here we go again... flake, wtf is this?

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

Cloudtopsun2100

Senior Don Juan

Jun 30, 2015

blueprint is
1. invite and wait for her response
2. if the response is not a yes and there is no counteroffer (delete and on to the next one), if the response is no with a counteroffer, maintain cool -- see if you are free at the time she counteroffers. If the response is yes, game on.