I'm sure he has a good reason. He's smarter than you think and to call it pathetic without knowing the real reason is wrong. Come on TRP, have some faith in a man for once.
I used to do the whole "play it cool" when texting girls. I then came up with the conclusion that playing it cool is just texting her whenever I want. Whether it be immediately after I get her text, or a couple hours after. Note my success rate has not improved, but I feel more comfortable doing it this way. It has been a lot more relaxing with the girls it worked on. I have also felt a lot more confident. Occasionally I will even give them a call, if they are really lucky. FTFY
I appreciate you letting me know what I did wrong and how I can get better at it, I was hoping someone would give me pointers when posting this story here. I will definitely work to achieve this result next time.