by Rhetoric on Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:16 am
halloween was awesome once again. as many of you know, my stories go on and on and on. and before i know it, i've typed up a whole damn novel about just one night. because of this, i'll stick to what i feel may be insightful information to some, especially those new to parties or new to game in general, as apposed to a story about my wild antics. parties are much different from day game and even club/bar game and they're the first area of game i ever got good at. I’ll just talk about the first 10 minutes of the party.
i got invited to party from a friend who's in a fraternity. frat guy parties usually mean several things: the party will be large, the girls will be hot, nearly everyone will already know everyone, most of the really hot girls will be taken, and you have to bring your A game. going in i only knew two people - the guy who invited me (one of the host) and a girl who would be showing up later in the night. i brought my buddy out to show him how i like to party and the only person he knew was me. i'm used to going to parties knowing only one person and walking out knowing nearly everyone (knowing them well enough at least. i'm terrible with names and usually never see many of them ever again.) either way i knew my friend would be a little uncomfortable so i told him to just smile, follow my lead, and come find me any time he felt like a lost outsider.
so after giving my friend a little pep talk outside the door of the house, i put on my game face and entered the party. it's easy to feel like an outsider when you don't know anyone and everyone else already knows each other. people automatically start to stare when you first enter, so the only thing to do in a situation like that is to just give love/value to the room. i walked in liked i owned the place and began saying hi and shaking hands with folks as if i knew them my whole life. within an instant people start to take notice and wonder who you are. 15 second into the party i already had people introducing themselves to me and offering me a drink.
it's also easy to get people to open you when you're wearing such a complex costume (i was a mexican rock star who kills zombies, nazis, and the ever elusive zombie-nazi). some quick light hearted banter and small talk about costumes, some name exchanges, some quick random openers, some introductions for my friend, and then i set off to find the hottest girls in the party after only being there for about 6 minutes. find the hottest girls, get on good terms with them and their friends, escalate early, tease and be confident, and after only 8 minutes you too will have all the necessary social proof needed for the rest of the night.
within the first 10 minutes i had a made a strong impression on the crowd and didn't have that outsider feeling at all like i did when my friend and i were having a pep talk outside the door. my friend had stuck with me, so now he had the same social proof i had and was starting to let loose. then a great song comes on, i start dancing and letting loose, get more attention on me, and then mood for the night was set from there on. i didn't even see my only "true social proof" (the guy who invited me) until roughly 30 minutes into the party. he had apparently left to get some food.
the old me (well before i learned about the community) would of taken a seat and waited until i found my only friend and i would of felt awkward the whole time. i would of looked like a loser and felt like one too, but not anymore. if you're an outsider, you've gotta get in there and make it happen because so much can happen in the first 10 minutes when your mind is right. i remember one party where i was once again a bit of an outsider (i had just met the girl who invited me the night before) and in less than 10 minutes i secured 3 make outs including a 3-way kiss which are kinda fun lol. i kid you not. the attitude you have to have is one that views you being an outsider/new guy/stranger to the party as a good thing. you have the chance to make a great first impression and stir a lot of curiosity and interest.
by the end of the night i had all kinds of people calling me by name. people i hadn't even spoken to, yet they somehow managed to learn my name. i also find it amazing how quickly and how well some people remember your name when you've been flirting with their girlfriend or the girl some guy likes all night lol. everyone except one guy was really cool though and i'm not the type to try to mess with a cool guy's girl beyond flirting. the only guy who wasn't cool left early. he told me not to touch him for some reason and told my friend he didn't like us and we just laughed b/c we knew would could beat his ass without a bit of trouble if necessary lol. I think he was both drunk and jealous.
overall i had an awesome time and met some awesome new people including some really cute girls. i'll consider posting pictures since i took so many, but i've not sure just yet.
P.S.
i really like how everyone has facebook on their phones these days. it makes it very convenient. on the spot you can establish a means of keeping in contact with them and you also have a name and picture to go with it. so even if you get wasted or have a bad memory, you don't have to wonder who some jessica girl is in the morning. you can look at the whole name and pictures on facebook to jog your memory lol.
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