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I thought confidence was something you built through repetition.
Talk to enough women. Get rejected enough times. Eventually, something would click.

So I tried it.

Seventeen cold approaches in one week.
Coffee shops. Bookstores. Streets.
Scripts memorized. Confidence “techniques” practiced.

Then one woman in a bookstore said something that stopped me cold:

“You’re not approaching because you’re curious. You’re approaching because you think you should.”

That rejection didn’t embarrass me—it changed me.

In this story, I share the moment I realized I’d been confusing confidence with performance, and connection with conquest. How dropping pickup lines, embracing nervousness, and being honest about my intentions completely changed how women responded to me—and more importantly, how I felt about myself.

This isn’t a dating guide.
There are no tricks, no formulas, no manipulation.

It’s a real story about:
• Why fake confidence never works
• The difference between connection and collection
• How authenticity feels when you stop performing
• And the quiet shift that makes interactions feel human again

If you’ve ever overthought conversations, felt exhausted trying to be confident, or wondered why “self-improvement” sometimes makes things worse—this story is for you.

Sometimes the rejection you don’t expect is the one that teaches you everything.

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