i made an account on okcupid and this beautiful young girl complimented me on my taste in "everything." we wrote a couple of messages back and forth, i got her phone number called her and we scheduled a date. the day of the date she sent me a text saying she was sick and had to take a rain check. she also mentioned going out of town for a week one week from then.
we talked a little bit more on okcupid but it seems to be fizzling out. i was hoping she'd reschedule before she left but no luck. she goes out of town tomorrow. what do i do to ensure a date when she gets back?
do i contact her while she's out of town?
wait for her to get back?
give her a hard time about contacting me and then not meeting me?

any help would be appreciated. thanks!

Don't contact her in anyway while she is out of town. Chances are good that will just push her away even more.

I'd forget about her for a few weeks, and move on to some other babe for a while. After a while text her with something like...
Not the best text, but I don't know any details relevant to your situation with her. For example, if she was going to Australia, text saying she was supposed to bring you back a Koala Bear, or something.

You'll pretty much be able to gauge her interest in you right off the bat from her response. If she plays along things might be all right. I'll be honest though, it seems like your getting the cold-shoulder for one reason or another. But still, not time to give up yet. But if you're needy/clingy it's gonna halt any chance you've got, more than likely.

totally agree with what dlightmen said. good advice.

if youve interacted with and met a lot of girls online (like a lot of us around here who respond to posts in this forum have) then youll encounter stuff like this every so often. youll be talking to a girl and the conversation will be going great. then shell just disappear of the face of the earth and youll wonder what went wrong.

its kinda bizarre if you think about it. you and her are both online to meet new people. you start talking with each other. theres definitely some chemistry. and some time invested. then, she just cuts you off outta the blue and you never hear from her again.

why does this happen? who knows. i assume they usually met another guy. maybe they got back with their exbf. maybe they just decided they didnt wanna meet a guy from online dating. maybe they had some kinda bad life event and all of a sudden finding a guy isnt that important anymore. whatever. doesnt really matter.

basically just dont be needy. talk to other girls (duh). send her the occasional non-boring text and try to stay on her radar. then, if you get a chance, strike while the iron is hot. more than likely shes not interested anymore. but theres also a chance that if youre not needy and/or creepy and you stay cool and in touch with her that youll get your chance at some point. so if youre really interested in her keep at it. if not, shrug and move on. this happens.

cool, sounds like good advice. thanks guys.

I cosign with ItsAlwaysOn. The funny thing is she was the one who contacted you first.