Have only just got into the whole PUA thing so need your advice on this guys!

I've been working on a project at work and have been in contact with a girl who's based at our overseas HQ in Germany.

We've never met but from the others that have met her she's around the HB 7 scale.

So last week we began emailling each other. Nothing flirtatious but it's been of a non-work nature and fun. We're talking an email every 30 minutes so pretty regular back and forth. I've tried to subtely DHV, be fun, mildly tease...all that kinda stuff.

The content's been fun, what she likes to drink, what she's studying etc.

It's all gone relatively well but even as I'm typing this I'm wondering what this all means. She has a Blackberry so even replies to my emails at 8.30pm from home...again am I reading too much into this?!

The backdrop of all this is that she'll be visiting our offices next Tuesday and we've already arranged to catch up for a coffee (her suggestion not mine btw).

I can't ask her out that evening cos she's booked into going out for a team dinner with her group and I don't want to gate-crash. My "air-time" with her while she's over is only this 15-20 min coffee break. The next day (Weds) she's flying back to Germany.

So anyway I'm wondering how best to maximise this situation.

* How do I keep the "energy" from the email interactions when we finally meet face-to-face for the 1st time?

* How do I not come across too keen? So far I've been delaying my responses to her emails and any suggestions about going out and theoretically doing stuff in London has involved going with mates or seeing a band that my friend plays in etc.

* How do I make sure that I don't fall into that dreaded friends-zone?

* Should I go for the number close?

* How do I ensure that the next time she comes back to England (i.e. to visit her friend) she hooks up with me?

Cheers

Okay, so if you have already established rapport via email you are doing pretty good. I would ask for a date over text, for some reason that tends to fail me. Call her or ask in person. Consider memorizing some DHV routines and possibly try them when you go to dinner with her. Definitely number close when you meet her in person. Overall heres the deal: get into a happy funny, flirtatious set of mind when you meet her and everything will flow. Stop thinking quite so much and don't be afraid to demonstrate interest. Negs, teasing are meant to DHV, but still at some point showing interest will ramp up sexual tension, and help you. I'd write more but I g2g. Hope this helps.
Fiery.

You're doing right, but you should reconsider your position.
She's your colleague. You might get in trouble at work if you start dating with her. But, this all depends on your company's policy.
Also, you might never see her again. Don't let her get in your mind.

But, to answer your question: #close isn't all too useful. Calling and texting abroad is very expensive. She has to really like you to keep that up. Emailing is easier, cheaper and just as effective. Yes, calling is more effective, but you're not gonna call her every once in a week for like a year.
Second tip I want to give you (coming from Sinn's audio tape): Kino escalate. Girls will blow you out more often for not-escalating than for over-escalating. You might get her to meet up after her dinner, or Wednesday at the airport.

In my experience, the energy (as you call it) is hard to keep when you're face-to-face. Be prepared for having to start from scratch. But, you will advance faster than usually. Make fun, give her a laugh, and (again from Sinn) ask yourself 'what's the most fun thing to do right now?' when you have to decide something (i.e. what should you order?). You only have 15 minutes: Make them the best 15 minutes of your life.

And if you want to meet her again next time, you're probably gonna have to build some rapport through your emails (not now, but starting thursday).
Hope this helps.