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Due to the big increase in the amount of time I put into each interaction, I didn't do near the amount of approaches I've done previously... However, the interactions were very refreshing and I am genuinely glad I got to speak with those girls, so I think I'm going to stick my interactions like this more often.
It'll be hard to detail my interactions due to overall length, but I think I'll do as best as I can.
My First Success with a Non-Employee: New hunting grounds, new goal. I was determined not to crack under pressure and persist in talking no matter what. I was prepared to push myself into the water and sink as many times as I needed to before I learn to swim. This girl was with her friends, but despite the fact that they were all shopping together, when I opened, they giggled a bit, and then pretended to not even be there.
Me: "Hey! I saw you, and I had to come tell you that you look absolutely amazing! I'm AP."
Her: "Oh! Um.. Thank you!" (My approach clearly shook her up, and she was visibly nervous.)
Me: "What's your name?"
Her: "Heather."
Me: "Before we continue though... I want to know.. How old are you?"
Her: "I'm nineteen."
Me: "Really? Great! I'm barely legal too! So nineteen... that means you're still in school right? What major are you going into?"
Her: "Um.. I'm not sure yet.. Haha.. I'm just kind of working on my generals right now."
Me: "Well, if you could have any job in the world, what would it be?"
The conversation was rocky, but she never left, and despite how nervous she seemed, she never turned to her friends once... Plus, she invested into the conversation too and mirrored my questions from time to time. Every time I lost my train of thought, I blamed her eyes for mesmerizing me. I would comment that my problem was not knowing when to shut up, and that my health teacher would have loved to have been able to do what she did with her eyes. She told me she wanted to be a journalist, and I cold read her as a people person for that... Somehow, relationship status came up.
Her: "I'm sort of single.."
Me: "Hmm... define single.."
Her: "Like.. I'm sorta seeing someone, but it's not serious really"
Me: "Haha! How many?"
Her: "Just one... What about you? How many are you seeing?"
Me: "Hmm... I'd rather not say.."
Her: "Oh boy.."
Me: "Well, the reason I'm not looking for anything too serious right now is because..."
I went onto this monologue about how I wanted to be a doctor that would change the medical system, and that I would get a lot of bad press and have drug companies putting bounties on my head.
Me: "...and I really don't want to have to worry about having a wife and kids that those vultures can go after to get to me.. Do you kinda get what I'm saying?"
Her: "Yeah, totally!"
Me: "So anyway, what's your favorite drink from Caribou? I mean, you look to me like a Caramel Cooler kind of person, but I could be wrong.." (Caramel Cooler is a very popular drink, so I blindly guess that every single time."
Her: "Yeah, I actually am! Haha, that was actually really good!"
Me: "Really? Awesome!" (I then proceed to give her the Rock Paper Scissors handshake)
Her: "What about you? What do you like to drink?"
Me: "I'm actually a real big tea person.
Her: "I like tea!"
Me: "Really? Awesome! You ever been to Teavana in Maplewood?"
Her: "Yeah, I think I've been there once! Or Tea Garden?"
Me: "I.. don't think I've ever been there actually! Haha, is it like an actual tea shop?"
Her: "Yep!"
Me: "I always like to go into tea shops to sample the tea and admire the pottery... I'm really really into art, and I used to make all sorts of things a long time ago. I just haven't found the... damn it, I can't think of the word.."
Her: *laughs*
Me: "Nope... still nothing.. it's your eyes, I swear! I think I'm gonna have to close my eyes around you or something.. I feel as though you're hypnotizing me."
Her: *more laughter*
Me: "INSPIRATION! There!"
I went into the conversation with the intent to stick to the conversation and try to postpone the number swap, but quite frankly the pressure was growing, and with the two of us talking about tea shops, I saw my opportunity. I asked if she wanted to meet up sometime so I could take her to Teavana, she said yes, and she gave me her number.
Me: "Awesome.. I'm usually a much better talker than this!"
Her: "Oh no, you're fine!"
