How can I improve my luck with girls?

Hey mate, I always thought that dating sites and speed dating were sort of a secondary option. Even if you're in a male dominated company, there's still plenty of opportunities: (a) if you happen to go for a drink after work one friday evening at a pub, theres usually lots of single ladies with their work colleagues and it's a nice, comfortable and non-freaky way to meet someone (b) you're mates could potentially introduce you to a friend of theirs, their gf's friend etc.

If those fail, then yeah joining a club/society is a not bad idea. However, the problem is if you join for the sake of meeting a girl and are not really interested in the activity. So you may need to choose wisely - something thats popular, you enjoy includes girls of your age.

You can meet girls on nights out - not just the ons types, but I mean genuine ones. I've met one this year after going out with my mates. Recently though I havent had any time. Any who, thats probably an option.

thats just not the case anymore.

both of the ways you listed are ways that teenagers meet partners.
Friends of friends is really hit and miss. only certain 'types' of girls will have plenty of single friends they are happy set their bf's mates up with at that age. once everybody has lived in the real world for 5 or 6 years, they tend to have fewer, close friends. With commitments, serious relationships and career, not many people have the time to maintain a network of casual friends. And i dont know about you OP, but I wouldnt want to be set up with any single girl that comes along.
The chances of your friends friends being single and your ideal type of partner are very slim once you get into the real world for a few years. and again this must be reciprocated.


Approaching strangers is so hit and miss. Its incredibly hard to approach somebody on a work do with two groups watching you. Unless you plan to chat people up constantly and systematically, the chances of you picking a random stranger who you would like as a long term partner are slim again.

Also, from most women I have known, most dont go to the pub/club to be approached by men. Not every single girl would be receptive to a stranger approaching them in a pub/club, especially whilst with colleagues.

Dating sites are perfectly acceptable nowadays. This isnt the 90's with the cringey video tape format.

It takes no more effort than maintaining a facebook profile, and you have access to people you know who are single and looking, and can make a judgement on more than 'she looks fit'.

A very large number of relationships now start online (as in they met online), you can stick to the antiquated view, but it offers a better chance of success than simply pot luck approaching women in bars.