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On the second date -- Finding the root of my stagnation

Sir Shinra

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This is a long post, and yes, it is about a date with one chick, so I'm gonna start right off with the disclaimer.

Disclaimer: I am not posting this detailed report because of the girl. I am not being AFC, nor do I have one-itis with this woman. I already realize that I'm probably not going to see her again because of this date. I am writing this report to further my DJ education, not to get with this particular chick. I chose this date because it is exemplary what I tend to do when I am with an attractive woman.

Synopsis

I think I have hit a plateau as far as my dating life is concerned. The date below is a very typical example of why I am peaking just before the kiss close (or in this case, right at the kiss close). I have made my report as detailed as possible because I would like more experienced DJs to tell me what steps I need to take to get to the next level. If I keep going like this, I'm going to be stuck at the second date for a long time.

So last night I went on a second date with an HB7.5 that ended in a kiss close (though it probably shouldn't have. She was pretty tipsy and had put up initial resistance, but I got her on the second attempt).

Some background information

She is Korean, but she acts like a Westerner since she spent a year in Canada. This is good since Western girls are better at having fun and aren't as shy, but they are also less compliant than Korean girls. She is also a couple years older than me, and age is a big deal in Korea. So we are constantly having a 'contest' to see which of us is the 'senior,' (in other words, the dominant one) and it's because of this that she often volunteers to pay for our activities. I pretend to protest when she does. And yes, I do pay for other things. Admittedly, she has spent more money total.

I know her interest level is (was) high since she dressed herself really nice for both our dates, and from her calling me from work the next day to "make sure I got home all right." I thought she might be mad at me for kissing her while she was inebriated, but I guess not.

Previous date

If you're interested, the following post is a transcript of our first date. I ripped it from the Winter BC Week 6 thread.

Second date

We agreed to meet again a week later. I didn't tell her what we were doing that night, so we go out to eat. We carry on our conversation as if the kiss didn't happen the previous week. We're cracking jokes and making fun of each other, and I'm hitting her hard with the C&F. I throw in a little across-the-table kino with shoulder taps, etc.

Next, we go bowling. We played two games and had a good time. Some more playful kino (she initiated first this time) and heckling each other for our mistakes, high fives, etc. I had to show her how to properly throw the ball, which was a good excuse to put my hands on her hips, shoulders, etc. There were a few times where we hold a hold eye contact for a little too long. Sometimes she ends it first, sometimes I do (not wanting to look creepy). At one point, she says ,
"What are you doing?" (she's smiling)
"What do you mean" (I'm smiling)
"You're staring at me."
"You stared at me first."
blah blah blah... her turn to bowl.

More conversation She tells me that she is a Christain and our inside joke for the rest of the game is that we 'pray' for a good shot. If she misses, I tease her that God is pissed off at her for being a 'bad girl.' She agrees with my affirmation (she told me on the previous date that she is indeed, not a good girl).

At one point, she teases me for a missed shot. In response, I sit down next to her, get close to her face and say, "hey, look up here." I touch her face and stare into her eyes for a couple seconds. Sounds like I'm gonna kiss her right? I give her the finger instead. She laughs with surprise and disbelief. (BTW, I thought of that one on my own.):up:

She responds with a tease of her own. She calls me over and I get in her face (thinking she might actually want to kiss this time) and she flicks me in the face instead. Shouldn't have fell for that.

At this point, the date seems to be going well.

After the two games, I give her two options: either stay here or go play billiards. After a bit of thought she chooses billiards. We walk arm-in-arm to the billiards place. I don't think she's familiar with the arm-crick, because she reaches for my forearm instead of my bicep. After a few steps I say, "You're doing it wrong; it's like this," and correct her. She feels up my arm and says "Oh my god... your arms are tiny!" (I am quite tall and slender by nature). I jokingly play like I'm offended "Oh my god, you're so mean" and push her to the side. I brought up the tiny arms thing a couple more times in conversation later that night... jokingly of course.

Here's where it starts turning bad. We get to the billiards place and all the tables are full of smoking guys. I can tell she's uncomfortable, so I quickly lead her out. We stop at the secluded staircase and try to decide what to do. I ask her what she wants to do and she can't think of anything. She says something to the effect of "I don't know," and I said, something like
"That's fine. I don't trust you anyway."
"Why?"
"You're probably thinking of something bad..."
*she ponders for a moment* "Eww, get away from me!"
"Hey, you're the one thinking of dirty things, not me!"
At this point, I begin thinking that she is reacting negatively to my innuendo. Maybe she was being sarcastic, too?

