First time submitting. I'll start by saying I've never really had trouble with women. I started reading seddit mostly for the self-help part but found that I have a lot of fun approaching strangers since I began reading, and now make a point of it. This story is just and example of how one good interaction can compile for the rest of the night. Warning, verbose, but a fun night.

TO THE STORY:

So my night began by going to the opera. My friend designed and made the costumes, so she managed to score me a ticket for free, good show. Since it's a fancy occasion, I'm already dressed to the nines, dress shoes, vest, tie, the works. During the intermissions, I keep taking note of this great looking asian girl (easily HB8) coming in and out, and notice as the show ends that she takes right off. After congratulating the cast and bullshitting in the foyer, I notice cute asian girl is still by the doors (this is probably a half hour after the show ended), and after hemming and hawing, I decide to approach.

Me: "I saw you rush right out... did your ride bail?"

Her: "Oh, yeah, sort of. I guess a cab is going to take a little while."

We shoot the shit for about ten minutes or so. She's got a cute accent but speaks english well. Lives in Chelsea, but is in my city for an audition for this same Opera company in the morning. After chatting for a bit, my friends say we're headed to the after party, so I apologize, and ask how I can get a hold of her later. She passes me her business card, and we part ways.

We show up at the after party, and I start schmoozing around, rubbing elbows with the performers and the whole like. My costuming friend introduces me to the other costumier, who in turn introduces me to this group of older folks, one of which is this hot Mrs. Robinson type woman, curves in all the right places, and super nice/fun to boot. In and out of conversation, she keeps pulling my friend aside to whisper to her. Eventually I call her out on it, and she admits to saying "I sure hope he isn't gay because he's cute enough to get my motor running." I just leaned in close with a cocky smile and said "Vroom, vroom." The flirting continues a bit, but once the bar dies, my friend and I pick up a new entourage and head to a different bar. Good music playing here, we dance it up for a little while, and I eventually decide to break off the group and head to meet up with some other friends.

Just before I leave, another one of the opera girls shows up, cute skinny HB6ish with curly hair. She immediately tells me how cute I am, and leans in to give me a peck on the cheek. As she begins to pull away, I reach my hand out and lightly guide her chin with a finger back to my face, and get the K-Close. Snagged her phone and dropped my number in it, we're making plans to hang out.

I head to the last bar, only about 30 minutes until they all close at this point. I meet up with my friends there and we're all just dancing, having a good time. I really love to dance (and would like to think I'm not bad at it), and sort of just do my own thing on the floor, regardless of how many people are around me. So it was a bit surprising when I had this interaction go down. A girl (probably HB6) actually approaches me this time out of nowhere:

HB6: "Hey, you're a really good dancer."

Me: "Well thanks. I'm TheWard, What's your name?"

HB6: "HB6."

Me: "Pleasure to meet you. Are you a student?" (I live in basically a collegetown)

HB6: "Yeah, English major. Not sure what I want to do though."

(Pause in the conversation, while I just smile)

Me: "So, HB6. Do you want to hang out sometime?"

HB6: "Sure, you seem like a lot of fun."

Me: "Cool. We should go out for tea or hookah sometime. How do I get a hold of you?" (I love using this one. 9 times out of 10 they'll offer up their phone number. Now it's their suggestion, and not you asking for it.)

Her: "That sounds great, here's my number..."

Cut to number trade, and as we part, I give her a high five, let my hand stay on hers, and pull her in for a quick K-close.

Literally, two minutes of talking, and I've got a name, number, kiss, and we're making plans to hang out.

I can probably surmise that if I hadn't just bit the bullet and given the japanese girl at the beginning of the night a shot, I wouldn't have felt so on my game. Getting her number was a HUGE confidence boost and put me in godmode for the rest of the night.

One piece of advice I've always found useful is that if you see a hot girl, chances are there have been at least 5 guys who have thought about approaching her today. She'll never know, because they didn't get around to approaching. That's not you. You don't belong in the grey area. Step up and talk to the woman. Even if you strike out, you're automatically better than the 5 guys who didn't bother attempting, for the sole reason that you did.

Don't hesitate. You don't know what opportunities you're missing out on.