Hey RP. It's been about a year since I hopped out of a 3-year LTR and almost immediately into a new one with my new boo, TRP (she caught me on the rebound). I have been with a lot of women this past year and gained a lot of experience. So I decided to cut out all my mistakes and make you guys a little guide. Unfortunately the full guide was too long, so I had to cut a ton of shit, but if you find it useful and want me to elaborate on each step, then I will fill the content back in and post each step separately. Enjoy! (also excuse my formatting since this has been written as a guide)

Step 0: Before you even get started

First off, read the stuff from the side bar that most interests you. You don't have to read every word but get the concepts and terminology down. Then, read the all-time top posts, there's a reason they're all-time top. Read a few posts every day that resonate with you just to keep you in your RP frame, but don't waste too much time. My recommendation is to cut out all the political bullshit. It ain't gonna help your game.

Besides the required reading (try to read an actual book here and there), you need to get your ass to the gym. Also, get some hobbies. It helps to fill in conversational gaps when you're not a boring fuck. "Me? I cook creative dishes/woodwork artisanal doors/craft dildos shaped like my penis (they're in high demand)." Don't sweat it if you're not immediately the guy from the Dos Equis commercials. You need to get started well before you see yourself as a "finished product."

Step 1: Meeting the women/Getting Contact

Diversify. Get on a couple dating apps, cold approach at bars, say hi to the cute girl at the coffee shop, and for the love of god have/make friends. Girls at bars and on Tinder generally default to assuming you're a sleezebag while girls you meet through friends generally default to assuming you're a cool person. Social proof always makes your job easier.

First impression are important, so keep either keep your demeanor light and flirty or laidback and slightly interested, both serve to display confidence. After chatting with a girl for a bit (5-10 mins if you have to part ways, a few mins at a time over the course of the night at social events), casually ask for her number. No need to hamster an explanation, she knows what it's for.

Step 2: Setting up the Date

This part is crucial: power dynamics and logistics are established here. Contact her and have a light conversation with her. As opposed to "hey," my recommendation is to contact her with a joke or funny observation that's relevant to you two. Text game can be very effective in establishing rapport, which helps with ASD and LMR. I recommmend to try it out but if you don't see much success with it, default to texting mainly for logistics.

Speaking of logistics: ask her out for drinks, NEVER DINNER (never rationalize or explain). Find out a convenient area and pick somewhere close with some bars you know (pool table is a bonus), it helps to change venues before inviting them somewhere private or going for a k-close.
When you ask the girl out, it should be very casual and her response should be some type of "fuck yes" like the following: "You're in (area), right?" "Yes/No, I'm in (area)" "Cool, let's go to (place) on (day) at (time)." "Yeah sounds great!/Sure, but how about at (slightly different time)/I can't, what about (day)" If she's not eager and it's still a maybe 24 hours before the date, cancel and make other plans. A woman who is considering fucking you will have found a way to hang out or told you that she can't and be open to rescheduling.

Bonus: Beginners won't be as good at calibrating responses, but here is a good system that works fairly well. For women who seem more reserved or timid, I recommend trying to build more rapport before asking them out for drinks. This is best accomplished with a one hour coffee date (always leave after one hour, it leaves them more likely to want to see you again). For girls who seem more easy or outgoing, I recommend going straight for drinks.

Step 3: Date Prep

Also very crucial. Dress in whatever attire you feel most like a badass, groom well, and apply your favorite cologne to pulse points. Make sure to eat beforehand. Arrive 10-30 minutes early (you can come earlier and eat if you haven't already). Buy yourself a drink, and talk to some people. Just have fun with it. She will join you in your fun and you will be in your element. This will start things off on the right path.

Step 4: The Date

Assuming you figured out the logistics, most of the heavy lifting has already been done. Greet with warm and calm demeaner and a confident hug (never seem too eager). During conversation I'll usually keep it light, de-escalate anything that's serious with sarcasm, and use agree and amplify for shit tests. If at any point you do or say anything you think is an awkward mistake, ignore it and keep moving forward like nothing happened. Always stick to your guns and even if you made a mistake who cares, it's not a fucking interview.

Now this is why I recommend a bar with a pool/bar games. When the conversation starts to peak, suggest to play "pool/bar game" and be playful about how she'll never beat you. 2 games of pool or 20 minutes of any game is the sweet spot as the mood will start to deflate after that. Keep things fresh by walking to the next venue for another drink or two. I'm sure you can hold a conversation for 5 hours, but the idea is to keep things novel and fun.

Paying:

The rule is to not pay for random bitches or girls you don't know that well. However in my humble opinion, if you invite a girl out to join you on an activity you enjoy, you should pay for the majority if not all of the outing. Dinner in general is a nightmare, but more so on the first date so fuck that. You risk looking like a beta provider if you pay for an entire check, and you risk looking cheap if you don't. This is why I say never dinner, always drinks. I always make a girl buy a round for every two I buy.

Step 5: Closing the Deal

Towards the end of the date, you want to either go back to your place for coffee/whatever, or at least go for the k-close. I usually do this on the walk back to our cars, or if I have not accomplished that I will suggest one of us "dropping the other off" at the other's car and go for it. You don't need a Disney moment, just wait for some silence and go for it or create the moment your own way (I saw somewhere on TRP that some guy just says "wait.." and then goes for it). If you didn't fuck it up she'll be more than happy to escalate your relationship.

Now, you don't HAVE to f-close or even k-close on the first date but it's a good rule to always escalate. Never have a date where there was less going on than the last one (kino, making out, sexual stuff, etc). Every girl is different and if you screw a low n-count girl on the 2nd or 3rd date that's really not all that not bad.

Final Notes

Remember, it's a numbers game. It follows that you shouldn't pedestalize anyone. The idea is that it's OK if you don't get her number or get her to go out on a date with you. Some women will never fuck you. Some women will fuck you no matter what. Plenty of women will fuck you as long as you don't fuck it up. Good luck!