We start walking down the staircase, while I keep C&Fing her. She sounds a tad bit frustrated with me at this point. When we're almost down, she says, "What do you want?"
I couldn't think of something clever to say, so I didn't respond.

Note: I think this would have been an EXCELLENT OPPURTUNITY to put my balls on the line and do this.

*Stop her on the staircase and look her in the eye.
*Respond simply with "you."
*Go for the kiss.

Does that seem like a good idea? Unfortunately, the thought didn't occur to me until several days later.

We walk down the street for a few minutes, having some idle conversation about some topic, and she (again) suggests we go grab a drink. I'm always up for drinking. She picks some random western bar and I agree to it. When we go sit down, she again gives me the "stay away from me!" because of my innuendo earlier. I sit next to her anyway. While drinking, I say something sarcastically (Asian girls have a hard time detecting sarcasm) and she is confused. I tell her that it was just sarcasm. Here, she says something to me... the most important dialogue of the night: "Eighty percent of everything that comes out of your mouth... is a joke." It was at this point I realized... maybe I AM relying too much on C&F. I hate talking about serious things.

Eventually we loosen up a bit and I challenge her to arm wrestling and thumb war. Since we're sitting next to each other, one of us has to move to the other side. She tells me to move, but not wanting to let her be the senior (one of our inside jokes. She is older than me and Korean culture dictates that the junior must follow the senior. See previous date above) I tell her to move. She refuses. Another important point:
Her: "I get it now.... you're trying get control."
Me: "No, I don't want the control... I just don't want you to have it!"
blah blah blah.

I ponder for a bit. I want to move but that would mean that I caved. Finally, I stand up, move my chair out of the way, grab her chair (while she is still sitting in it) and drag it to the other side of the table. "You are crazy!!"

At another point she says,
"You're wierd."
Me:"You like it."
Her:"No, I don't."
Me:"So what do you want me to do?"
Her:"Act normal."
Me:"And how would a normal person act?"
Her *smiling in a ****y way*: "Like me!":yes:

I start immitating her poorly.
"That's now how I act!"

We play thumb war, etc. Then we start having conversation again and I have a hard time hearing her because of the chair in between us. From my seat, with one arm, I push the chair out of the way and drag hers closer to me. "You're pretty good at this!"

We then move on to talk about our favorite music, etc. She suggests some good Korean bands for me, and I don't have anything to write in except my journal, so I break it out in front of her. She starts to read but I stop her
"You want to read my journal?? You're so nosy!"
"You have a journal?"
*sarcastically*"Yeah, I'm a real sensitive guy. I write about my feelings and such."

She gets out hers and shows me a couple pages. It's mostly in Korean but there is some English. I look through the pages until I get to one entry and she pulls it away from me. Something dirty, I guess.

Anyway, we spend a few minutes looking at the pictures in my phone, and I take the oppurtunity to get my face closer to hers. I deepen my voice a little and up the kino. She doesn't really respond. Eventually her mom calls and she has to go. We walk together to the bus stop (she takes the bus whereas I take the subway, right next door). She's is visibly cold and shivering, so I decide to be the "gentleman" and warm her body with mine until the bus arrives. She doesn't respond, but doesn't push me away either. Eventually, the bus arrives and it's time for her to go. She breaks away and walks toward the bus to make sure it's hers. It is. I want to signal her back for a last-ditch kiss attempt, but I think she was aware of my intentions, and instead of walking back towards me, quickly said bye (in a very indifferent tone) and got on the bus.

A few days later, I called her, no answer. She sends me a text later that day. I send one back. No response since.
 

Sir Shinra

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My analysis

I can tell right off that there are some weak points in my game.

1) When she told me "80 percent of everything that comes out of your mouth is a joke."
Am I relying too much on C&F? It's the only way I know how to escalate. Should I be more serious when I do it?

2) Escalation: I don't know how to escalate beyond kino and C&F. I was giving her lots of kino, but it was the same type of kino. I didn't touch her legs or anything like that. There really didn't seem to be a launching point for...

3) The kiss: How should I have gone for the kiss close? Last time, I had the advantage of alcohol, so I just deepened my voice and got closer to her, not really caring about what her reaction would be or the subject of our discourse. (The first time we kissed, we were talking about her mom!) I realize the importance of "it's not what you say, but how you say it." But what I say is still important right?

4) Going somewhere private: How do I suggest going back to my place without setting off alarm bells? I don't want to use a serious tone because it will make the situation awkward.

5) One of the first things I learned from this website is to never give the girl control... but when she calls me out for being "controlling," how do I respond? Did I handle this situation all right?

