I was there before. And made a HUGE effort to improve my texting. Good texting leads to a day2. Got that down now.
Had trouble getting a second date after the first. Did a lot of studying and practice in the field. Got that down now.
Now working on my f-closing. Getting better, but still, must admit not where I'd like it to be.
You need to work on your texting. Wanna know something? I NEVER call. Texting is MUCH better. People will argue, and I'll agree with their points. But for me texting is easier and more effective, and doesn't take valuable minutes from my cell plan. That's money I can re-invest into dating, or what not.
To get good at texting go through and read all the PoF/okcupid messaging and texting transcripts you can get your hands on. Remember, texting is basically just like messaging but only a different medium. And, 90% of the time people post only good messages and text convo's where they're getting some amount of successes. Even though they might not know how to advance.
Don't just look at what people are saying, but what they're doing.
I thought you said this girl was your friend??? I have lady friends that are engaged. We still go out for coffee and stuff. I don't get laid, but if you're just meeting women to get laid it's not gonna work. Start out with just making lady friends. Meet all types of women, too! Hot ones, chubby ones, blue ones, red ones. etc..... You don't need to get intimate.... But I'll tell ya! The more female friends you have, the more you'll learn how women click. The more you learn about women, the more attractive you'll become....
I mean if you cannot get where you want with a 7, how will you land a perfect 10????