So as I might've said before, I'm an amateur photographer. I go out in the local area and shoot events, usually dance parties and the like at some of the local dive bars. That's how I met this particular girl, an HB7 blonde who does art. This was MONTHS ago, at a particular event, and I never thought I had a shot, at first because I thought she was too young (she's 21 and I'm 32) and it was before I started reading seddit, so I wasn't ever in the right frame.

Recently, I've been getting IOIs from this girl, and from a friend of hers, another HB7 blonde, and wasn't sure which one I should go for. But over the last few nights, I've noticed the other girl pulling away from me a little bit, so I started in on the first one, even though I didn't think anything would come of it, because every little bit can help my study.

Well, tonight I put it into high gear. It was a fun dance party event being thrown by a friend of mine, and I was there with my camera (has anybody here mentioned how great being a photographer can be for meeting women?). I met up with her at a neighboring bar where some friends of mine were playing a show, but it was just too loud to really interact. I went off to get some earplugs from my usual dive and came back, to a warm reception by this girl. We hung out and I started in with some light kino on the back, as I've been doing slowly over time with her. A hand around the shoulders and on the waist, light rubbing, whatever. But tonight was different, because goddammit, I was in state, and I wasn't going to let anything get me out. I don't know why this was the case, but it was working for me. Slow build, just let her simmer a little bit, and I didn't even care. It was perfect.

We went over to the joint that was throwing the dance party, she tried to buy me a drink but due to a miscommunication I bought my own, she put on a sadface and I joked that she could buy me a drink later. I then said to her, "Oh, so if you're buying me drinks, does that mean I need to put out?" and she leaned in and said, "Next time you will," which led me to believe that she was on her period (she had made a comment at the other bar while I was looking for earplugs that she could give me tampons to put in my ears, which originally put this thought into my head).

Fast-forward a bit to later in the night, she comes up to me and says that she needs to head out. I asked her what was up, and she said that her ride was leaving. I said I could give her a ride, but she said that she didn't know where she was staying that night (she's kind of a nomad and doesn't have a fixed address at the moment). I put my hands on either side of her face and I leaned in and said, "You can stay with me tonight," and I kissed her. We made out for a few seconds, and she started waffling back and forth about staying with me and going back to this other person's couch, and I kissed her again, which only made it worse for her. We kissed a few more times and she finally decided that she needed to go, and said that she would call me tomorrow. (I'm actually glad she decided not to come home with me tonight, because my apartment is a fucking mess, and I now have the opportunity to clean it up before I try to take anybody home with me.)

I spent the rest of the night in state and shooting some kickass photos, and being playful and cocky-funny with everyone I dealt with tonight; and stopped here at home to drop off my camera and grab my swim trunks, because I'm headed off to a pool afterparty with a group of people from tonight.

EDIT: Added a little bit.