6) The frame: I know I handed the frame to her when I let her think of a place. How else did I surrender the frame (leaving her in charge) on this date? The first half was good, but after we left the bowling alley, I honestly felt like I was no longer in control... I really was the junior.

7) Being sexual with her: Oh yes. I wanted her, and I had a feeling that she wanted me. However, whenever I brought up a sexual-ish topic she would react a bit defensively. I resorted to dropping subtle innuendos instead. Yes, I took the advice from this website and accused HER of having the dirty thoughts, but this didn't seem to work. My friends in Korea tell me that its really easy to get a woman back to your place... just tell her directly, "hey, let's go back to my place." I am 95% sure that if I said something like that, I'd get a slap to the face or something similar. This subject is where I need the most advice.

Closing

ANY input into this situation would be appreciated. I spent about as much time typing this report as I did on the date itself. I know I'm doing something wrong, and I know the source is rooted deep in my personality. If I can just find out how to change it, I know I will have a breakthrough.

Lately, I've been having visions of my ideal self. My dream is not far out of reach. How do I get there? When will I get there?
 

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My previous date with her.

Went on a first date with an HB7 (since upgraded to HB8) who approached ME at the train station. Her English was really good because she spent one year in Canada. The day I met her, I was feeling really adventurous, so when she mentioned that she went to the gym for fun, I challenged her to arm wrestling. I won.

The date went ... okay. I didn't have a plan, and due to work circumstances, etc, wasn't really dressed for the occassion. She was looking quite hot though, all makeuped and wearing a bright red jacket. We met at the mall and looked for a coffee shop, which took longer than needed due to both our unfamiliarity with the area. We didn't have much to say at first, and I kinda felt her attraction level (for me) dropping, but after a bit of coffee conversation it picked up, and after a lot of teasing I convinced her to go bowling with me.

Unfortunately I had overestimated my navigation ability and couldn't find the bowling place I was looking for. We walked around for awhile, and instead went into one of those "beer and chicken" joints that are abundant in Korea. She agreed to just 1 drink, but, as I learned (again) tonight, you can never drink just one. We had three... and she was the one who kept ordering. After around 2 hours, and 3 beers, on opposite sides of the table, I went over to her side, got a little closer to her, and attempted a kiss close. Failure. After a brief pause, she withdrew, "I'm not gonna kiss you." Seven minutes later, I was kissing her... very softly. There wasn't much passion, little tongue, and the kiss was quite short, but it was quite relaxing. She breaks it off. "I feel wierd doing this. It's like I'm kissing my little brother!" Ouch!

(Background info. She is a couple years older than me. Our "argument" is over who is the "senior," which means they have to pay for the meal. By the end of the night, she paid for the meal.

After another 10 minutes, I kiss her again for a little longer. Then I decide it's time to go home, as I have to work tomorrow and so does she. We both take taxis in different directions. Before splitting up, however, I tease her with a would-be kiss, and withdraw after a brief pause. She didn't seem fazed by it, but the next day I get a call from her while I'm at work. She wanted to "make sure I got home all right." I said "aww that's so sweet," in a mocking tone of voice, and she said "all right have a good day." Maybe I pissed her off. Oh well, I'll call her in a few days.
 

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Imo the best way to kiss close is in the middle of laughter. Catch her off guard and just go in for it. You want the kiss to immediately follow a positive reaction.
 

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If she doesn't see it coming, then she's probably going to withdraw instinctively. I figured that the kiss must be proceded by intimate kino and "that kind" of eye contact, but if she's laughing, won't it break the tension?

BTW, this isn't that important, but the girl tried to contact me a couple nights ago. I was gonna let her hang, but I had just gone out clubbing in the same area she told me she was in, and my wing had already scored a chick, so I had nobody to hang out with. She called me and I answered, but because of the ambience, I couldn't hear a word she said. I just hung up on her. lol. I guess she's still interested. I'll call in a couple days.
 

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Your first mistake is putting so much emphasis on the kiss and escalation.

By thinking about it so much, you mentally move it back to the end of the date in your head. Not good.

It's not like the movies man, the kiss close doesn't always and shouldn't always come at the end of the date.

You may have thought you giving her the finger instead was witty, but IMO I think it just shows a lack of confidence in yourself to go on for the actual kiss. She probably thought somewhat of the same (either that or she thought you were weird).

The key is kiss her and lay some hard kino on her early on or in the middle of the date. This breaks the awkwardness that was obviously present throughout your date.

The way you setup the date (which I don't like either), I would have gone in for the kiss a little while after you two got to bowling. This way all that weight gets taken off of your shoulders as to "WHEN am I going to make the move?"

