>>19636664100% has led to friendzone for me. And honestly, most women are simply uninteresting other than as a romantic target, unless we're doing the same thing for some reason.
Today I had a conversation at a ski resort. A girl came up to share the table where I was eating lunch, and wanted advice on where to ski next. We talked about the mountain for a bit and then it turned out we were both former Navy. So we talked about that for a bit.
Now, in her case, I could kinda tell she was either already 30 or approaching thirty from her skin texture, so I wasn't interested in pursuing things anyway. But we were 100% in the friendzone by that point. If I HAD found her attractive, I don't know how I could have transitioned from talking about the ski trails to a date or a hookup.
I don't really need encouragement, I need a strategy guide. And a reason to even play the game, because frankly sex isn't quite worth putting up with a woman unless she has a REALLY good personality/attitude.