Me: "It's your eyes, I keep telling you! Haha, do you think you could give me a hug to make me feel more at ease around you?"
So we hugged, and I was off to start a new conversation.
--
Woman #1: I walked into Express, hoping to meet a girl I gave my number to who hasn't called me yet, but I didn't see her. I found a woman there though, and boy was she dressed to kill.
Me: "I didn't want to be one of those guys who just walks right past you and doesn't bother to tell you how great you look.. I'm AP! You look absolutely amazing!"
Her: "Haha, thank you!"
Me: "Yeah, and not just as a sexy girl too, you're dressed to kill! Look at you, you're a pimp!"
Her: *Laughs*
Me: "So what are you up to today? Are you on a mission for anything specific?"
Her: "Actually.. I'm kinda here with my boyfriend.."
Me: "Oh shit.. Okay, I wouldn't want to get you in trouble or anything, so I'll shut up.. *laugh*"
Her: "No, that's okay! Thanks for the compliment!"
Me: "Yeah, you seriously look bomb today"
Wish I could have talked with her more, but oh well.
--
Woman #2 I hardly remember this conversation because it was so long. It started out with me walking in, and her asking if I was looking for something specific. I gave her the old red button down answer and danced a bit when I said "sort of like my get-up right now." I told her she was very cute and asked if I could be her entertainment for the night as I was trying on clothes. The two of us talked about her job as a manager, how she came into that profession, her future goals, and what we both liked about that kind of job.. Somewhere along the lines, I asked if she was working together with a lucky guy, to which she replied that she lives with her boyfriend and four year old daughter. I don't remember the rest of the conversation, but I asked her to meet up with coffee sometime..
Her: "Meet up... In what sort of way?"
Me: "What do you mean?"
Her: "Well, I told you I have a boyfriend and a daughter."
Me: "Yeah, well, I have a golden retriever and a guitar!"
Her: "*laughs* Plus I'm way older than you!"
Me: "Haha, well, age is just a number, and jail is just a room." (Don't know why I added the jail part. I'll leave that out next time.)
Her: "Haha, you're free to come in and talk anytime you want, but I'm not going to prance around the city with you. Sorry!"
I don't remember how exactly I ended the interaction, but I remember maintaining my sociable attitude and wishing her a good night.
--
Girl #1: This one worked at DSW, and smiled at me when I came in. I really wanted to meet another non employee, but there were none around, so I decided to make conversation with her. This was by far the smoothest conversation I had all day, but for that same reason, I don't remember many details.
Me: "I didn't want to be one of those guys that just walked in and walked out without telling you how great you look.. And I think you look absolutely amazing."
Her: "Really? Thank you!"
Me: "Haha, who's the lucky guy?"
Her: "My fiance, haha!"
Me: "I've got to hand it to him. He really is a lucky guy.. and he's got great taste."
Her: "Haha, thank you!"
Me: "Are you still in school?"
Her: "Yep!"
Me: "What major?"
Her: "Um.. dance haha.. I want to be a dance instructor"
Her and I got into a long conversation all about dancing.. She talked about how she's been dancing since she was a little kid in the same town I grew up in for 5 years. I asked about the types of dancing that she does, and asked about latin dancing. The conversation then flowed into the spanish language and how much we both loved the culture and wanted to travel there.
Me: "You could meet a sort of Don Juan character and have him sweep you off your feet."
Her: "Haha, maybe!"
The conversation then went onto music and how she was really into singing
Me: "So you're like a really good singer then, huh?"
Her: "Haha, well, I don't like to go around bragging.."
Me: "No sweat. Every girl I meet tells me they aren't that great, but end up proving me wrong when I hear them."
Her: "*laughs* I used to go to competitions for singing all the time for like choir and stuff! I also just started learning to play piano though.. I don't like playing instruments that much though."
Me: "I get you. It isn't quite the same as singing where you can just let all your emotions out with your voice. I mean, I play the guitar, but I enjoy singing more. Haha, I'm not as good as a pro like you, so I just do it in the shower!"
