So I had this HB9's number (I consider myself a 4 or 5) for a few months but never bothered to call. To get my mind off someone else I'm developing one-itis for, I thought it might be fun to call her up and ask her out.

I actually ran into her on the way to work around 12pm, so I pulled her aside and asked nonchalantly if she wanted to check out my band playing. It was actually a happy hour gig like 6pm, and she said she couldn't get out of work til 8pm. But she said she'll text me. So I'm already like ahhh that's alright, don't worry about it.

Couple hours later (2pm), she texts me saying she made an excuse to get out early. I'm like, schaweet. I text her back saying I'll pick her up at 5pm and she says great! And I don't respond...kinda playing it cool.

Anyway, I pick her up. We're playing it cool, just talking and keeping the conversation light. I always thought she kind of had a stick up her ass, but as we talk (I'm trying to elicit her values), she starts going into her drinking patterns and things she goes crazy about. I use some kino on her shoulder and say "Wow, it's so great to know that you're not always the stuck up city girl I thought you to be." She smiles.

We pretty much hang out for 4 hours throughout the night. I ask her if she wants a drink, but she says no. She ends up buying her own drinks the whole night. I don't know what to make of this, except it's cool to have a girl I don't have to dote on.

I work my kino all night. Kino is going really slow. I know when I'm not getting IOI's, so I don't really kino too much as to not seem too needy. Throughout the night, I leave her with my band friends we're sharing a table with and go around talking to some HB8+'s around the bar, just to make some rounds and show I'm not trying to suffocate her and to show that I had some game. I'm not sure if this hurt me or helped me. HB8+'s come to me throughout the night too to strike up conversations (with lots of kino), so I guess it shows the HB9 I'm with that I am desirable. I think this helped me.

So over the course of the night, here's how things progress: * Me light kino (same-side shoulder touching). Her, poking me with her fingertips to get attention. Leaning in due to loud music is also happening. * More kino (holding her from her other shoulder). Her kino escalates a bit to using her entire palm to get my attention. * Steady kino same o same o. Her kino escalates to holding me by my arm once in a while, albeit shyly. * I take her back to my place because she asked to come over to check out my recording studio. I don't think anything is going to happen, but I'm not gonna say no if she wants to check it out. So we'll see how things go. * Not much kino at my place. I put my palm on the smalls of her back a few times just to see, and tried to lean into her while having conversations, but the most "heat" we got was solid eye contact and still light kino. * As I drop her back to her place, she mentions wanting to watch a movie with me sometime. 2nd date? She said she was excited to and that she would text me.

So......any of you PUA's think that this was a successful first date? I've only been studying seduction for 6 months, and I've had two more way successful dates than this one. I should mention that this HB9 is Asian and very independent woman who seems to be a bit socially awkward. She dresses super classy, almost slutty, but still covers up all the nice parts. Do you PUA's sometimes still take 3 dates to really get somewhere? I remember reading somewhere that it takes a PUA an average of 7 hours total to F-close.

TL;DR - Tame first date. Slow escalation. No indication of friend-zone, but unsure if she's into me. Any PUA's move this slow too with some women?