There are two reasons for buying drinks.
The first (and the main) reason is that it saves time, meaning you can either get more from her during the same period, or just put less effort. Basically Roosh's book seem to be more oriented for people who have a lot of free time and little money. For those of us who have limited time but have no problem spending $100 a night on drinks things are different. Let me share the rules I follow; I'd appreciate your feedback.
- If a girl directly asks to buy her a drink during the first five minutes of conversation, or if she asks to buy her a specific expensive drink, I'm not buying it (and in most cases wrap it up and move on as it makes little sense to continue with her).
- If a girl directly asks to buy her a drink after an hour of conversation which is going on, then it depends where I am. In America I'm typically not buying girls drinks unless she also happens to be a foreigner (I just calmly refuse and continue conversation as if nothing happened). In Europe this way the girl often checks whether you like her "more than a friend" and ready to make next step, or you're just entertaining yourself (or maybe you are gay), so in most cases I'm buying her ONE drink. Same as above, if she is asking for a second drink, I'm not buying it and wrapping it up. This is the second reason I do it.
- If a girl hints I may buy her a drink I make it clear I see her hints and ignore them.
- When I buy drinks, I never buy us the same drinks. Mine will always be different - typically more expensive than hers. Not only it adds to "my value is higher than yours" vibe, but it also serves as an invitation to try each other drinks using both straws, which is a step toward intimacy.
- After 45 minutes I can buy her or her group a drink or two on my own (only if she did NOT ask for it). Same as above, if I buy drinks for the group, I buy different drinks for the group and for me. I strongly advise to buy the same drink for the girl as for her group, as otherwise they may "try" her drink and the alcohol will go into the wrong place
This seem to work better in U.S. than in Europe (I have seen girls actually refusing drinks in Europe, something which never happened in my short career in US).
- The major problem I face is drinking too much myself. Being Russian I can handle quite large amounts of alcohol without getting wasted, but at some point (typically 6-8 shots of tequila) my interest to keep the conversation with the girl typically goes south. Vodka + RedBull helps in this case, but only temporary - basically if you started drinking vodka-redbull, this is your drink for the whole night, and anything else has a good chance to get you drunk. What do you guys do in those cases?
Any feedback, especially U.S.-related (vast majority of my experience is in Europe) would be highly appreciated.