QuadDeuces
Master Don Juan
Next her, if she wanted to talk to you she could have texted you first.
Drama queen.
Drama queen.
You are welcome to disagree. I'm not dating you. What I'm doing is working fine and my calendar is as full asI can handle. And yes, I'm raising my girls not to be obnoxious texters.BeExcellent is raising her daughters not to be obnoxious texters? Good luck with that.
I disagree. Think of the man as her would-be employer and the date as an interview. You don't get to say thank you in person and not send a thank-you note (in writing) after the interview. The boss might not have heard you say thank-you.
It is common knowledge that it is bad practice (and often costs you a job) if you don't send a thank-you note after a job.
You might say I'm not her boss, but if I'm paying for dinner, that is the nature of the relationship.
If a man is not patient and does not wait for a woman's initiative then how can he tell if the girl likes him and would make the (honestly fairly small) effort of reaching out?If a woman is not patient and does not wait for a man's initiative then how can she tell if the guy likes her and would make the (honestly fairly small) effort of reaching out?
A wise woman chooses from among those men who show interest in her. If you are attractive men will show interest.
That's a strawman. I didn't promote texting first. I thought I was clear, if she specifically asks to text when you get home, I say go along with it. It's a courtesy text, not a conversational text.I've dated beautiful girls since 1987, you know that, right?
I'm blowing leads with girls with low interest. You know that, right?
I'm tired of Betas here promoting texting first.
You're taking what I said out of context in order to promote your agenda. Women don't pursue in the first 2-3 dates, but they absolutely do most of the pursuing once their feelings are involved. It's actually healthier for the relationship that way. When she's pursuing, she isn't leaving. That would be a contradiction.I'm with @EyeBRollin here. Have some nads guys. Expecting women to pursue is passive. I don't like my men passive, so I sort for the men who reach out first. Then I respond and go on dates. This is what many feminine women do, even young ones, even in 2017.
I don't have an agenda per se. Once its an official LTR or marriage then it evens out as far as who contacts who first. In early stage and in non-exclusive dating it's not a good idea for women to chase after men. Women worth having really don't do that. It's intrusive into a man's life. The man I'm dating now texts me as he chooses. I always respond. I quite like him, but he's busy & I'm secure that I'll hear from him when he's available. And I do.You're taking what I said out of context in order to promote your agenda. Women don't pursue in the first 2-3 dates, but they absolutely do most of the pursuing once their feelings are involved. It's actually healthier for the relationship that way. When she's pursuing, she isn't leaving. That would be a contradiction.
I agree with @bigneil in principle, I just don't think expecting every woman to pursue right away is an efficient way to go with maximizing leads.
Ok. Do what works for you. I'm a traditionalist & it works very well for me. Weeds out the sex only men & qualifies the rest.If a man is not patient and does not wait for a woman's initiative then how can he tell if the girl likes him and would make the (honestly fairly small) effort of reaching out?
A wise man chooses from among those women who show interest in him. If you are attractive women will show interest.
Why should the male version of this take precedence over the female version? BECAUSE THE MAN PAID FOR DINNER.
I fed you your own words.Ok. Do what works for you. I'm a traditionalist & it works very well for me. Weeds out the sex only men & qualifies the rest.
It's the strategy fathers advocate for their own daughters, even here. Wonder why that is.
The highest value women are always going to have a wide range of choices. So expecting one to chase you actually tells her you aren't interested in her. So she picks from her other good choices who do show interest. She has no need to chase men. She simply is receptive to those with the initiative to approach her.
It's a matter of scale regarding abundance. I don't think you guys really understand this.
Men run around trying to figure out how to be seen as having enough value to get a woman to have sex with them. Women run around navigating all the men who want to have sex with her at any given time.
A man's value is in his initiative; a woman's value is in her restraint. Really think about that.
It's impossible to explain to y'all what that is like. Those of you with daughters can see it.
Men look at all women through a sexual lens. Women look at few men through a sexual lens. Entirely polar opposite perspectives.
Um yes Neil darling, I can read.I fed you your own words.
That means she was cheating with you, which I don't find to display great character and she has since vanished from you. She was never yours. She was using you Neil. I hate to be the azzhole here but you fell in love with a woman that used you. I'm sorry that happened and I know its painful to get over, but that is the real deal.
shouldn't you teach them not to play stupid games? not "go ghost on men you like to make them chase and hope this doesn't scare away men with an iota of sense who aren't desperate" lol.More importantly I'm raising my girls to be patient and observant. This is the best way for a woman to gauge interest level in a man. If a woman is not patient and does not wait for a man's initiative then how can she tell if the guy likes her and would make the (honestly fairly small) effort of reaching out?
Here's what you are missing. I'm not teaching my girls to play games at all. I'm teaching them to be feminine, to be submissive, to await directive, to respond. I'm teaching them to look at actions, because actions display intent.shouldn't you teach them not to play stupid games? not "go ghost on men you like to make them chase and hope this doesn't scare away men with an iota of sense who aren't desperate" lol.
as you can see from this thread, most guys rightfully see a girl who doesn't want to reach out as a girl who isn't interested, teaching your daughters to not show interest is foolish.
