Hey guys,
New to the forum, I've had the same sticking point for years and as texting has changed the game a lot with younger women it's only complicated things further. I'll meet a girl, make plans to go out, get her number, and even when the girl is really excited, sometimes asking me to take down their number without my even suggesting it, the date never happens. They almost always text back for a while but getting a commitment to meet anywhere has proven damn near impossible. Any suggestions on what works consistently with texting and phone game?

You mentioned that they almost always text back for a while.

Try shortening up your texting and using it only as a tool to get them out. Can even open with a meetup proposal.

Another way to get around this is to set the date when you take her #.

Instant dates are another option if you have the time for that.

Phone game is getting increasingly complicated. i hear you. But you have to start practicing!

For instance, right now, you have SPAM, it has a few nasty side effects:

1. You can see when a person was "last online" which means you can see whether someone has read your message or not. And puts pressure on the timing of a response. This can actually postpone or put off the response.

2. SMS texting was easy compared to this, because you were both kind of pushed into a position where you had to be creative and patient b4 texting, because it was expensive. Now you probably type too much and the girl looses interest because it seems needy or she's the only one you have to text.

Then there is facebook. Why text, if you can spy on each other on facebook, see whats going on in each others lives day by day and even send private messages there. I have noticed the whole dynamics is different than solely rely on phone game.

Oh, and then there is one other thing: just giving a girl a call: If the girl is below 25 years of age. (so birth year 1987) It seems to freak them out. Especially when your interaction before the #close was not that long. I actually text my way into the day 2 then. Simply out of fear of freaking them out.

So how do we solve the problems presented above: I am not sure yet, but I have started experimenting:

Right now I am recovering from a major breakup, so my game is kind of sucky. But I can always pull of at least a number close or a facebook close a night. After the close, I slowly game my way to a day 2. In my strategy, there are now a couple of gradations, that require special rules:

1. social prospects, girls I like, or belong to groups that contain girls I like:
aspects: A. Usually, no phone number is present, so no text game. B. I do have them on facebook, comment on pictures in a funny way, just be the social guy, comment on groups C. have social group interaction when you meet them in the local bar or int he street. D. if there is a really interesting girl, sent private messages and keep a cool frame, but give her PUA attention. E. Keep a low profile, freeze out for a week from time to time. but make the best of face to face off line meetings. And use them to close, move or create a (soft) day2.

2. classic number closes of poor quality (these are closes, where not enough game has been run, and the woman gives you the number, but no real date has been made, so text game is required for day 2).
aspects: A: use freeze outs regularly. Have a whataspp rally for about 20 messages max, if the messages are kind of stale, or short. Freeze her out for a week or 2. B. Only start apping or texting her, if you have somthing cool to say or ask. So don't "hey whatsup, I'm bored, oh I'm in a traffic jam, how are you?" . Stuff like that is killing. C. Don't go asking for the day 2. She will come into a position to say no, and your gone. Wait until you have a really positive rally on SPAM, and then go in for the kill (phone call is possible).

3. Good closes (these are closes, where the need for a day 2 has been confirmed).
aspects: A. you can still fuckup, by doing stupid or boring texting. Usually keep it short and focussed on the day two should work. B. If it doesn't work, use strategy nr 2.

4. Ex-es and fuckbuddies.
aspects: A. I have noticed that fuckbuddies, don't like it when you don't app or give them attention in the weeks after having sex for the last time. If you wait to long and try to reactivate, the can get really nasty. Because it is too obvious she is just a pussy to you. B. So keep these people entertained, if you want to stay friends and keep on living of each other emotinally, sexually or otherwise. C. this is also great practice for the "app" side of your brain to stay in practice without much risk, for strategy 1&2

5.Female friends: last but definitely not least. In the world of social parades of facebook, having good looking and successful female friends can be a major asset.

Aspect: A. have a drink with them and just have a good time like friends do. Or if she's game, us her as a pivot to score other chicks. B. Take a cool picture with the two of you with your smartphone and put it on your timeline on facebook. Doing this often will make strategy 1 and 2 (and this can become a huge amount of cool women fast, thats the beauty of technology) a lot easier!

Hope this helps man, again, most of this is now in the middle of an experimental phase, but it should help!

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