Her: "Yeah, I do it in the shower to!"
Me: "What kind of music do you normally sing? You seem like a country singer to me."
Her: "I love singing country! I always blast it whenever I'm happy and it's cleaning time.. well, we're not always happy, but yeah, whenever it's cleaning time, it'll be playing! I sing all kinds of music though!"
Me: "Any Aerosmith?"
Her: "A little!"
Me: "I always wished I had Steven Tyler's voice! Do you play any other instruments?"
Her: "Not really.. I like the violin though!"
Me: "So what's keeping you from learning to play?"
Her: "I don't know..
Me: "I mean, life's short. Why not do the things you enjoy?"
Her: "Haha, I'm pretty content with my life right now I think. I mean, with this job too, I've been pretty busy."
Me: "And then after this, you'll be a dance instructor... At Larkin's hopefully?"
Her: "Well, hopefully. If they're hiring at all anyway."
Me: "All you gotta do is flirt with the manager a bit and you'll be set!"
Her: "Haha, well the manager is kind of a girl.. Plus she was old when I started dancing, and she'll be old now."
I could have talked to this girl for hours... Unfortunately it was time for them to close, and I had to tell the manager I would be out in just a few minutes.
Me: "Okay, so it looks like I can't stay for much longer.. I do want to meet up with you though.. Do you want to grab coffee sometime?"
Her: "Nope, I can't sorry. I have a man. Haha, but it was really great talking to you though! You're an awesome customer!"
--
So only four approaches this time around, but this time around it was a lot more enjoyable and less routine. I thought less of the girls as numbers and more as people I genuinely wanted in my life... Especially that last one. My conversation was really helped by watching samples from Sasha Daygame and James Marshall, who both have infield videos on YouTube for anybody that may need an example to follow. (Thanks Laowai!)
I'll be back tomorrow when the sun is shining and there are more girls to talk to. And this time, I'll aim for the non-employees and try to keep myself from hitting on the hired guns too much. I don't want to over exhaust my hunting grounds because this place looks like it attracts more girls at my age.
It'll be hard to detail my interactions due to overall length, but I think I'll do as best as I can.
My First Success with a Non-Employee: New hunting grounds, new goal. I was determined not to crack under pressure and persist in talking no matter what. I was prepared to push myself into the water and sink as many times as I needed to before I learn to swim. This girl was with her friends, but despite the fact that they were all shopping together, when I opened, they giggled a bit, and then pretended to not even be there.
Me: "Hey! I saw you, and I had to come tell you that you look absolutely amazing! I'm AP."
Her: "Oh! Um.. Thank you!" (My approach clearly shook her up, and she was visibly nervous.)
Me: "What's your name?"
Her: "Heather."
Me: "Before we continue though... I want to know.. How old are you?"
Her: "I'm nineteen."
Me: "Really? Great! I'm barely legal too! So nineteen... that means you're still in school right? What major are you going into?"
Her: "Um.. I'm not sure yet.. Haha.. I'm just kind of working on my generals right now."
Me: "Well, if you could have any job in the world, what would it be?"
The conversation was rocky, but she never left, and despite how nervous she seemed, she never turned to her friends once... Plus, she invested into the conversation too and mirrored my questions from time to time. Every time I lost my train of thought, I blamed her eyes for mesmerizing me. I would comment that my problem was not knowing when to shut up, and that my health teacher would have loved to have been able to do what she did with her eyes. She told me she wanted to be a journalist, and I cold read her as a people person for that... Somehow, relationship status came up.
Her: "I'm sort of single.."
Me: "Hmm... define single.."
Her: "Like.. I'm sorta seeing someone, but it's not serious really"
Me: "Haha! How many?"
Her: "Just one... What about you? How many are you seeing?"
Me: "Hmm... I'd rather not say.."
Her: "Oh boy.."
Me: "Well, the reason I'm not looking for anything too serious right now is because..."
