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Thanks for the feedback, everyone. So after yesterday's session, I have decided to put approaching on hold for the time being. In the meantime, I think I'm gonna find myself a wingman.

Monday, June 10 Day #16 Approached for two hours (I lost count of the number of approaches) between the ByWard Market and the Rideau Centre (nearby shopping mall), and got...ZERO numbers (again). Needless to say, that was very demoralizing. Never thought it would be this tough.

Sunday, June 9 Day #15 Went to a shopping mall today. Did six approaches, and got a grand total of...zero numbers. In fact, only one of those six interactions made it past the opener. Toward the end, the mall felt eerily empty, and I wandered around wondering what was going on, until a...

I think I'll take your advice. So far I've only gotten contact info from three women, so if I continue just doing 1-2 approaches per day, it'll be a long time before I get any dates out of it.

Saturday, June 8 Day #14 Went to the ByWard Market. Approach #15: She said she "had to go" as soon as I opened her. Approach #16: Approached a 2-set, and both women were from Australia! (Well, how about that? I'm actually planning to move there in December!) We spent a few minutes talking...

Friday, June 7 Day #13 Went to another mall today. Approach #13: Approached a 2-set but as soon as I opened them, they immediately said they had to meet a friend. Approach #14: As soon as I opened her, she immediately said she was "waiting for someone".

Good point. I think what I'll do is gradually increase the number of approaches per day.

Thursday, June 6 Day #12 Did both my approaches at a downtown mall today as it was raining very hard. Approach #11: Approached a woman but she was in a rush as she had lost a guitar and had to find it. Guess I just caught her at a bad time. Oh well, c'est la vie. Approach #12: Approached a...

Thanks for the advice, I think that's what I'll do. Of course, that'll make it 188 approaches by the end of the 100 days, which doesn't quite roll off the tongue as easily as 100, but that's the way it goes, I guess. Here's the math: 89 days remaining * 2 approaches per day = 178 approaches to...

Wednesday, June 5 Day #11 Okay, due to unforeseen circumstances, I will have to skip today. I will do two approaches tomorrow to make up for it.

Tuesday, June 4 Day #10 / Approach #10 Went to the plaza near my place and saw two women sitting outside a store. Approached one of them. She worked at the store and was on her break at work, but she had a boyfriend. 10 approaches down, one number. That's right in line with my expectations...

Monday, June 3 Day #9 / Approach #9 Went back to the ByWard Market today and approached a woman who was with someone older (her mother, perhaps?). The older person she was with called it "sweet" that I approached her. However, it turned out she was visiting from Thunder Bay, in Northern Ontario...

Sunday, June 2 Day #8 / Approach #8 Went to the ByWard Market in downtown Ottawa today, and there I approached a group of two women (my first 2-set!). They both had just gotten off work at a nearby bar, but they both had boyfriends.

Saturday, June 1 Day #7 / Approach #7 Met a friend for coffee today, and on the way there I approached a woman sitting on a bench eating. Didn't realize she was on the phone at first, so once I did, I made it quick and asked for her number so we could hang out sometime, but she "already had...

Friday, May 31 Day #6 / Approach #6 Went to the same plaza again. Approached a woman walking into a store. She was going to buy a pair of sunglasses. She asked how old I was. I replied saying I was 30, then she told me she was 18. I asked if that was too big an age gap. It didn't matter...

Thursday, May 30 Day #5 / Approach #5 Went to the same plaza as yesterday, but spent a LONG time wandering around looking for a woman to approach. Eventually I found a woman coming out of the grocery store. She had just gotten off an 11-hour shift at work, but she had a boyfriend. Still, I was...

Wednesday, May 29 Day #4 / Approach #4 Went to the same plaza as day #1. Approached a woman heading into the grocery store, but she immediately revealed she had a boyfriend.

Tuesday, May 28 Day #3 / Approach #3 It was raining on and off today, so I bused to another shopping mall (I'll be rotating between three different malls on rainy days). Yesterday I was able to approach a woman as soon as I entered the mall, but today it took a bit of walking around to find...

Sorry for the delay in updating... Monday, May 27 Day #2 / Approach #2 Yesterday was a rainy day, so I went to a shopping mall to do my approach. This time, I tried an indirect approach. Started by asking a woman for directions to the food court, then told her "I have to be honest, I thought...

Sunday, May 26 Day #1 / Approach #1 Walked to a nearby plaza this morning with shops. I was a little nervous going in. Saw a woman while in front of the grocery store. She had headphones on, but I decided to go for it anyway. Here's how the conversation went: Me: Excuse me, can you hear me...