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28,148 544 May 23, 2007 at 09:32 AM in Finance (12)
My Method: after date numero uno: wait no less than 3 days before calling. [i]I went out monday last week, called her sunday. Always make first conversation after first date brief (2-3 minutes TOPS). I said had great time wednesday, how about yourself, quick small talk, and ended with a nice "hope we can get together again sometime soon if ya interested". she ends with a most definitely and said I would call her in a few days. NEVER call back less than AT LEAST a week, typically if they dont call by then, they arent/werent interested. Basically putting the ball somewhat in their court if they really want to get together SOONER rather than LATER. She called back today and said, "hey you never said when you want to get together again." Date 2 saturday nod

HOOK and FKIN SINKERED!

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05-23-2007 at 01:26 PM.
05-23-2007 at 01:26 PM.
Quote from caveney :
its still NEVER been pointed out where this GAME is that im playing. I do not see how waiting it out gets labeled a game. I do not lie to them at any point. I do not leave them hanging in any form or fashion, I do not lie to them. I am upfront, honest, just giving them space and saving the "smothering" for a few more dates down the road. I take them out, cover the "tab" whatever that may be. I then give it a few days, call and findout how they felt it went and said I will be in touch in a few days to set up a 2nd date if she sounds interested. I then receive the call myself in a few days out of them being impatient. I do not just leave them hanging with not knowing what is going on. Because they do not want to wait 5-6 days for me to call back, that is their choice. I still am just having a REAL HARD TIME figuring out where this term GAME[S] comes into play.....
It's considered a "game" because you have a preconceived plan to not call someone until a specified time in order to not show eagerness or weakness. Note, these ploys often are based on "keeping the hand" in the relationship. Therefore, it's a game.
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05-23-2007 at 01:27 PM.
05-23-2007 at 01:27 PM.
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its still NEVER been pointed out where this GAME is that im playing. I do not see how waiting it out gets labeled a game. I do not lie to them at any point. I do not leave them hanging in any form or fashion, I do not lie to them. I am upfront, honest, just giving them space and saving the "smothering" for a few more dates down the road. I take them out, cover the "tab" whatever that may be. I then give it a few days, call and findout how they felt it went and said I will be in touch in a few days to set up a 2nd date if she sounds interested. I then receive the call myself in a few days out of them being impatient. I do not just leave them hanging with not knowing what is going on. Because they do not want to wait 5-6 days for me to call back, that is their choice. I still am just having a REAL HARD TIME figuring out where this term GAME[S] comes into play.....
The way I see it (and several others) your strategy is the game, even though it's less of a game than I initially thought, it's still a game.
Why do you want to keep the girl anxiously awaiting your call for 5-6 days, I understand your reasoning behind it "give them space" but at the same time, if you really liked her, you know you'd want to go out with her again (or see her sooner than in a week, IF you have time).
Also the strategy/game of calling her next day/in a few days, but saying "i'll call you later to set up a date" why not set it up right away, by telling her "hey ____, I had a blast last night, it'd be nice to get together again next weekend (or tomorrow or whenever), maybe I can call you closer to the weekend to set it up" instead you play a "game" by saying "hey ____, I had a blast last night, it'd be nice to get together again, I'll call you later" see the difference? you show interest in both versions, but in the first version you leave the girl feeling more "happy" if she likes you that she'll see you again in a few days/week/etc. instead of waiting by the phone for a week so that you could call and set up a date.
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Just Peachy
05-23-2007 at 01:27 PM.
05-23-2007 at 01:27 PM.
Quote from caveney :
its still NEVER been pointed out where this GAME is that im playing. I do not see how waiting it out gets labeled a game. I do not lie to them at any point. I do not leave them hanging in any form or fashion, I do not tease them. I am upfront, honest, just giving them space and saving the "smothering" for a few more dates down the road. I take them out, cover the "tab" whatever that may be. I then give it a few days, call and findout how they felt it went and said I will be in touch in a few days to set up a 2nd date if she sounds interested. I then receive the call myself in a few days out of them being impatient. I do not just leave them hanging with not knowing what is going on. Because they do not want to wait 5-6 days for me to call back, that is their choice. I still am just having a REAL HARD TIME figuring out where this term GAME[s] comes into play.....

