Went out last night like a boss with another friend of mine. I didn't realize he was read up on gaming before and when we found out about our mutual interest we just got each other super pumped to be awesome wingmen for each other that night.

We both had great success chatting up girls. One approach that worked really well for us was the serious question angle, where we'd ask a group of ladies to give us input on a really tough debate we were having the whole night. We hype it up as if it's the largest existential dilemma in the world which builds the ladies' attention and then we drop the question: "kittens or puppies?". We got laughs and smiles from every group we did this too. Now, mind you it's not like we went from group to group and we used it maybe three times all night but damn if it wasn't super effective.

Another note at one point there was a cute HB8 that I was dancing up and getting inquisitive with and apparently it was a little intense for her because she used those exact words: "You ask a lot of questions... it's a little intense". This was hilarious to me as I noticed her body language became a little more closed, she gave me more shoulder, etc. But I didn't flinch and persisted, asking her why questions and conversation make her so nervous. This completely reversed the situation because she immediately tried to validate herself. Fuck that shit test, give me your hoop and you jump through it.

And while I'm jumping all over the map another pickup attempt that worked fucking amazingly was at the bar. There was cover to get into this place so we all had stamps, and the stamp was really fucking weird. Anyway the point is that I spotted a nice HB8 waiting for her drink and I come up next to her to order mine. We make eye contact and I comment on how much I like her tattoo and grab her wrist where she got the stamp. "I think I have the same one". Big laughs from her and she comments how we must be kindred spirits. The rest of the conversation was just a natural flow about what the fuck the stamp was even supposed to be with lots of petting and such, she's laughing, giving me the flirty eye, it's going well. Somehow we end up on a ridiculous conversation about ass balls (yeah, I don't know what the fuck either) but it worked. Sadly, she was with a group of girls that were friends with my ex and when the recognition happened all bets were off, those girls killed my chances. I'm chalking that one up to shitty luck, although suggestions on managing similar situations are appreciated.

But overall the evening was a huge success because the last HB7 I worked was all over me. Once the dancing was done we went to a local joint I know about for food and started chatting up the wait staff like I was a regular and this helped build huge rapport. She had her legs crossed over mine the entire time and we shared a meal. I ended up with a mega kiss close that was bordering an f-close but she was persistent that she wouldn't do this after a first encounter despite lots of heavy petting, groping, and hands in the pants. I agreed with her every time she would say I can't bring you in, but even then I never let up, which got her worked up even more and had her groaning in my ear about how she wanted to take me in. Despite this I couldn't work it. We're presently sending flirty texts and I anticipate a second meeting is in order for this week which I have no doubt I can work an fclose. However, for posterity, what kinds of techniques should I be employing to break down that initial resistance?