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	{{Short description\|A cue that an approach will not be a cold interrupt}}		{{Short description\|A cue that an approach will not be a cold interrupt}}
	{{Infobox term		{{Infobox term
	\| name = Indicator of approaching		\| name = Indicator of approaching
	\| also = IOA, approach invitation (near)		\| also = IOA, approach invitation (near)
	\| field = Pickup		\| field = Pickup
	\| origin = Pickup jargon; cousin of [[approach invitation]]		\| origin = Pickup jargon; cousin of [[approach invitation]]
	\| related = [[Approach invitation]]; [[Indicator of interest]]; [[Cold approach]]; [[Eye contact]]		\| related = [[Approach invitation]]; [[Indicator of interest]]; [[Cold approach]]; [[Eye contact]]
	\| image = Eye contact.jpg		\| image = Eye contact.jpg
	\| caption = Eye contact (Commons). An IOA is a cue, not a command to freeze.		\| caption = Eye contact (Commons). An IOA is a cue, not a command to freeze.
	\| alt = Eye contact		\| alt = Eye contact
	}}		}}
	An '''indicator of approaching''' ('''IOA''') is a cue that walking up will not be a total interrupt: lingering [[eye contact]], an open stance, a comment thrown your way. It sits next to [[approach invitation]]. Later ~~pickup~~ still wants the [[Newbie assignment]] volume — you do not wait for a engraved invitation.<ref name="wp">{{cite web \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist \|title=Pickup artist \|website=Wikipedia \|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="na">{{cite web \|url=https://www.skilledseducer.com/threads/newbie-assignment.34/ \|title=Newbie Assignment \|author=Chase Amante \|website=Skilled Seducer \|date=3 November 2012 \|access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>		An '''indicator of approaching''' ('''IOA''') is a cue that walking up will not be a total interrupt: lingering [[eye contact]], an open stance, a comment thrown your way. It sits next to [[approach invitation]]. Later writers still wants the [[Newbie assignment]] volume — you do not wait for a engraved invitation.<ref name="wp">{{cite web \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist \|title=Pickup artist \|website=Wikipedia \|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref>

	== In practice ==		== In practice ==

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	An '''indicator of approaching''' ('''IOA''') is a cue that walking up will not be a total interrupt: lingering [[eye contact]], an open stance, a comment thrown your way. It sits next to [[approach invitation]]. ~~[[Girls Chase]]~~ still wants the [[Newbie assignment]] volume — you do not wait for a engraved invitation.<ref name="gc">{{cite web \|url=https://~~www~~.~~girlschase~~.~~com~~/ \|title=~~Girls Chase~~ \|website=~~girlschase.com~~ \|access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="na">{{cite web \|url=https://www.skilledseducer.com/threads/newbie-assignment.34/ \|title=Newbie Assignment \|author=Chase Amante \|website=Skilled Seducer \|date=3 November 2012 \|access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>		An '''indicator of approaching''' ('''IOA''') is a cue that walking up will not be a total interrupt: lingering [[eye contact]], an open stance, a comment thrown your way. It sits next to [[approach invitation]]. Later pickup still wants the [[Newbie assignment]] volume — you do not wait for a engraved invitation.<ref name="wp">{{cite web \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist \|title=Pickup artist \|website=Wikipedia \|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="na">{{cite web \|url=https://www.skilledseducer.com/threads/newbie-assignment.34/ \|title=Newbie Assignment \|author=Chase Amante \|website=Skilled Seducer \|date=3 November 2012 \|access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>

	== ~~House reading~~ ==		== In practice ==
	~~House reading~~: take the IOA when it is there. Do not build a religion of waiting for one. [[Cold approach]] is still the default training.		In practice: take the IOA when it is there. Do not build a religion of waiting for one. [[Cold approach]] is still the default training.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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{{Short description|A cue that an approach will not be a cold interrupt}}
{{Infobox term
| name = Indicator of approaching
| also = IOA, approach invitation (near)
| field = Pickup
| origin = Pickup jargon; cousin of [[approach invitation]]
| related = [[Approach invitation]]; [[Indicator of interest]]; [[Cold approach]]; [[Eye contact]]
| image = Eye contact.jpg
| caption = Eye contact (Commons). An IOA is a cue, not a command to freeze.
| alt = Eye contact
}}
An '''indicator of approaching''' ('''IOA''') is a cue that walking up will not be a total interrupt: lingering [[eye contact]], an open stance, a comment thrown your way. It sits next to [[approach invitation]]. [[Girls Chase]] still wants the [[Newbie assignment]] volume — you do not wait for a engraved invitation.<ref name="gc">{{cite web |url=https://www.girlschase.com/ |title=Girls Chase |website=girlschase.com |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="na">{{cite web |url=https://www.skilledseducer.com/threads/newbie-assignment.34/ |title=Newbie Assignment |author=Chase Amante |website=Skilled Seducer |date=3 November 2012 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>

== House reading ==
House reading: take the IOA when it is there. Do not build a religion of waiting for one. [[Cold approach]] is still the default training.

== See also ==
* [[Approach invitation]]
* [[Indicator of interest]]
* [[Eye contact]]
* [[Cold approach]]
* [[Newbie assignment]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Pickup artist terminology]]
[[Category:Glossary]]
[[Category:Pickup]]