Maybe it's just the way it all reads, Patrick. It's like some covert operation. It's great that you call them back and don't let them hang, but, if the date was a really good one, why not call the next day and see how it went? Maybe she's wanting to hear from you sooner than a few days later. Just sayin. Wink
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05-23-2007 at 01:29 PM.
05-23-2007 at 01:29 PM.
Quote from z2g :
It's considered a "game" because you have a preconceived plan to not call someone until a specified time in order to not show eagerness or weakness. Note, these ploys often are based on "keeping the hand" in the relationship. Therefore, it's a game.
so with your ignorant and nonsense theory. planning to pickup the dinner tab after a first date is considered a "game" because you have a preconceived plan to pick that tab up and pay for it all out of your pocket. your theory is flawed in so many ways...

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Maybe it's just the way it all reads, Patrick. It's like some covert operation. It's great that you call them back and don't let them hang, but, if the date was a really good one, why not call the next day and see how it went? Maybe she's wanting to hear from you sooner than a few days later. Just sayin. Wink
going out on a friday, calling her back on a monday/tuesday gives her time to actually analyze how she feels the date went. all intentionally done to not seem eager on my end and like i said, time to think about how it went.
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05-23-2007 at 01:31 PM.
05-23-2007 at 01:31 PM.
Quote from caveney :
so with your ignorant and nonsense theory. planning to pickup the dinner tab after a first date is considered a "game" because you have a preconceived plan to pick that tab up and pay for it all out of your pocket. your theory is flawed in so many ways...
It's not the same, read my post, I tried to explain my view of the "game" in more details.

You're only picking up the tab to be a gentleman and/or get in her pants. You buy flowers etc. for the same reason (while dating, lol, when married you buy them when you fark up).

But calling her once and leaving her hanging for another few days is playing a game. She doesn't need a week to see if she wants to go out with you again. She probably decided it right away after the date "I like him, I want to see him again" "I don't like him, never again" or "I don't know yet, another date would be nice for me to form an opinion"
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05-23-2007 at 01:36 PM.
05-23-2007 at 01:36 PM.
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05-23-2007 at 01:36 PM.
05-23-2007 at 01:36 PM.
Quote from IVIax :
It's not the same, read my post, I tried to explain my view of the "game" in more details.

You're only picking up the tab to be a gentleman and/or get in her pants. You buy flowers etc. for the same reason (while dating, lol, when married you buy them when you fark up).

But calling her once and leaving her hanging for another few days is playing a game. She doesn't need a week to see if she wants to go out with you again. She probably decided it right away after the date "I like him, I want to see him again" "I don't like him, never again" or "I don't know yet, another date would be nice for me to form an opinion"
explained BETTER than z2g. and certain points I agree with. But i have seen this method fail and fail again to friends. the women end up thinking they are pushy.. maybe its because after first date they werent interested in my friends and therefore responded in the fashion they did. but being what they have done has failed, and I have not, it leads me to believe pushyness/"smothering" has at least SOMETHING to do with it...
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05-23-2007 at 01:39 PM.
05-23-2007 at 01:39 PM.
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lil Rammer makes some good points....yummy
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05-23-2007 at 01:41 PM.
05-23-2007 at 01:41 PM.
Quote from caveney :
explained BETTER than z2g. and certain points I agree with. But i have seen this method fail and fail again to friends. the women end up thinking they are pushy.. maybe its because after first date they werent interested in my friends and therefore responded in the fashion they did. but being what they have done has failed, and I have not, it leads me to believe pushyness/"smothering" has at least SOMETHING to do with it...
I agree with you, that it's NOT the way to approach every date, and that's why I stated earlier, when I saw that a date went really well, I would call them next day, otherwise it was either in a few days or not all.

My point was that you seem like you like this girl, and she liked you (and you "clicked" (couldn't find a better word) on the first date), why would you still play "games" with her? (and I use games very loosely here)

I also agree with z2g, that games only work on certain "girls" and probably not on more mature "women" but I think z2g was not only referring to your game, but games in general (correct me if I'm wrong).
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05-23-2007 at 01:42 PM.
05-23-2007 at 01:42 PM.
Dang,
This thread got waaaaay out of control.

Cav isnt going about this in any sort of malicious way, he is just pursuing this girl in the way he feels comfortable doing it. If he wants to call her based on a certain time period he feels comfortable with, thats cool. If he wants to call her the day after thats cool too. I personally wait a few days as well, I like the way cav is handling things and it looks like it works for him.

Me personally, i call usually on tuesday, why tuesday? Just because thats what I've always done.

Good luck with the babe Cav.
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05-23-2007 at 01:42 PM.
05-23-2007 at 01:42 PM.
Ok throwing my 2cents in here...lol

1. I think people might be seeing it as a game cuz you ended your post with "HOOK and FKIN SINKERED!"...so it's like you won something, kinda like fishing which is considered a game.

