Jariel said:
Keep your options open
Keep your cards close to your chest, but not too close
In the initial stages of seduction or dating, you should never reveal how you feel, even if she tries to prompt you or asks you. Showing your interest should be treated like a volume slider: if you raise the volume too loud, she’s going to get freaked out! So you need to turn it up gradually so she feels comfortable as things progress.
[Good luck!
yoo jariel... great thread that i like to pass by . especially when im having problems . so that point plus the point of being a cool guy is what confuse me at times . like .... I should show interest , play the ball in her court , be indifferent to the outcome . To show her that i want her not need her . But it shouldn't be that obvious , it shouldn't be too much . like volume tuning...it shouldn't be that loud or else it will scare her away .
for me , it is sometimes hard to differentiate btw too much and not giving interest at all . depending on the situation also , girl , something like sitting closer to her , talking with her mostly , focusing on her might be too much and it maybe also too little to start the spark . I know that this couldn't be masterted logically . I don't want it either to be like a philosophy or logic .
It happens when im going out in a group and to a less extent in a date . i have fun , play around the girls and subtley focus on the girl i like naturally but when i sense that it's too much attention, sense that she's bored , not interested , playing games , get out of light subjects to talk about . I focus on other girls and leave her wondering for a while for fear of being thought of as throwing myself at her as alot of girls act like that with me N it's gross .
it's like i want to escalate things without being too obvious . i like this one step at a time approach or volume tuning thing but can you explain a bit further about that . as for me it's like tuning the volume so slowly till it becomes shallow , risk loosing rapport n preserving the ego or in another explanation: (A girl won't invest herself unless she thinks you're investing yourself too! Sometimes you've got to give them something to go on, a small compliment, maybe a quick "you know I like you", a lingering look )Or tuning the volume too much too soon , putting the ego on the line then feeling gross or fear being thought as that .
It's like i want a medium btw these 2 paths . cz at alot of times it's like pressurzing myself to escalate the relationship especially if she's hot n got alot of attention n guys though not being an attention hore . I fon't like that . no anyalsis paralysis....having fun , natural but at times ...it's like or shoul be like a game , tips or you fear loosing rapport , being clueless etc..