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[–]strppngynglad 7 points8 points9 points 12 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Sidebar. [keep it to making plans, never be saying more than she is] and don't send I miss you's ever.
[–]Setsa2 points 12 years ago [recovered] (1 child) | Copy Link
What is your opinion on texting about missing particular things? I agree that texting out of the blue saying you miss a lady gives off a desperate vibe but I have found some ladies respond well to light-hearted quips like "I miss having someone to beat at tennis".
[–]strppngynglad 3 points4 points5 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Maybe reframe it to "so when do I get to smash you at tennis again?". Confidence and teasing
[–]HappyJerk 11 points12 points13 points 12 years ago (22 children) | Copy Link
So I end up relying on text game.
no such thing
I do my best to take lead via text and only send value/Obnoxious I miss you/pictures/etc texts but I only get a few responses. Anyone have great surefire ways for a girl to get addicted to texting you?
stop texting and meet them in person
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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (7 children) | Copy Link
I'm always the minority on this subject but if you can't see her regularly you have to resort to text game. If you chat with her once, get her number and don't text for two weeks because you're busy, you're SOL. Tell her something funny during the week that happened to you, ask her what she's been up to and then tease her a bit.
[–]chillmonkey88 2 points3 points4 points 12 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link
Not true. What's the point of text game if it doesn't get you a date? You become the interesting writer and Friendzoned, you loose both respect and interest to her if you the "funny friend that's too busy and lives 30 mins away so can't hang out" keyword: friend
[–]cameronb16 1 point2 points3 points 12 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
I'm in a similar position, for example right now I have a date with the girl but its in a few days so till then I use text game and Snapchat till I can see her.
[–]chillmonkey88 2 points3 points4 points 12 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Please be careful to not over extend when texting...
[–]cameronb16 1 point2 points3 points 12 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
I let her initiate convo so that I maintain to not be needy but when she does text me I'm flirty and fun with her.
[–]HappyJerk 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
If you chat with her once, get her number and don't text for two weeks because you're busy, you're SOL.
No you're not. I've gone on dates with girls I met months later.
I met a girl last New Years in Miami who lives in LA. I live in Atlanta so I can't see her. So what? She still texts me all the time.
If a girl gives a shit about you, she'll remember you. If not, text game won't bring her back.
[–]snwborder52 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
I feel the same way. There is a general need to maintain the connection. Text game can work, but it is risky and should only be used when necessary.
The catch is that text game should almost always be used within the context of setting up a date. For example, if you're buzy its "Hey I want to hang out, but I'm buzy. I'll text you soon to set something up", etc.
Text game should only ever be used to maintain attraction, never build it.
[–]HappyJerk -4 points-3 points-2 points 12 years ago (11 children) | Copy Link
Its not. Unless you are William Fucking Shakespeare or Chris Rock, its just words on a screen. Who wants to spend all day on their phone talking bullshit with some guy they barely know? This is common knowledge; read the shit on the sidebar before you start asking questions.
[–]strychninesmileyface 2 points3 points4 points 12 years ago (9 children) | Copy Link
Girl here, just saying that if a guy lives a while away (for instance, my personal interest lives an hour and a half away) and he makes a point to text me then i'm going to take notice. Texting is not always a means to a date when you can't see each other easily. Sometimes it's your only way to communicate
[–]HappyJerk -3 points-2 points-1 points 12 years ago (8 children) | Copy Link
if a guy lives a while away (for instance, my personal interest lives an hour and a half away) and he makes a point to text me then i'm going to take notice.
That's great - you'll take notice. But the fact is, its a small chance that you are going to keep up a sustained text conversation with a guy you barely know that lives far away, such that when you guys do meet you will want to hang out with him. It just very rarely happens this way. Plus, if somebody lives far away facebook is a better way to stay in touch.
Plus, the OP isn't talking about girls he lives far from so your post is irrelevant.
[–]all_american_Tyler 6 points7 points8 points 12 years ago (6 children) | Copy Link
So a girl is giving advice in a post about picking up girls, and we completely discredit what she has to say... Solid idea.
[–]SpinMyRiki 1 point2 points3 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
this is a common thing here haha
[–]HappyJerk 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link
I didn't discredit anything she said; I agreed with her, but I also believe that "standing out" isn't enough to sustain a relationship/attraction over a long distance.
