I have had a couple of girlfriends in my time (24) but I have always waited for girls to approach me. I decided a few weeks ago to be more proactive and apply some of the things I've learned from seddit and the beginning of "The Game." Here is what happened to me this weekend (although it started about a month ago):

I was at a bar and saw an HB6 with her friend sitting at a booth. The girl I was interested in looked bored so I approached her and told her she looked miserable. She smiled and said she was just bored so I started talking to her. Things went well #Close. I texted her a few days later and set up a time for some drinks. After drinks, K-Close and then I laid off for a few days. We ended up going on a couple more dinner dates, but every time I tried to kiss her, she would cut it off real short and seemed a little uninterested. But whenever I texted her, she would reply immediately and was always excited (via text) to see me.

Anyway, she invited me to an event where, at the end of the night, I saw her talking to an HB9 she had just met. I offered to get them drinks (open bar) and I ended up talking to the HB9 a little more. I spit some Italian (I know very little) to an Italian guy that I had just met which she loved. I told her what I do for a living and she was really impressed. At the end of the night, the two girls ended up going home together since they lived so close.

Point 1: After going on 3 dates with HB6 and getting invited to this event, the furthest we ever got was a quick makeout. I don't think I was escalating the physical touching fast enough and she ended up seeing me more as a friend. I realized when I should have escalated, I would get nervous and just keep talking to her instead of touching her.

After the HB6 and HB9 left, the HB6 texted me saying "HB9 won't stop talking about how she wants you." I wasn't sure how to react so I just said "ha that's funny."

Point 2: I wanted a way to tell the HB6 that I wanted her (HB6) by using this text. Instead I panicked and just dismissed it. All I got out of the HB9 was her name.

Fast forward to this weekend. I went out for a wedding reception and saw the HB9 at the bar we were at. I hadn't talked to the HB6 in a week at this point so I approached her and her 2 other HB8 friends. I talked to her friends for a few minutes, bought them drinks, commented on their clothes, etc. Eventually HB9 says she has to go to the bathroom and takes her friends with her. She ended up coming back to me 15 minutes later and says "Hey, I actually need to go but give me your number." Nice, so I gave it to her (my phone was dead) and she texted me immediately saying it was her.

Point 3: I waited until the next day and texted her "Hey, it was awesome seeing you again last night, let's hang out soon." She didn't reply. Again, I wasn't sure what to do here (noob). What I think I should have done is waited to text her until I could have set something up. Just saying "let's hang out" probably didn't do anything for her.

Sorry for the long report. Any comments or advice would be great. I am looking forward to becoming an active member of this community!