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ยป How can i break into a group at local spots if everyone is seated? (Going out solo)
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post 1648881053 10-13-2021, 06:09 PM
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How can i break into a group at local spots if everyone is seated? (Going out solo)

Going out to festivals or crowded bars is easy for me solo, I just chat people up in lines or while waiting for bartender and make friends easy.

Still havent figured out how to work my local drinkies though.

there are a ton of breweries around me, but no one really stands around, typically 97% are seated at small tables. Think of a very small bar area where everyone is already seated, and then a parking lot where there are small 4 person tables, or people bring their own lawn chairs.

I can approach a group if everyone is standing/walking about when they have big events, but if everyone is sitting, idk how to approach or break the ice.

Literally id be 'that guy' walking around talking to private groups that are probably there just to socialize with the people they came with...

Going with friends, I can eventually catch a girl staring, or talk to people when I go to get a refill. But solo its like the bar seating (~8) is full, and everyone is in lawn chairs or filled the 4 person tables.
post 1648881253 10-13-2021, 06:12 PM
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That's not really a good place to do it since most people are there to just chill and hang out with their friends. You'd have to get very lucky and find a rowdy table where everyone is hammered and hope they like you lol.
post 1648881743 10-13-2021, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted By TheM
That's not really a good place to do it since most people are there to just chill and hang out with their friends. You'd have to get very lucky and find a rowdy table where everyone is hammered and hope they like you lol.
Yeah thats kinda what i figured. A few times last year Id sit down, drink a beer, go up for a refill and someone in a group would stop me to have a convo, or got approached by people asking for a light while i was sitting down.
post 1648881923 10-13-2021, 06:23 PM
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You have to MoggMaXX

I go to the bar by myself 85% of the time
And women come up to me.

At worst I just pick women I think I have a shot with and ask them to watch my drink why I go to the bathroom.

Take a piss then buy them one

Or play pool against some dude
post 1648882243 10-13-2021, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted By SleepWithFan89
You have to MoggMaXX

I go to the bar by myself 85% of the time
And women come up to me.

At worst I just pick women I think I have a shot with and ask them to watch my drink why I go to the bathroom.

Take a piss then buy them one

Or play pool against some dude
MOGmaxxing will take time.

Finally able to hit the gym after losing 32lbs from mono complications in march, im on that DYEL time right now.

Id cycle, but the reaper would deliver a swift kill.
post 1648883453 10-13-2021, 06:53 PM
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Literally you'd be 'that guy' walking around talking to private groups that are probably there just to socialize with the people they came with...


your best bet would be sitting at the bar and socializing with other small groups sitting there too. otherwise you're just that annoying weirdo interjecting in peoples bonding time.
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post 1648883663 10-13-2021, 06:57 PM
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Just make sure you don't go to a place that mixes whites with coloreds. That always ends up being a disaster.
post 1648884053 10-13-2021, 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted By orangetide
MOGmaxxing will take time.

Finally able to hit the gym after losing 32lbs from mono complications in march, im on that DYEL time right now.

Id cycle, but the reaper would deliver a swift kill.
There are a few options that are hair safe
post 1648888173 10-13-2021, 08:32 PM
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Weird.
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