If you would have made the kiss close here, there was really no reason to even go to the billards (come on one game is enough.. most women would call sitting through a whole game of bowling torture).

The key is to get the nonsense out of the way and get down to business. That's why she said "WHAT DO YOU WANT?"

DO YOU WANT TO BE MY FRIEND OR DO YOU WANT TO GET DOWN?

After you kissed her at the bowling alley, you would have then said to her "let's get out of here."

Either your place or her place. Escalate however far she seems to be willing to take it, and then you're in.

If it's the first date and she is hesitant at this point to come back, push her a little bit jokingly, maybe telling her you won't bite.. too much. If she doesn't want to, then politely say, "Ok, well I don't mind driving you back."

If it's the second date and she doesn't want to go somewhere intimate like her place or your place, she's just not that in to you.

LASTLY and also importantly, you need to lead this date. Stop asking her what she wants to do.

I'll tell you what she wants to do--she wants you to lead her to do something you want to do. It's not really what you guys are doing, but how you do it and how you conduct yourself.

Tell her, let's do this. Let's go back. We should go get this. You get the point.

On the plus side, you kept things lighthearted and joking. But you must make the transition to the kiss close and become a little more sexual. Right now you're just a clown making her laugh right now. Also, the kino across the table to the shoulder is creepy.

good luck
 

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Thanks for the detailed response, WC2

The reason I chose the bowling date is because it is actually something I want to do. Not to mention, most people agree that action dates are better anyway. All the girls I've taken bowling thus far seemed to enjoy themselves.

What kind of place would you suggest going to instead?
 

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i don't believe you have reached your peak. I also think that what your doing is a great way to learn about women fast. It's like a crash course training test with women.

What i have learned is that with women in general even though i have been with mostly korean women it's best to take your time. Nothing wrong with just going for the quick lay if that's all your looking for but i try to stay away from those since it doesn't attract me too much anyway.

here are some rules that i stick to when gaming a plate or possible ltr:

1.) I always assume my game is atleast one level lower than the females. I do this because no matter how good i am at any particular thing, c+f, escalation, getting IOI's, etc i will always prepare more. This keeps you at the top of your game always, so even when you do reach the top, you don't become a lazy champion.

2.) You are fighting a war with these women you try to date. Sure you can win a battle in a day/week/month but doing so you will probably lose the war. By rushing to a short victory your foundation is weak and later on can and will most likely crumble. A war is not won in days or weeks. Sometimes they may take many months/years to secure pure victory. Do not hasten to seek victory.

3.) Don't prolong the date. Have a set schedule so this doesn't happen. By doing this you will always keep them wanting more. Set up one event at most two, this way they will not get sick of you and will want to see you sooner than normal. By keeping it shorter between 1-2 hours instead of what your dates seem to be like 3-5+, you can grab a bite , possibly walk with her to her bus stop, maybe even get on to somewhere that may not take you too far out of the way and then part ways.

4.) Be original. Girls will come and go in your life and so will guy for a woman's life so be different. I always leave in their mind that when they leave me or i leave them, they will never find another person like me or make them feel the same. Most of them try to contact me after our breakup.

ex:
one girl i knew used to always goes to this elementary school with me at night. we played hopscotch there twice already. either she would start and i would immediately follow or vice versa. I planned to start this time but instead of jumping to the fourth block, i would jump in the air straight up and turn around and have my arms open for her to fall into.

another time in one of my past relationships, it was coming close to vday in HS. i knew she liked pooh bear(Winnie the pooh), so i bought this GIGANTIC size winnie the pooh. probably like 7feet tall and 3-4 feet wide. I strapped it to my back all day and walked around with it until i saw her.

Girls will never forget things like that, not only because they are original but also because no one else spends the time to even think of ways to make them feel special.
 

Sir Shinra

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Well, it's been over three weeks. I called this girl up and, amazingly, she agreed to a third date with no resistance. My flake sense is tingling.

Problem is, I'm out of ideas for things to do. I don't wanna do something we have already done.

Provided she doesn't flake, how should I go about this one? I'm gonna go for the kiss close early on... multiple times if I have to (remember, she resisted the first time and complied the second).
 

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3rd date, ok easy peazy...Invite her over to your place to watch a dvd. Get on the couch whatever get comfortable watch said movie then make your move. If she's down for it you will know, if she's not then suggest you guys call it a night...if she was playing hard to get she will show suddenly show interest by making an excuse to stay, if she really is not feeling you she will leave.

Now here is the beauty of my plan.

Its fullproof because if you have any game whatsoever a girl knows whats going down when she comes to your place to watch a dvd on the 3rd date. For me 3 is the key. Do work.
 
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