Last week, I wrote a thread regarding a distant cousin that drew mixed reviews here. Well...that thread was inaccurate.
You see, that girl and I are not related by any means, according to my parents. While she is my cousin's cousin, we are not related by blood. Not only that, but we have no "common ancestors" and no connections other than my uncle being married to her aunt. Therefore, were not family. :rockon:
Having said that, the event went well. As I mentioned in the previous thread, I had only spoken to her once in the past 2-3 years, and that was very quickly last month online. So you could imagine I was surprised to find out she got me a cool fleece. While I think she was able to get it because it was related to her work, it was still very nice.
Over the course of the event, we clicked once again. I noticed her looking at me a few times. At one point, I jokingly suggested to her brother, an aspiring photographer, come up to my school because I need help taking photos for a project. HB heard this, and believing I was serious, said she wanted to come up then too. At the end of the day, we exchanged numbers and plan on "definitely keeping in touch."
Because our families were right nearby and this was a semi-formal event, no heavy macking was going to happen. Despite that, I had a good time. She's naturally a very friendly person, so I can't automatically assume anything today would hint at "interest."
What's the best thing to do from here? The next time I'm home is after graduation, which is 4 weeks away. She has a major work-related event in two weeks. We have each other's numbers, so I can text her early next week to see what she's up to (I have an extensive job interview that takes up half this week, so I won't be doing anything then). I'd like to keep things going and see if taking things further would be possible.
While I will definitely be looking to spin more plates and try to get to know girls I see at school, I feel this could be worth a shot.
You see, that girl and I are not related by any means, according to my parents. While she is my cousin's cousin, we are not related by blood. Not only that, but we have no "common ancestors" and no connections other than my uncle being married to her aunt. Therefore, were not family. :rockon:
Having said that, the event went well. As I mentioned in the previous thread, I had only spoken to her once in the past 2-3 years, and that was very quickly last month online. So you could imagine I was surprised to find out she got me a cool fleece. While I think she was able to get it because it was related to her work, it was still very nice.
Over the course of the event, we clicked once again. I noticed her looking at me a few times. At one point, I jokingly suggested to her brother, an aspiring photographer, come up to my school because I need help taking photos for a project. HB heard this, and believing I was serious, said she wanted to come up then too. At the end of the day, we exchanged numbers and plan on "definitely keeping in touch."
Because our families were right nearby and this was a semi-formal event, no heavy macking was going to happen. Despite that, I had a good time. She's naturally a very friendly person, so I can't automatically assume anything today would hint at "interest."
What's the best thing to do from here? The next time I'm home is after graduation, which is 4 weeks away. She has a major work-related event in two weeks. We have each other's numbers, so I can text her early next week to see what she's up to (I have an extensive job interview that takes up half this week, so I won't be doing anything then). I'd like to keep things going and see if taking things further would be possible.
While I will definitely be looking to spin more plates and try to get to know girls I see at school, I feel this could be worth a shot.
