Hi all

So I saw this girl in our university Jewish club, we saw each other once about a month ago but didn't talk. About 2 weeks ago I saw her again but she was just about to leave so I just talked to her briefly but didn't close. I did learn she remembered me sitting on the opposite end of the table.

Several days ago we were both at the weekly free lunch at the club so we talked for a bit, found out she's a violin player, she likes the same movie I do "GATTACA", she said she plays jazz and blues music so I told her there's places here when you can go and dance to it. She said that sounds fun. Before she left I told her "oh, put your number down in my phone"

Thursday evening I call her, no reply, leave a voicemail. Then friday she texts me the following:
"Just to clarify, I'm not interested in anything more than friendship."

Now this girl is first year university, so she's probably 18. I don't know if that factors into anything, but being 26 and having some first year pipsqueak reject me is rather demotivating.

Anyways, is this a rejection? does this mean I didn't create enough attraction? or do I just pretend like it never happened and follow through with asking her for coffee? (usually powering through may not be an issue since a "no" can always stay a "no", but the Jewish community is pretty social value based so I'm wondering if going too strong can screw up my chances with future potential targets)

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No matter how dark the night, the sun always rises
No matter how hard the ground, eventually a flower blooms
No matter how thick the clouds, beyond them the stars shine
No matter how unappetizing the food, eventually it becomes flesh and blood

really? anything?

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No matter how dark the night, the sun always rises
No matter how hard the ground, eventually a flower blooms
No matter how thick the clouds, beyond them the stars shine
No matter how unappetizing the food, eventually it becomes flesh and blood

Your Game wasn't really on m8. You probably did a good job on the number close, but she lost interest afterwards, which reflects on how she thought of you in hindsight. Did you impress her enough? Make yourself the most interesting guy on the planet? It wouldn't necessarily say age played a role here, but it could be she told her friends about this great guy she met the other night, and they discouraged her from going out with you because you're 26. If you'd left a bigger impression she would've convinced her friends, now they convinced her. Just a speculation though, think about it, were you really getting your Game on?