I remember one time I talked to a cute girl who showed a lot of interest, but then we didn't see each other for a week and I couldn't get her number at the time (didn't have my phone on me I think), so when I saw her after a week or two, she basically didn't even look in my direction or say hi or anything, so I just assumed she forgot about me and moved on with my life.
fast forward to 3 months later or so I said hi and she was like "finally! where have you been?" she proceeded to explain that she always waits for boys to talk to her first because that's how it's supposed to be or something. I was so confused.
think of it like this. when girls go after the guys they like, that's a sign of interest, when girls go ghost on a guy, only responding if and when he hits them up that's usually a sign of disinterest. doesn't matter what any individual person means when they do it, if you do it you're intentionally running the risk of being perceived the way that most people who do it are perceived, an interested girl who isn't playing games (barring stupidity/inexperience) isn't going to want to look uninterestedHere's what you are missing. I'm not teaching my girls to play games at all. I'm teaching them to be feminine, to be submissive, to await directive, to respond. I'm teaching them to look at actions, because actions display intent.
I never said I wanted the girl to do all the chasing, I don't think any guy on here except maybe a select few wants to just lounge in their pool while the fangirls climb the fences, I just think that the girl should show interest if she's interested, guys have to learn that exact same lesson (you get friendzoned and passed over if you show no interest), good example, today I didn't text any girl first, two of them hit me up the first chance they got, care to take a guess which two are the most interested?I cannot for the life of me see why this is so tough for some of y'all to understand. Perhaps some of you were raised by feminists, I have no idea. There are threads here complaining about women becoming more masculine...and then at the same time complaining that women don't come chasing after you, initiating contact and assuming the aggressive, leadership, masculine role. Feminine women don't come chasing after you. They DON'T. I'm not the least bit surprised some of y'all complain about there being no feminine women. They are there all right, sometimes right under your nose. But you don't realize it because you don't take the male role. Go read @narcissist and his thread about 100 sets. He is transforming his dating life by going out and being the man and going after women he wants. I'm sure some of the women he meets do chase after him. But others probably don't. I'm betting the ones who chase less and await his initiative more are the ones he finds himself thinking about. The chasers are too easy after a while and become passe. That is human nature.
alternative theory: she was obviously lying about actually wanting me to talk to her because she waited for 3 months for me to say hi, nobody has that kind of patience, she didn't give one single fvck if I ever spoke to her again lmao. The reason I didn't initially say hi isn't that I was waiting for her to walk up to me (I was 100% sure she wouldn't do that) it's because she didn't say hi or look at me whenever we passed by each other (it's totally possible she didn't see me from 5-10 feet away, I suppose.), nowadays I've seen literally strangers smile at me and stare because I looked at them and smiled, so it's not really an unreasonable expectation.Your example @devilkingx2 is a perfect one in your quote above. That woman is simply making the assumption that you, the MAN had no interest in her the WOMAN because you took no initiative. It sounds to me like she likes you a bit. She is a feminine girl who waits until she has something to respond to. You should ask her out and then see her on the date. That is leading, which the man is SUPPOSED to be doing.
that was a long time ago, I barely ever talked to her again(the whole year was practically over by the time that i talked to her so I barely had a chance to say a word because she didn't show any interest, if she liked me I hope she learned a lesson lol), I go back and forth between whether or not she screwed up and lost me or whether or not I was the one who screwed up my chance to get laid, but considering that it has been like 3 years and that memory still sours me on her, it's safe to say that she's the one who screwed up lol.I challenge devilkingx2 to ask that woman out, take the leadership role and see where it goes. You might be in for a nice surprise. No games necessary.
Ignore her inquiry, do not engage a discussion on the topic. I never text/call the next day unless I just had sex with her. Just wait a gfew days, call her, ask her out if she says yes, date her, no throw her number away. It seems she has high interest if she is worried about your call. She could also be a nut case. You will find out in either case.Just getting over oneitis from some woman, I came off too needy, probably drove her away so I went out on a 1st date with a new woman in her 30's last weekend. We really hit it off. I was following the advice of some members on here to not text her to check to see if she got home okay from the date. Anyway, I waited three days to contact her to say hello and to set up another date, she responded with " why didn't you contact me to make sure I got home ok? This was the first time anyone has ever not contacted me." After receiving this message from her, I told her my phone died and couldnt find the charger. She said, "bull****, you didnt have time to contact me for three days, I dont play games" At this point, I told her I had a nice time and lets set up a date this Friday. I have yet to hear back from her. **** test or did I mess up? I was thinking of giving her a call or should I forget about it.
Text back, say sorry you are busy this weekend. If she counteroffers fine. This women does not look like a very good prospect, IMO. How many other women are you dating? How many numbers are you getting? Why are you seeing her on Friday? I never date my best prospects on the weekend.Update:
She texted me today saying she will consider hanging out on Friday now but she will let me know when the day gets closer. Women! haha I have to tread lightly with this one because she is in law enforcement and I dont want to get shot.
Absolutely and unequivocably. She should show him in no uncertain terms that she likes him, appreciates him, values him, and is pleased to be with him. I will kino, take a man's hand, stand or sit close to him, listen to him and encourage him. I will encourage and respond to his sexual advances but exercise restraint for a while, again, not out of game playing, but out of discretion and weeding out the drive bys. Women who like you will not play games, they will be good company and they are easy for a man to be with. They will exhibit caring toward you.I will preface this by saying that I can see your point if and only if you think women should make sure to show as much interest as humanly possible to make up for waiting for the man to do everything, to balance out how low interest waiting for the guy to do all the work is.