Luke Skywalker said:
She suggested we should both fondle each other for 2 hours. However, I said ok to that, and since she thought she had me, I'm supposing that this will be a suggestion that will fall through the cracks. You know, the ball and string thing, or push and pull -- if they think they have you then they probably will lose interest. Which is good because that's my AFC defence mechanism as it may be contrary to my values anyway. It's like I know this stuff - push and pull and interest/disinterest.
Firstly, the first line of this paragraph is the funniest thing that I have ever read. I can't imagine how she would have asked this;
Her: "should we fondle for two hours?"
You: "er, can't we do a bit more?"
Her: "no"
You: "how about a bit less?"
Her: "no, we can only fondle and it must be EXACTLY two hours"!!!
Secondly, I'm afraid that we don't care about how much you know about push pull, defence mechanisms or any of this other rubbish.
Yes, it is useful stuff, and a good guide to anyone trying to break into gaming. But you cannot take it to heart. You have almost learned these as sacred rules to live by; if you don't use push/pull, or escalation or something else exactly as Gunwitch or Pook has said, then you won't pull.
This is c**p. Picking up girls is not a science. It is an art. There are no rules to it AT ALL. Anything which you see on these forums, or anywhere else, is at best a handy tip, and at worst pure speculation.
There have been times when I have done everything "right", and failed to get a girl. There have been others when I have done everything wrong; even times when I wasn't trying to pick a girl up and just wanted a chat, and end up in bed.
I am not trying to put these forums down, as often there is a handy hint here, and people do get help when they ask questions, and then act on advice.
However, for you, Luke, the best possible thing that you can do is to forget everything that you have ever "learned" about picking up girls, and to simply go out, get a social life, move out of your parents house and learn to have fun! This will automatically bring you into contact with girls. Simply put, stop thinking too much.