Thanks for this post Co, a lot of it I can really relate too.

Its getting the intent vs being entertainment balance right. For me now its more about approaching girls that I've observed a bit and something genuinely interests me about them so I'm not worrying about what I'm doing talking to them.

The flip side to this is its a bit more disheartening if it goes pear shaped as opposed to when using the scatter gun approach.

Keep us posted and how you feel about your approaches. I'm interested to hear how your getting on.