could (now that I'm home I'm doing stronglifts 3 x week), cut sugar out of my diet and followed TRP religiously.

Fast forward to my return, and I'm dropped off by my parents at the barbers ( first priority as of now, get a permit/license, logistics are half of game). I was a bit more talkative with the Hairdresser, HB6, than usual, but I wasn't gaming her aggressively (fairly certain she has a boyfriend, not in the mood for blue pill beta blood rage). After she finished, I was waiting by the front for my ride when in walks in the perfect target.

HB8 (long blonde hair, short cut off jeans showing off her legs and ass, cute face, about my age, basically my type) walks right into the store and sits down in the chair in front of me. After several months of consuming TRP wisdom, lifting and learning game, the universe throws a softball right at me, with a babe that should have fallen right into my lap. I couldn't let a perfect opportunity to get my dick wet pass me by, could I?

Except I did. Even when I resolved to approach her I had no idea what I'd do. I knew what I should do, just approach, fuck it, but I had no idea what to say. (Fuck up 1: Never practiced approaching, had no clue how to start conversations with a stranger).

Meanwhile she's just fiddling with her cell phone, doing what I have no idea, and my inner is Alpha trying to break through the Beta shell. Alpha " Come on man, do it, take the plunge."

Beta "No, she's on her phone, I can't interrupt her, what if it's important?" ( Fuck Up 2 : Lack of Confidence. I should be way more captivating than any game of Candy Crush. As a teenager with a phone, I know damn well that nothing she was doing couldn't have waited five minutes.)

Finally, she lowers her phone for a split second and I initiate.

Proto: Hey, what are you waiting for. Blondie: My hairdresser K****. Proto: You've been waiting for a while, and I was just curious. (Fuck Up 3, justified and backpedalled) {Totally disinterested chick looks back at her phone.}

Well Proto... nailed it ! I had ended the conversation before it began and rapidly retreated back into beta bitchdom for the next five minutes.

Better Proto line that came 20 seconds too late to matter. " Well, she's done well so far. chuckle Not as well as mine though." Compliment a feminine asset (long hair), display confidence and some humor, maybe start some light hearted banter, segue into her skimpy clothes or her appearance, maybe initiate some light kino before asking for her number and leaving. Would it have been perfect? No, and it's probably too tame for Chad I.D.G.A.F. Thundercoque , but still better than fucking nothing.

While approaching, of course, my posture ( which has greatly improved thanks to lifting and general mindfulness) rapidly deteriorated (Fuck up 4, Beta Slouching). One more glaring fuck up that needs to be addressed to fully understand the magnitude of the situation is, when talking down the Beta, I thought " There's no way I'll get to fuck this chick, it'll just be good practice." Was this reasonable? Perhaps. I still share a room with my sibling and I don't have a car,meaning logistics are shot unless I can get to her place, and as demonstrated above my game leaves something to be desired. Was it harmful? About as damaging as possible and probably the root cause of the other four fuck ups. (Fuck Up 5, didn't assume the close, in fact did the exact opposite.)

On the bright side, I did make some progress. 1. Approached a girl I found attractive ( putting this on paper feels beta as fuck, but it is in fact a start.) 2. Holding Eye contact ( posture went wrong, but my eyes stayed on hers for the 10 seconds we talked) 3. Introspection (I realize on at least some level how badly I fucked up, although I expect plenty more of you will find more in the comments, and I know now what to do to prevent this magnitude of beta reversion)

Prescription/ Conclusion

1.Lift more. I'm at 173lbs, 5'10, BF 16%, low-moderate muscle. My bench press max is 110, first dead lift yesterday at 115lbs. There are people with worse bodies than me who get plenty of pussy, but I'm not where I should be yet and I need to get there, for my health and confidence more than for women. (From a beginner to any prospective lifters, moving heavy shit around feels really gratifying, even in the first workout).

  1. Approach more. Get in the habit of starting conversation with strangers, so that when in counts you know what your doing. Talking to a HB isn't that different from talking to your grocery clerk, and if you approach people enough it should be second nature when it matters. My dad happens to be great at this sort of thing so I might as well ask him for pointers, use whatever resources you have.

  2. Hold Frame, no matter what. Keep your back straight and your head held high,and never forget that you are the prize, you are the Alpha, and that riding your CC is a privilege women have to earn, not the other way around..

tl;dr : It's not enough to read TRP. Get out there, practice what you preach, and fuck up until you figure out how to not fuck up. We are 'elitist shitlords' who claim to be better than 90% of all men. Walk the walk.