A recurring issue for guys seems to be chatting up girls on The Tube (the subway, for you Americans), or on buses, or at the gym, or really anywhere where you have a girl who’s a captive audience. If you rush straight in when she first sits down next to you, you can seem a bit too keen, but if you wait until you’ve been sitting next to her for a few minutes, it can look like you’ve been working up the courage to talk to her. Obviously, neither is optimal.

If you're going out regularly, you should by now have started to uncover some of your sticking points - places where you're not quite sure of where you're going wrong, or issues you're finding it a challenge to address. Here's an absolutely fantastic exercise for identifying and overcoming sticking points.