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If you want to progress with the target, kino is EXPECTED even when in the group. She has to know you're comfortable with touching. Whether you touch the rest or not doesn't matter so much, although if you are comfortable touching guys non-sexually, as in you being buds with them, that will go over very well with the target too. And you SHOULD be comfortable being able to do that.
It is possible to recover from being too eager, but it's hard. You say that you called the next night, but did you actually talk to her? You say you left voicemails a few days later. Does that mean you called her each day for a few days? Or waited a few days to call back? Maybe she was busy, who knows? You texted back and forth, which means that she reciprocated in the texting. That's good. She doesn't want to hang outside the group, so you haven't built enough comfort with her.
Basically, you need to build more and more attraction, BOTH. I wouldn't freeze out next time you're with her. Instead, build comfort AND attraction next time you're with her.
Thanks for the very quick reply! I was actually halfway through editing the last post when you replied. I'll use this post to amend any info you need. All the info up to about Monday is here (
general-pointers-vt18690.html), but I'll go over some of it here.
Ok, one note about the other post . . . you called TWO times and then she called back:
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I waited a few hours, called back again, didn't get through, then she called up aobut 30 mins later, I invite her to a gig that was on that night, and obviously by then it was too late to get ready etc (she gets up early for work). We talked for about 30 mins or so, just about general crap. I restate the invite, saying something like 'it's an indie gig, I can loan you a Sonic Youth T and some skinny leg jeans', then we make jokes about skinny leg jeans for a bit (not sure if I came off as I own them or not, she dislikes them). Says thanks again for the invite, and would've been there if she didn't plan on a small night in (tired, blah blah blah). I revealed that I wouldn't be going away, if anything came up I'd invite her, or I'd see her next week. She said 'if it happens, it happens'.
Basically, she's humoring you here. You're being way AFC actually. You should be teasing her and busting her. Instead, you're offering her anything you can to keep her attention.
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Anyway, come lunch today, my friend informs me that the event is actually next Friday, so it was probably on last night after all. I called up a little while ago, left another message where I said "hey, its [me]. about tonight, my friend, being the organisational genius he is, screwed up again, it was actually on last night. so we're heading to the [bar] instead. you can come along if you like, or i might run into you later, whatever. bye."
Once again, very AFC. "you can come along if you like, or I might run into you later, w/e, bye." She hears "he's waffling big time. he doesn't know what he wants. he has no plans/goals/he doesn't know what he's doing or where he's going. I don't want this."
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Actually, come to think of it, we were sitting next to each other, legs would occasionally touch (yeah, im not taking this as the kino), we'd sorta give each other a little playful shove, say something like 'you're in my area', high-fives etc., obviously I need to step it up.
OK, now THIS stuff is actually good.
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Next two days (Thursday and Friday) calling up about what was happening is in the other thread.
OK, I'm guessing that this is what I quoted above? So, you had the good rapport I just complimented BEFORE this part, eh?
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I wait around for a call-back (for some reason, I didn't exactly indicate I wanted one) over the weekend, tried calling on Monday, left a message (said 'You should call me back') she texted back was bowling or something like that, asked what was up. I waited until lunch the next day to text back, basically just about how bored I was at university, got a few replies.
You don't have to indicate you want a call back. If you do indicate, then just "call me back" is sufficient. But you don't have to. If she's interested, she WILL call you back, or at least text you. Depending on her level of interest. If it's "he's OK", probably a text. If it's "he's really something" probably a call.
Now, the fact that she replied back and forth to your texts the next day is a good sign, albeit not great, but good.
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Called me up on Wednesday, asking if I was going to the group event, then called back a little later to call it off, as basically everyone else had to have an early one (found out later she called up my roommate to see if she wanted to come too). Suggested maybe doing something this weekend ('I'll call you or you can call me' were my words, and needless to say she gave me a bit of shit about saying something that obvious). I ended up going to the original event with another friend anyway, then afterwards texted back saying how it was (idiot!), no reply.
What's your opinion, and where should I go from here? Apologies for the longer than average post.
OK, nothing wrong with you texting her about how awesome the even that she missed was. No reply? No big deal. But, what does stick out is that she was looking around for reasons not to go with you. If she had to go, she didn't want to go alone.
Apparently there is SOME attraction there, or she would just be freezing you out. But, she's seeing a guy that is not concrete with his plans or with his intentions, and this does NOT turn a girl on.
You do need to step it up if you want anything at all to happen here. Start flipping the attraction switches:
1. Leader of men
2. Pre-selected by women
3. Willing to Emote (show some emotion0
4. Protector of Loved Ones
And willing to take risks. And, you NEED to make up your mind about things. Don't give her the choices for what you will be doing, or for what you and can do. YOU make choices, stick to them, and if she doesn't like those choices, tough. You move on to someone else. You've GOT to show her that you are a man worth her pursuit.
Don't always take the initiative to contact her. Let her contact you. For instance, just tonight I took the initiative to contact a girl I picked up a month ago. And, each and every weekend before this weekend SHE has been the one to initiate contact with me. I finally did it first this weekend. Just like any other girl, she plays it off that she's not THAT interested, but if she wasn't she wouldn't be contacting me to begin with. And wouldn't continue to contact me. So, let her contact you. If she doesn't . . . MOVE ON. If she does, she WANTS and NEEDS to see a guy that will flip the above switches in her.
Now, what I would do, if I were you, in this situation is invite her to ONE last thing that is a GROUP event where she can hang out with you and some friends (either your friends or hers, doesn't matter) and YOU start leading. Then, from there, let HER contact YOU. You escalate kino at that get together, and push boundaries, but pull yourself away as far as going home with her. Don't do that. Pull back there, and let her contact you. If you can pull that off, you will start turning things around with her.