I recently found this sub-reddit and decided to put some of the tips here to good use. I lost a lot of weight in the past two years, which has improved my sex life immensely, but I've been in a bit of a slump the last couple months, so I needed a shot in the arm. I figured this would be the perfect weekend to step up my game because I had two parties to go to which would put me in situations where I'd be meeting lots of new people.

Friday night was a going away party for a friend. I wasn't in state to start the night, but after a little AA I approached a girl and instantly snapped into state. I spent the whole night mingling and opened four sets. I made sure to start kino early and use it often, which went really well. In the past, I would tend to wait for IOIs before I would break the kino-barrier. I also had one great instance of escalating the topic of sex.

One girl was stepping into a guy's personal space and he kept backing away, so I inserted myself and told the guy I was going to show up him to act. The girl stepped into my space, so I stepped even closer into hers and asked her why I should be scared of her as I wrapped my arm around her. Instantly created a lot of sexual tension, though I didn't capitalize -- in retrospect it would've been the perfect moment to go for a kiss.

In the end though, I got way too drunk and blacked out. I had a couple out-going calls to a number that wasn't saved in my phone. It was a girl from the bar, but I didn't remember her name. It didn't seem like a very good situation to follow up on.

Saturday night was a birthday party. I met some friends in a park (I brought a date with me) and made sure I was engaging the whole group in conversation. I even got in some good DHV by winning some wrestling matches, which felt pretty alpha. Ripped my pants bad in the crotch and just blew it off. After drinking in the park for awhile, we had dinner then headed to a bar. The whole time I was keeping up on the kino with my date but making sure I was leaving her wanting more by not spending all my time with her.

At the bar I only opened one set, but I made sure to mingle among the group of people I came with, particularly people I hadn't met before that night. My date left around midnight, which I was a bit disappointed in. I returned to the girl I opened, a solid HB8. Again, kino started early and often. I used the Question game to escalate the conversation into sexual topic. I tried to extract her to another bar, but she wasn't ready to leave. I put all my eggs in one basket with the girl and it ended up back-firing. I stumbled on a couple of her shit tests -- particularly "Are you a playboy?" and ended up giving a beta answer.

As a whole group of people decided to go to another bar, she seemed attached to another guy. I was unsure of their relationship to each other, but he seemed upset with her and she was chasing after him. I got a bit visibly frustrated with the situation (both she and a couple of my friends commented on my frustration), which I regret more than the situation itself, but I still got her number.

I invited her to a concert next weekend but she's been evasive and said she'd get back to me later. Either way, I'm generally pleased with how things went overall, even if I didn't get an F-close.