Tonight I approached two girls, grabbed their attention, made them laugh 3 times (not pity laugh) after my open and some banter, then everything went fucking silent.

Like, shouldn't this whole thing be a mutual effort for having fun? I don't understand why girls don't make any effort in moving the conversation forward.

Should I take that as a sign that they're not interested in me? Or is it expected for the guy to be like the host of a TV show and just keep it going on his own, regardless of any sort of engagement?

I wish there was a manual for this shit, instead of just reading about "oh just be funny, take it easy, don't overthink it", which are all super generalized and obvious facts with no practical value...

I guess this turned into a rant as well, but my genuine questions are: 1."How the fuck do you find out what to say?" and 2. "How can I improve this 'blockage' in my game? What worked for you?"