Hmmm... now that i think about it:
Current Girlfriend: Cold Approach
Current side piece: Cold Approach
Ex girlfriend: Cold Approach
(mind you these were in bar/lounge settings... but a guy of my ethnicity doesn't eat offline due to stigmas of people from my race and i've never really been introduced to broads via networking cuz bytches are sheisty/deep down want me for themselves, even tho they already have a man. Dump concept i know, but its reality).
My last job i was working in a auto body shop, so the only women were customers (but don't get it twisted, i ate off that too, my boss never knew but it was great. Being the office manager in a business where women feel vulnerable was god status. And those followups where i would text the customer would turn into dates, frequently. Boy i miss that gig).
Law of leverages... it's a numbers game and you increase your odds by simply putting yourself out there. Trust me, i'm certain i've been rejected more than you guys cuz of my background, but i knew the uphill battle i was facing and only used that to my advantage as it made me more resilient; as a matter of fact, i thrive in adversity.
Now with social media and dating websites/apps, dudes don't go for what they want, just what's available to them/convenient.
That's why dude is saying that guys that go in and spitting game at strangers if methodically effective because women see it as a tool that exudes carnal desire/a manly trait.
If you get shut down, you get shut down. As a matter of fact, when you become as calloused and indifferent as i am aboot it... you develop an innate ability to decode a woman's behaviors and understand their body language heaps greater with experience. If she fukkin' with you, you can gauge in the first 10-15 seconds (the line between whether she's just being nice to not seem socially inept or rude vs. "i think this guy is attractive, let's see where he goes with this" becomes more easily to distinguish because she'll do things like twirl her hair, smile more... or ask you questions! I.e. want to stick around or initiate phone exchange/meeting up for coffee/drinks, etc.).
Women want to feel admired and attracted as well. It's up to the right guy to make her feel that way and most importantly, for her to reciprocate that.
Just don't come off too thirsty and aggressive. Assertiveness and being suave/calm and cool are so pivotal to manifesting her feels for you.
Bottom line, you just gotta step up to them and fine tune your game. Talk to everybody and it will get easier (im talking about the laundrymat attendant, the mailman, the grocery clerk, the bus driver, the construction sign signaler, the guy in the bumble-bee suit in front of the grauman's chinese theater. etc.).
Once you realize that attractive women are just regular specimens too (just ones you happen to want to have a romantic connection with)... it's all copasthetic.
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