Most people approach pickup with the wrong mindset. I recently read an article about pickup bootcamps in India where the guy was terrified of losing his reputation. That right there is the core problem. Pro tip: you project what you think. If your inner state is fear, that fear leaks into your behavior. People are mirrors. They respond to what you offer. That’s basic stimulus–response psychology. Coming back to pickup. I genuinely love women. I once walked up to a quiet 70-year-old woman sitting in a tea shop and told her she looked beautiful in the way she held herself. Her husband walked in, looked confused for a second, and then I smiled and said, “You both look amazing. I hope I’m like you when I grow old.”They laughed. That laugh made my day. Later, I saw a small child walking with her parents, lost in her own little world. I smiled, she shyly looked away. Such softness, such innocence. A simple moment, but it stayed with me. Then I noticed a tall woman in a black gown walking toward a Zara store. I didn’t see a “hot girl.” I saw beauty. Not because of her body, but because of how she carried herself quiet, composed, regal. She looked lonely, yet complete. Often, women like that are lonely because other women feel insecure around them, and men feel intimidated. Very few have the courage to simply talk to them. When I see a rose, I walk up to smell it. That’s my relationship with beauty. I walked up to her and told her I loved her dress and her energy. She blushed. Eye contact lingered. Questions followed. Within minutes, the conversation flowed. That’s not magic—it’s experience and presence. We grabbed coffee, talked about childhoods, adventures, heartbreaks. In an hour, it felt familiar, effortless. The rest unfolded naturally. This kind of thing happens often in my life. So what is pickup? It’s not science. It’s art. I talk to women everywhere streets, malls, bookstores, cafés—because the truth is simple: I love women. Not a specific age, type, or category. Just women.