I've applied TRP with great success. I can easily get dates with women I am attracted to, have gotten past my fear of escalation, and the frequency of which I get laid is purely limited by logistics rather than a lack of game and physical attractiveness.

However, my ability to score is predicated on the idea that women are fundamentally replaceable. I have no issue aggressively escalating with women I meet because I know that there's no social fallout from failure. It's easy to succeed when the stakes are low.

Where everything starts to break down is when I try to sexually pursue girls I see regularly. In my social circles, I'm known to be a very outgoing, charming guy who can get shit done and put you in contact with the right people when you need. In general, the women I deal aren't uncomfortable with physical contact in a social setting (e.g. I'll lightly tug her hair to get her attention from behind, touch a shoulder as I walk by, etc).

The key to my social success is that it's not serious. I can get away with these things because everyone knows that I'm a guy who just likes to have fun. It's kind of like how a 40 year old guy with a wedding band can get away with saying things to a young waitress that a 20 year old could never pull off -- the expectations are clear, he's not actually trying to pick her up.

My motivation for trying to pick up women from my social circle is that I don't love the ONS situation. I'd like some short-term companionship, and while I'm not stupid enough to commit without properly vetting a girl, I know a lot of the women I'm "friends" with a lot more intimately than a read I could get from a casual encounter, so I'll generally be more successful in properly evaluating our compatibility. (Read: if I meet her on Tinder or at a bar, we aren't going to be compatible.)

Make no mistake: I'm not pining after a specific girl and it's not as if I'm trying to escape the "friendzone". None of these women are more than casual acquaintances. But I'm concerned about the social fallout of "escalating quickly" as I normally do; yet it doesn't need saying that "taking it slow" with a woman generally isn't the way to go, as I have observed first hand.


To be honest, I wasn't sure if I should put this on askTRP or the main sub, I opted to put it here because I'd like to prompt a discussion about your experiences with gaming girls in your social circle (e.g. girls you meet pursuing your hobbies) rather than post a specific scenario with a particular girl that I'm pining after. I can repost it there if that was the wrong call.

Any thoughts? For those of you who are established socially, what are your experiences with gaming girls you see on a regular basis? Obviously not referring to women who can damage your professional reputation.