I went onto this monologue about how I wanted to be a doctor that would change the medical system, and that I would get a lot of bad press and have drug companies putting bounties on my head.
Me: "...and I really don't want to have to worry about having a wife and kids that those vultures can go after to get to me.. Do you kinda get what I'm saying?"
Her: "Yeah, totally!"
Me: "So anyway, what's your favorite drink from Caribou? I mean, you look to me like a Caramel Cooler kind of person, but I could be wrong.." (Caramel Cooler is a very popular drink, so I blindly guess that every single time."
Her: "Yeah, I actually am! Haha, that was actually really good!"
Me: "Really? Awesome!" (I then proceed to give her the Rock Paper Scissors handshake)
Her: "What about you? What do you like to drink?"
Me: "I'm actually a real big tea person.
Her: "I like tea!"
Me: "Really? Awesome! You ever been to Teavana in Maplewood?"
Her: "Yeah, I think I've been there once! Or Tea Garden?"
Me: "I.. don't think I've ever been there actually! Haha, is it like an actual tea shop?"
Her: "Yep!"
Me: "I always like to go into tea shops to sample the tea and admire the pottery... I'm really really into art, and I used to make all sorts of things a long time ago. I just haven't found the... damn it, I can't think of the word.."
Her: *laughs*
Me: "Nope... still nothing.. it's your eyes, I swear! I think I'm gonna have to close my eyes around you or something.. I feel as though you're hypnotizing me."
Her: *more laughter*
Me: "INSPIRATION! There!"
I went into the conversation with the intent to stick to the conversation and try to postpone the number swap, but quite frankly the pressure was growing, and with the two of us talking about tea shops, I saw my opportunity. I asked if she wanted to meet up sometime so I could take her to Teavana, she said yes, and she gave me her number.
Me: "Awesome.. I'm usually a much better talker than this!"
Her: "Oh no, you're fine!"
Me: "It's your eyes, I keep telling you! Haha, do you think you could give me a hug to make me feel more at ease around you?"
So we hugged, and I was off to start a new conversation.
--
Woman #1: I walked into Express, hoping to meet a girl I gave my number to who hasn't called me yet, but I didn't see her. I found a woman there though, and boy was she dressed to kill.
Me: "I didn't want to be one of those guys who just walks right past you and doesn't bother to tell you how great you look.. I'm AP! You look absolutely amazing!"
Her: "Haha, thank you!"
Me: "Yeah, and not just as a sexy girl too, you're dressed to kill! Look at you, you're a pimp!"
Her: *Laughs*
Me: "So what are you up to today? Are you on a mission for anything specific?"
Her: "Actually.. I'm kinda here with my boyfriend.."
Me: "Oh shit.. Okay, I wouldn't want to get you in trouble or anything, so I'll shut up.. *laugh*"
Her: "No, that's okay! Thanks for the compliment!"
Me: "Yeah, you seriously look bomb today"
Wish I could have talked with her more, but oh well.
--
Woman #2 I hardly remember this conversation because it was so long. It started out with me walking in, and her asking if I was looking for something specific. I gave her the old red button down answer and danced a bit when I said "sort of like my get-up right now." I told her she was very cute and asked if I could be her entertainment for the night as I was trying on clothes. The two of us talked about her job as a manager, how she came into that profession, her future goals, and what we both liked about that kind of job.. Somewhere along the lines, I asked if she was working together with a lucky guy, to which she replied that she lives with her boyfriend and four year old daughter. I don't remember the rest of the conversation, but I asked her to meet up with coffee sometime..
Her: "Meet up... In what sort of way?"
Me: "What do you mean?"
Her: "Well, I told you I have a boyfriend and a daughter."
Me: "Yeah, well, I have a golden retriever and a guitar!"
Her: "*laughs* Plus I'm way older than you!"
Me: "Haha, well, age is just a number, and jail is just a room." (Don't know why I added the jail part. I'll leave that out next time.)
