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For girls that aren't so great, I don't care enough about the outcome to feel the need to follow a guide. To do so would bring massive "try hard" energy.

I dress and talk like I would any other day, once I realize she ain't so great, I just tell her "there is clearly no romance potential here, which means, if you want;we can skip all the b.s. and get to the fun part."

For girls that are great...almost the same thing, I stay outcome independent, difference is I'm not going to bluntly proposition her without first successfully confirming 2 way, mutua physical and personality attraction

I like your post, I think it's good stuff. My constructive criticism:

Well, digression from the start lol. YOUR OUTFIT - seemingly insignificant yet very significant. Make sure to put on some nice fragrance, and for God's sake, NEVER, EVER, dress classy on a date, let alone first one. Only exception is your wife. Women find that wannabe-businessman schtick cringe. You have a couple of options, that are bad boy-ish yet stylish, and reveal your skin, which tingle the girl's imagination (yes, they DO notice and they DO fantasize. Ladies in the comments, verify.)

I mostly agree, nitpicking at edge cases. Assuming you have everything else down (living a busy fulfilling life, healthy) there's a comfortable zone where you can be within general social norms vs self-expressive vs stylish in your dress. If you like wearing suits and it's how you like to express yourself, find something stylish, wear it. Same for punk, country whatever style you like. If you don't have a good style knowledge, get stylish female friends to help take you shopping. I think this applies for more advanced guys though.

Best outfit options are: a nice leather or denim jacket with a V neck, a coat with a tighter turtleneck, or a shearling jacket with a nice tight jumper sweater. Put on some jewelry as well (rings work immaculately, 2 at most though), nice fitting black or blue jeans, Chelseas on your feet and you're done son. I shouldn't point this out because it's common sense, but here we go - STICK TO THE 5 BASIC COLORS! Black, white, grey, blue and if you are into the color itself, brown. Don't try to emulate Prince, you ain't him.

This is good advice for most guys. There are plenty of YouTube videos for guys to research a style that suits them. Also making female friends comes with the benefit they can take you shopping and give you instant female feedback.

Make the woman feel like you care (you kinda should but I don't really blame ya if you don't). 

Haha I would blame you if you don't. I don't know how you can sit and listen to someone talk about their life for a couple of hours, potentially more if you don't like them. There are a lot of small body language tells that guys will give that they are not listening, or not interested. Women will pick up on this, it's not worth it (which is why it's much better / effective to be honest and upfront).

I highly recommend going on dates with girls you think you will like and politely ending the dates early if things are boring as fuck / not compatible. Or friend zoning them on the date. Only exception is maybe if you're completely new to this and it's building socialising experience. You can practice staying in set with someone who is super serious and trying to make them laugh. But by that point, you're more interested in seeing what happens and "holding frame" / leading someone through a social experience they might not be equipped to deal with.

You should always come to socialising in a positive mindset, "what can I learn from them" "I wonder what interesting life they've had" "what makes them laugh / cry / happy" "I want to make her smile / laugh once" "what's their dreams / fears?"

- when you greet the girl, you must break the contact barrier with a hug. 

I find it much better to cultivate being an affectionate person. You naturally hug people, you touch their arm shoulder when you're telling a joke, you'll comfort someone if they're crying. You have the social experience to read body language when something is too much.

You're not thinking about a contact barrier, you're telling a funny joke and you want to share it by touching their arm. It's not trying to get something from someone but build comfort, rapport, shared experience. If you like each other, you're comfortable, there's chemistry, that self-expression will more naturally lead to kissing / sex.

How do you know if the girl is not so great?

My man this is oposite to having great date. There is no fun, no playfullness, no flirt. WTF. Instead of doing this, just have fun, go into your sexual energy, be touchy, push pull, give her compliment, ask her something about her and when she seems that she have confidence up, clip her wings. And thats only think which you need to do, besides that just have fun, woman want to have fun as well and want to spend time with people which enjoy themselves and are confident. Not this my man.

Easily label this as one of the most bs post I ever read in 2024, you got no game, your find excuses for yourself, you want people to feel bad for you, grow up

is that really the energy you want in your life?