BeDJ said:
Are. You. Fvcking. Serious?
Harry,
Not everything is absolute. My main mistake was not trying to make plans with her. My other mistake wasn't answering text messages. I'm sorry, but your advice is generic for this situation.
Oh boy... I see I have a person on hand that's not a fan of my advice. No biggie - but, I will say that I've been in a similar situation as yours. In fact, this very scenario played out a couple of years ago, but there are a few differences in our stories...
YOUR STORY: We bar hopped and kissed closed her during the second venue.
MY STORY: We went to lunch, then went to a bookstore to get coffee. Afterward, we drove around a bit, then stopped at Starbucks to talk some more.
YOUR STORY: We get close and she offers me a ride home.
MY STORY: I didn't have a car at the time, so she drove me everywhere. Eventually, she gives me a ride back to my place.
YOUR STORY: Stops in front of my house and says that she's afraid of getting too carried away. I asked her what she meant, and she responded 'like making out.' I respond, "Well, just don't rip off my shirt."
MY STORY: Stops in front of my house. We talk for about 45 minutes, then I go in to hug her, stare at her face for a moment, then we start making out.
YOUR STORY: Interest is high and wants me to hang out with her the next day.
MY STORY: Interest level is high. Before she can say something about wanting to see me again, I tell her I'll be busy the next few days (which was true)
AND NOW, HERE'S WHERE OUR STORIES DIFFER...
YOUR STORY: I get a text from my friend that he was at the bar and was too drunk to drive home. I tell her to drop me off where he was so I can take care of him.
MY STORY: I have my phone off so there's no distractions. We end up making out to the point that she's ready to do it in her car with me, in front of my building. Luckily it was raining and no one could see us, SOOOO.... yada yada yada, it was good times
YOUR STORY: She offers to give him a ride home as well. It's fine, I said. She drops me off in front and pulls me in to kiss me again.
MY STORY: I'm already home. After we finished, she pulls me in to kiss me again. I tell her "bye" and go back into my apartment.
YOUR STORY: I text her the next evening, "still up for tonight?" No response.
MY STORY: I run into her the next day at a coffee shop per chance. She's with a friend of hers studying. I say "hi" to her, small talk, then leave. An hour later she calls me to say "hey, what a coincidence we saw each other today," small talk, yada yada. I don't hit her up for 3 days after that; when I finally do, I do so to ask her out on a date. She agrees, and we go out again.
So, let's recap, shall we?
YOUR STORY: You didn't get her hint that she wanted to do more stuff with you in the car; you killed the mojo of the moment by having the phone on and answering your buddy's text; you tried to secure a next-day date while still on your current date; and, even if you were trying to plan something next day, you didn't have a concrete plan that you could say in the moment
MY STORY: I made the moves necessary to score in the car; I kept my phone off (and told her to silence hers) so there'd be no mood-killing moments; I made sure to wait a few days after we banged to hit her up; and when I did hit her up I had an event, place, and time already in play, which she was more than happy to agree to.
Is the advice I gave you absolute? Of course not, nothing is! But going off of these two stories, as well as a plethora of other stories I could give you - not to mention the overwhelming proof on these boards of guys who try to set up next-day/same day dates vs. those who are more patient - I'd have to say the odds of the advice I gave you working are far better than the current plan you're using. Have a nice day!