Reyaj
Master Don Juan
Thank you, I couldn't have explained it better myself. Trust me I do agree with the overall advice of not overdoing it.. However I do have a current theory that when it comes to online dating these girls are so inundated with messages and giving out their numbers easily (as Tenacity points out) that I think a little extra effort may be needed.Just an observation.. I really didn't see reyaj as acting all that desperate. I also didn't see him as calling or texting incessantly.
With most of the women, he just texted back and forth 3 or 4 times. Which is pretty normal for us guys when we've just gotten a number off a girl on pof and have started texting them in an effort to get to know a bit about them and are trying to set up a date and time to meet.
Ok he did text or call a bit much with the nurse, but they had set up a time for a meeting (10pm) and even though she said she would text him back it was almost 9pm and she still hadn't done so.
These women were all flaking and I don't see how it had anything to do with reyaj texting them 3 or 4 times in an effort to get to know them better and set up a meeting time.
I can understand the advice against unnecessarily texting or calling a girl over and over again, but when you get a girl's number off pof your first text to her can't just be "hey it's me so let's meet tonight at 10pm is xxxxx place good for you?"
You need to send out a few texts to go back and forth and build some rapport, which reyaj was trying to do in order to set up a date. No guy wants to text a girl like crazy from pof that he hasn't even met, but you need a few texts. These girls are very much like most women on pof: very fickle, and they lose interest at the drop of a dime, for any reason or no reason at all.
It doesn't matter if you send only one text, three texts, or 20 texts - the results are almost always the same. Seldom will you find a girl on pof who actually reacts normally, returns your calls or texts when they say they will, and actually meet up with you.
But girls like this do exist.. and that's how you know the difference between the flakes and the good girls.
@PBAJ
I agree but you need to make her see that value. You are just another suitor to her until you prove otherwise. There needs to be some action on your end to set you apart.
@Tenacity
Great stuff!
On Paper Attraction - I agree... This actually might be the single most important thing in OLD. Might actually be why I've been more successful on Tinder lately compared to these other ones.
Take Your time - I agree with this to a degree. But what I've found is building rapport as fast as possible is better than building it slowly. The worst is wasting your time through dialogue that never amounts to anything.
Have her text/call you at closing - I have done this successfully a bit in the past. The girl needs to be really interested though... I find it easier to get their digits and I feel a lot of them still want the guy to make the first move. Still saying all that I am open to be swayed on this viewpoint...
It's a massive numbers game - Amen.... I think striking at the right time is more key than anything else.
OLD is a good tool - It can work for sure..... I think I've had more lasting success with girls I've met through other streams.