[–]strychninesmileyface 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
Standing out and being memorable is the best way to pick up a girl. I don't date guys that I view as being like all of the other guys, otherwise I would date those other guys. so if a guy is different in the fact that he'll actually text me because he likes talking to me then that's going to make a difference to me
[–]HappyJerk 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Have you ever ended up dating a guy you met only briefly and then kept up a long text conversation with over a long distance?
[–]strychninesmileyface 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Believe it or not I have. I met him at a mall in a different town and we started texting. We dated for a year and got together when we could and texted when we couldn't
[–]HappyJerk1 point 12 years ago [recovered] | Copy Link
ok I concede defeat, but I will still state that this situation is very rare
[–]strychninesmileyface 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
His whole point was that he lives half an hour away so he isn't always around to hang out with them, so it's not necessarily irrelevant. And Facebook is an awful way to communicate, Facebook notifications are unreliable and far too impersonal.
[–]srwmay -1 points0 points1 point 12 years ago* (0 children) | Copy Link
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[–]MGM420 2 points3 points4 points 12 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Girls love to sext
How do you initiate sext with a girl that you have, not had sex with and only have K-closed with
[–]MGM420 2 points3 points4 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Its easier than you think. What are you wearing right now? What would you do to me if I was next to you? Just go for it man it will turn out better than you think
[–]kingcal 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Don't bother. Texting is the lowest form of communication. Make plans to meet when you're both in the campus area and let it be. If you spend all your time texting her, it just looks needy as fuck.
[–]chillmonkey88 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Texting small things will ruin any chance. I'm going through this now. I just was flaked for to much. My game was good, but once she got the attention she wanted... why would she want to see or keep texting me after feeling satisfied? Or you? You need to limit yourself to what you say and how much you say. It's very hard to do, but you must push/pull in the texting department. You pushing a lot less than pulling. That is the key, no girl wants to see a guy that's a good texter (not a word yet I see thanks autocorrect) she wants to see a guy that can make her laugh and make her heart race in real life.
[–]pounds_not_dollars 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Stop texting. Find alternatives. Texting should be avoided because it doesn't allow escalation. The more texting you do, the more you limit interaction to being small talk and talking about generic things that friends talk about. Meeting up with them gives you access to your full arsenal of weapons, mainly behaviour and kino. Texting pushes them into the friend category because of the interaction without escalation. I'm not saying its forbidden but I am saying you are looking at the situation through the wrong lens if your goal is for them to get addicted to texting you.
[–]joshsway 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
The secret to texting is: USE IT FOR LOGISTICS ONLY.
[–]Jessie_James 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Texting and phone calls are business tools, much like email. Treat them as such. Text to make plans, and then meet in person. Isn't that the whole point? Don't you want to go out? Maybe get laid?
You don't get anywhere with extensive texting. Ask her out, and if she accepts you're done. If she doesn't agree, then find someone else. Repeat until successful.
[–]itsmevichet 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
So I end up relying on text game
That's the problem.
90 percent of building rapport is in person. You're trying to date girls, not type messages to them. Text is to facilitate dates - waiting by your phone to hear back from a person you like might be your idea of fun, but it's the last thing any attractive woman wants to be doing.
[–]vaginamongerer 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
sounds dumb, but try tinder. i sucked ass at texting cause i would send boring texts. BUT i used tinder and gave no shits. i tried every opener and text method i could think of and found out what worked and what didn't work. basically I learned to keep it short, simple, and say shit that would always provoke a response. I used to do shit like
her: hey whats up?
me: nothing much, just about to head out to the city with some friends. pregaming now and then probably going to bar1. the city is so much fun! have you ever been there?
her:no i haven't
me: oh well you should definitely come here with me sometime! it's so much fun haha! what're you up to tonight?
her: no or shit response
looking back I cringe... i reeked of desperation and neediness. now, this is how I text
her:hey what's up?
me: pregaming a lil bit, bout to head out. you?
i always get responses from girls now and the conversation is usually 40/60 me:them. it's worked wonders for me.
[–]Setsa1 point 12 years ago [recovered] | Copy Link
Texting should be only the highlights of a conversation. Keep things brief, positive, and playful. Leave the more grandiose displays for in person. A good heuristic is to match the length and content of her text. That is, do not give paragraphs in response to a sentence or small quip.
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