Her: "Haha, you're free to come in and talk anytime you want, but I'm not going to prance around the city with you. Sorry!"
I don't remember how exactly I ended the interaction, but I remember maintaining my sociable attitude and wishing her a good night.
--
Girl #1: This one worked at DSW, and smiled at me when I came in. I really wanted to meet another non employee, but there were none around, so I decided to make conversation with her. This was by far the smoothest conversation I had all day, but for that same reason, I don't remember many details.
Me: "I didn't want to be one of those guys that just walked in and walked out without telling you how great you look.. And I think you look absolutely amazing."
Her: "Really? Thank you!"
Me: "Haha, who's the lucky guy?"
Her: "My fiance, haha!"
Me: "I've got to hand it to him. He really is a lucky guy.. and he's got great taste."
Her: "Haha, thank you!"
Me: "Are you still in school?"
Her: "Yep!"
Me: "What major?"
Her: "Um.. dance haha.. I want to be a dance instructor"
Her and I got into a long conversation all about dancing.. She talked about how she's been dancing since she was a little kid in the same town I grew up in for 5 years. I asked about the types of dancing that she does, and asked about latin dancing. The conversation then flowed into the spanish language and how much we both loved the culture and wanted to travel there.
Me: "You could meet a sort of Don Juan character and have him sweep you off your feet."
Her: "Haha, maybe!"
The conversation then went onto music and how she was really into singing
Me: "So you're like a really good singer then, huh?"
Her: "Haha, well, I don't like to go around bragging.."
Me: "No sweat. Every girl I meet tells me they aren't that great, but end up proving me wrong when I hear them."
Her: "*laughs* I used to go to competitions for singing all the time for like choir and stuff! I also just started learning to play piano though.. I don't like playing instruments that much though."
Me: "I get you. It isn't quite the same as singing where you can just let all your emotions out with your voice. I mean, I play the guitar, but I enjoy singing more. Haha, I'm not as good as a pro like you, so I just do it in the shower!"
Her: "Yeah, I do it in the shower to!"
Me: "What kind of music do you normally sing? You seem like a country singer to me."
Her: "I love singing country! I always blast it whenever I'm happy and it's cleaning time.. well, we're not always happy, but yeah, whenever it's cleaning time, it'll be playing! I sing all kinds of music though!"
Me: "Any Aerosmith?"
Her: "A little!"
Me: "I always wished I had Steven Tyler's voice! Do you play any other instruments?"
Her: "Not really.. I like the violin though!"
Me: "So what's keeping you from learning to play?"
Her: "I don't know..
Me: "I mean, life's short. Why not do the things you enjoy?"
Her: "Haha, I'm pretty content with my life right now I think. I mean, with this job too, I've been pretty busy."
Me: "And then after this, you'll be a dance instructor... At Larkin's hopefully?"
Her: "Well, hopefully. If they're hiring at all anyway."
Me: "All you gotta do is flirt with the manager a bit and you'll be set!"
Her: "Haha, well the manager is kind of a girl.. Plus she was old when I started dancing, and she'll be old now."
I could have talked to this girl for hours... Unfortunately it was time for them to close, and I had to tell the manager I would be out in just a few minutes.
Me: "Okay, so it looks like I can't stay for much longer.. I do want to meet up with you though.. Do you want to grab coffee sometime?"
Her: "Nope, I can't sorry. I have a man. Haha, but it was really great talking to you though! You're an awesome customer!"
--
So only four approaches this time around, but this time around it was a lot more enjoyable and less routine. I thought less of the girls as numbers and more as people I genuinely wanted in my life... Especially that last one. My conversation was really helped by watching samples from Sasha Daygame and James Marshall, who both have infield videos on YouTube for anybody that may need an example to follow. (Thanks Laowai!)
I'll be back tomorrow when the sun is shining and there are more girls to talk to. And this time, I'll aim for the non-employees and try to keep myself from hitting on the hired guns too much. I don't want to over exhaust my hunting grounds because this place looks like it attracts more girls at my age.