2.FYI to ALL men....WOMEN don't sit by the phone waiting for you to call, some of us actually have better things to do in those 3-7 days that you debate when it is or is not "too soon" to call us.

3. If I like a guy I'm going to call him weither he calls me or not, and if he didnt give me his number then he's not worth my time.

4. If there needs to be a RULE then nothing in the relationship will ever last or be real. Men just need to be themselves and cutout the BS. And if the women is so stuck on herself that if bothers her what day you call then she probally is not worth the trouble to begin with.

AND lastly your "dating method" is not really a dating method, more of your idea on how men think they need to pick up a chick. And also if this "Method" works so well and you've used it many of times, then why are you still single and looking for a date using the same "method"?? In other words maybe someone needs to post a dating "How to KEEP a women "method""LMAO LMAO

(nothing to do with you being married before, sometimes shit dont work out. I was referring to other then that ex)
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05-23-2007 at 01:43 PM.
05-23-2007 at 01:43 PM.
Quote from caveney :
explained BETTER than z2g. and certain points I agree with. But i have seen this method fail and fail again to friends. the women end up thinking they are pushy.. maybe its because after first date they werent interested in my friends and therefore responded in the fashion they did. but being what they have done has failed, and I have not, it leads me to believe pushyness/"smothering" has at least SOMETHING to do with it...
Somewhere in there... there's a fine invisible line between creepy stalker... and a guy who's just confident in himself and his fate and doesn't want to play games anymore.
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05-23-2007 at 01:45 PM.
05-23-2007 at 01:45 PM.
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Ok throwing my 2cents in here...lol

1. I think people might be seeing it as a game cuz you ended your post with "HOOK and FKIN SINKERED!"...so it's like you won something, kinda like fishing which is considered a game.

2.FYI to ALL men....WOMEN don't sit by the phone waiting for you to call, some of us actually have better things to do in those 3-7 days that you debate when it is or is not "too soon" to call us.

3. If I like a guy I'm going to call him weither he calls me or not, and if he didnt give me his number then he's not worth my time.

4. If there needs to be a RULE then nothing in the relationship will ever last or be real. Men just need to be themselves and cutout the BS. And if the women is so stuck on herself that if bothers her what day you call then she probally is not worth the trouble to begin with.

AND lastly your "dating method" is not really a dating method, more of your idea on how men think they need to pick up a chick. And also if this "Method" works so well and you've used it many of times, then why are you still single and looking for a date using the same "method"?? In other words maybe someone needs to post a dating "How to KEEP a women "method""LMAO LMAO

(nothing to do with you being married before, sometimes shit dont work out. I was referring to other then that ex)
1. Maybe.... but not really.
2. I understand that, but it's still in the back of your mind, and that's what i meant when I said that.
3. I agree
4. I agree 100%

comments after that: I see where he's coming from, and I don't agree with you. It's not a way to get in the sack with her, it's a way to get a 2nd date (in his mind).
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05-23-2007 at 01:46 PM.
05-23-2007 at 01:46 PM.
Quote from caveney :
but being what they have done has failed, and I have not, it leads me to believe pushyness/"smothering" has at least SOMETHING to do with it...
I'll just add this .02 more (consider it a courtesy, if you will) Wink You know as well as she does if the date ended on a happy note. Both of you smiling, fond farewell, she didn't rush to get the date over with nor roll her eyes at every other sentence you said. You were a gentleman, didn't gag her with your tongue at the end of the date, nor try to wrap your arms around her inappropriately. She will go home, think about the night, the type of person you are, and what a great time you two had together. She'll fall asleep, more than likely, thinking on how it all went. When she awakens the next day, she will wonder if you felt the same way... it certainly seemed that you did, and she will wonder if you will call her today to remind her of how well you thought it went. The phone doesn't ring. It doesn't ring that day, or the next, or the next. Was she wrong in her thoughts? Was it not as grand as she imagined it. What did she do wrong? It's not pushy or smothering to call the next day to thank her for the date, get a feel for how she thinks it went, and to pave the way to another date. Smothering is calling her immediately as soon as you get home and nagging her. Calling her the next day in the evening is perfectly acceptable. Good luck, Patrick. Hope your next date is as fun as the first. Wink
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05-23-2007 at 01:47 PM.
05-23-2007 at 01:47 PM.
This is all I am saying. Big Grin


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