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Here is what I'm confused about. I reached out to her to make sure we were both on the same page - I mentioned to her that I like her and that I can see myself with someone like her - I told her that I'd be down to take things up a notch if she is. She asks me what I'm looking for, and I told her I want a "sidekick".
hey man, here are some pointers:
first, you need to slow it down with the "i like you" talk. never tell her you like her before she says she likes you first. also cut the "take things up a notch" talk as well. again, she needs to be pursuing you, wondering if you really like her. 4 dates is not nearly enough time for a woman to know if she wants to date you longterm. you're not in the clear until 10-12 excellent dates. then if she likes you she'll make it known and you can respond affirmatively.
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She knows I like her a lot and She told me that she's not ready for a relationship and is "lost" and still trying to find what she wants. She understands that she takes things very slow and that I'm not entitled to wait. She says she's ok with being solo for now. However, she is not actively dating and is only seeing me. I told her that it's totally fine and I just wanted to make sure that both of us understand each other.
this generally means there are other guys on her radar and she's testing each guy out to see which one she likes best (ah such a luxury to be a woman in our era). think about it, if a girl is crazy about you, she's not gonna say something like that and risk losing you to another woman. but the problem is you're already making it so explicit that you like her, you're presenting her with no sort of challenge to keep her interested. and while she may say she's not sleeping with anyone else, you can never really be sure. what you'll find if you meet enough women is that they are very careful not to come off as sluts, so they'll keep their sexual exploits to themselves. not saying this girl is banging other guys at the same time, but i always assume that i'm not the only guy a girl is talking to, making out with, spending the night with, fucking, etc.
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How do you guys think I should proceed? We contact everyday. Should I back off a bit or stay the same way? I tend to ALWAYS initiate contact and she very rarely does. Should I freeze her out a bit and give her space? The last thing I want to do is be needy or clingy and act like there something more that's not really there.
yeah you have the right idea here. you need to not text her again until she texts you. and you need to let her start initiating most of the texts. and you need to be unpredictable. you need to not be available every time she wants to hang out. you also need to hit on and hang out with other girls so you don't fall into one-itis territory. a lot of guys seem to come to this forum right at this stage, where they go on a few dates with a girl, bang her, and then try to get her to gf status... the girl isn't gonna move that fast. and saying you like her and want her exclusively after only a few dates screams desperation and a lack of options, none of which is attractive to women.
so slow it down, stop saying you like her, make her hit you up first, and don't be available every time she wants to hang out. also tone down the "deep conversations." continue fucking her for over an hour each time... point blank that's the best way to get her liking you.