So I recently met a HB (8) in a summer university course and she added me in MSN messenger when we finished it. The problem is, she's really out of my social circles now and there's no chance I could build interest in a casual social setting: we live in different towns (not too far, anyway), we go out to different places…

What's your best advice in terms of online messaging behaviour? How should I behave and build attraction in that environment? Is there PU technique for our first online conversations?

And how do I plot the transition to "personal encounters"?

We've already chatted a couple of times: she always talked first and was really friendly... while I acted as if I was busy or not really interested.

Thanks!