"Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime."
The former is what you're doing when you feed him what to do and say like wait 5-9 days to call after a date or following other such 'rules'.
He's not learning a damn thing because everything is being fed to him.
Rather, TEACH him to fish meaning teach him to trust himself, have that confidence, stand tall, be proud, and he will carry that for a lifetime.
And no matter what he does, or doesn't do, it will always be the 'right' thing cause he's being true to himself and his own frame which is the most important thing.
And any woman worth anything will sense that and she will admire and respect him for it..
Not sure why some of you guys fight this, it's actually what good sales people are taught also.
Understand your audience and have the confidence knowing that however you present yourself and what you're selling, it will render you the best possible results, always.
Even if the outcome wasn't what you originally hoped for.
Except you don't tell a beginner salesman to do whatever the hell he wants because he is still thirsty to close a sale. Rules/scripts are like training wheels to get started, a dude with little to no success will 99% of the time kill his own chances by overtexting instead of exercising self-restraint, which is why the "don't text after a date" rule is there.
If someone is asking such a basic question, I'm certain he hasn't internalized his confidence yet.
Tell a beginner he can do whatever the hell he wants and you will end up with something like this:
Beginner: Heyyyy I totally enjoyed our time today
Hope you did too! I would love to see you again, when are you free?
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Seasoned veteran: Hey xxx, I enjoyed our time today. It was nice getting to know you
A beginner salesman needs to follow a script
A performing salesman also follows a script, albeit effective one
A top salesman follows what works for him, throws out the rest and keeps his ears open to adjust when necessary