Reserved until I'm not. I walk away from more girls than I stay for — and feel more confident for it.

I haven't done much cold approach, but the approaches I did do were much more indirect rather than brazen — and then I was able to immediately interject masculine polarity into the conversation. Almost like my chess strategy: reserved until I'm not. I was the one feeling girls out for a minute or two before ultimately walking away. Conserving energy — talking to a girl briefly and seeing if her body language, expressions, and level of investment impresses me. Otherwise, I say nice meeting you, have a good day. It gives me the confidence that I will be able to fill my life with higher quality people with less effort.