Hey guys,

Just wondering if you could help give me advice - I'd met a girl a week or so ago at a bar here in Nottingham where I teased her at the bar for buying champagne (opener was "Happy Birthday") it wasn't her Birthday obviously but we got talking. I saw her on the dancefloor a couple of times but didn't close her that night, didn't even attempt to which I think showed indifference.

I saw her on Saturday night in another club, stopped some guy who'd been giving her and her friends grief and kissed / number closed her that night - since then I've text her a little and spoke on FB too just to build some initial comfort before closing for a date (don't like over texting etc, think much better to meet).

Here's the transcript - ignore the girl for now, it's for general advice on building initial comfort - not set on this one girl:

Me
Hey, you have a good one last night?

6:20pm
Her
hey you, yeh was a good laugh, quite drunk though ha
did you?

6:21pm
Me
ha yeah, was good - dont really know that much about NFL but was decent
You watch the whole thing?

6:21pm
Her
same ha
i think i left about half 3

6:22pm
Me
better innings than me, think i only lasted until about 12

6:23pm
Her
time flies when you are drunk i think

6:23pm
Me
It does, suprised you were drinking!
not sober again then eh

6:24pm
Her
haha that was a one off
been drunk a little too often in the last week so i thought have a night off

6:24pm
Me
have a night off and go Ocean
haha
Been up to anything exciting today?

6:24pm
Her
it was my friends birthday
lol
didn't really want to go but had too
no been in bed most of the day
knackered
you?

6:25pm
Me
Alright for some! Had an early start at work today, only just managed to get some time for some food at vodka revs which has made me a tired man

6:26pm
Her
ahh bless yaa
shouldn't go out on a school night

6:27pm
Me
haha I do it far too often, usually I can call one of my assistant managers and have them run the office for the day
Quick question, do you work at Ralph Lauren?

6:28pm
Her
do it yourself lazy!
yeh, every holiday from uni i do

6:29pm
Me
class lady
*classy
I went through a stage where I think every piece of clothing i owned was polo

6:30pm
Her
hahaa
obsessed
bit like that now though to be fair ha

6:31pm
Me
So what exciting things does a classy ralph lauren obsessed girl like you do on a Monday night?

6:32pm
Her
sleep
hahaha
i have so much work to do
and because today was ruled out after yesterdays behavior i'll have to do it all tomorrow

6:33pm
Me
and you called me lazy!

6:33pm
Her
ha

6:33pm
Me
What course you doing?

6:34pm
Her
criminology

6:35pm
Me
Do you get to do any of that cool CSI stuff? that would be pretty cool...

6:36pm
Her
haha everyone says that, but that's more forensic science... I do a bit of it in 3rd year if i choose that module

6:37pm
Me
You should definitely choose that module

6:37pm
Her
it depends on whether it helps with my future job etc

6:37pm
Me
I had a friend who did the course to get into being a police officer
She's just gone through the final interviews for it

6:38pm
Her
ahh that's good!
there's quite a few options with it
which is good

6:39pm
Me
What do you want to go into?

6:39pm
Her
the probation service

6:42pm
Me
ah cool
You free this weekend still? We should definitely go for a drink

6:47pm
Her
yeh i think so, my housemates friends are here who i also know from home and not sure what time they are leaving but i shall let you know

6:48pm
Me
No pressure, let me know if you're around and if I'm free I'll book a table somewhere that does good food, maybe even challenge you to a game of pool haha
McDonalds or Burger King?

7:02pm
Her
mcdonalds

7:03pm
Me
You're like the dream woman haha

7:03pm
Her
hahaa

7:11pm
Me
this has been emotional but heading off
speak to you later xx

7:11pm
Her
see yaaa x

Any advice would be cool - thanks guys