MikeEdward1973
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Hi folks - after surfing on this forum a bit, I realized that this section of the forum might be a better place to seek feedback, since I'm 34. So I'm repeating some thoughts that I did post a bit earlier in another section of the forum.
In any case, here is my problem. I am getting plenty of first dates with good looking women. Very few 2nd dates. I talked about this with a friend of mine tonight. His point was a good one - I have zero idea of how to flirt. I'm just bad at it. I talk to women like they're friends. Male friends. We talk for hours, and have great conversations, but I think I'm getting moved into the 'friends' category really fast.
So - could some folks here give me advice on flirting on a first date? I really need some new moves.
(just as background, I'm 34, and the women we're talking about are usually between 28 and 31.)
We talk about everything from work and family life (I don't have any kids, and neither do the women I date - I'm referring to parents and siblings) to the places we've lived and what we do for fun.
Not to sound arrogant, but I do have a lot of interesting stuff to talk about, I spent 5 years on Wall Street, and now I work in Silicon Valley. And I spend most of the time asking them about them, not talking about just me. I show a lot of interest in what they do, their life, etc.
And I get a lot of good vibes - almost *always* they do the hair-stroking thing and we make a ton of eye contact.
My follow-up is I call a couple days later, leave a message, and they usually don't call back. And then a couple days after that, I'll shoot them a text message, just saying hi, asking how their week is going. Usually no reply.
My suspicion is that I'm not flirting - I treat it way too much like a job interview. And I am really good at job interviews, so I think my brain is trained to be too much of a gentlemen.
Does anyone know what I'm talking about? help?
In any case, here is my problem. I am getting plenty of first dates with good looking women. Very few 2nd dates. I talked about this with a friend of mine tonight. His point was a good one - I have zero idea of how to flirt. I'm just bad at it. I talk to women like they're friends. Male friends. We talk for hours, and have great conversations, but I think I'm getting moved into the 'friends' category really fast.
So - could some folks here give me advice on flirting on a first date? I really need some new moves.
(just as background, I'm 34, and the women we're talking about are usually between 28 and 31.)
We talk about everything from work and family life (I don't have any kids, and neither do the women I date - I'm referring to parents and siblings) to the places we've lived and what we do for fun.
Not to sound arrogant, but I do have a lot of interesting stuff to talk about, I spent 5 years on Wall Street, and now I work in Silicon Valley. And I spend most of the time asking them about them, not talking about just me. I show a lot of interest in what they do, their life, etc.
And I get a lot of good vibes - almost *always* they do the hair-stroking thing and we make a ton of eye contact.
My follow-up is I call a couple days later, leave a message, and they usually don't call back. And then a couple days after that, I'll shoot them a text message, just saying hi, asking how their week is going. Usually no reply.
My suspicion is that I'm not flirting - I treat it way too much like a job interview. And I am really good at job interviews, so I think my brain is trained to be too much of a gentlemen.
Does anyone know what I'm talking about? help?
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