tldr: Nothing profound here. Met a chick at a party, asked her out, she wasn't too excited, "k" and soft next.

Last week I go to a friend's birthday party at a bar. While my plate was somewhere else in the bar hanging out with her friends, I noticed two girls sitting in the birthday person's section. Quickly I tapped my buddy's shoulder and he knew the deal. We said hello to them and made ourselves comfortable on the edges of the couch, bookending the girls.

Learning from a EC's comment not long ago, my girl was a 1. (HB5-10 ranking can be mental masturbation. Either you fuck {i.e, 1} or you don't {0}.) Her presentation didn't make me exactly ecstatic to talk to her but I did notice a few minutes into talking to her our knees were touching.

That's not by accident, buddy, a voice said in my head.

I leaned into her and landed my hand on her knee. She didn't budge. Good sign.

Her girlfriend wasn't feeling it, stood up, announced their departure. I got my target's contact and hugged her good night. Went home with my plate.

A couple days later I check in with her.

Me: Hey (nickname for her) you get home okay that night?

Her: Yea thanks for asking. How was the rest of the night?

Me: Boring, just hookers and cocaine.

Her: lol

Then a couple days later.

Me: Let's get drinks sometime. I'm free next Fri.

Her: Sure what time and what area were you thinking?

Me: 10pm. I think (neighborhood) is our midpoint. You live alone?

Her: That's too late for me. And no.

Me: k

Driving Philosophy #1: Soft next, wait for the raise. I'm not going to contact her again. If she contacts me, she has to up the ante if she does want to meet. Either she lives with roommates (definitely not with parents) and she invites me over to her place or she invites herself over to mine. Drinks at a bar in the "midpoint area" is out of question now, but a bar next to one of our homes works.

Driving Philosophy #2: Ask if she lives alone. That's pretty much code for "I want to do you at your place." If she's down, she'll let you know. If she has roommates, she'll let you know they're cool. If she's not into you, she'll be slow to respond, won't provide details (like mine did above) or just won't reply at all.

Also I always prefer going to a new girl's place to do the deed. Because I have the option of leaving whenever I want, she's in my frame. LMR? I'm out. I just came? I'm jumping back into my clothes. One too many shit tests? Fuck that, she can either get on her knees to stop me or I'm out. I've spent enough nights with my dick as hard as a multi-variable calculus final exam with the chick's naked body cuddling me. We're either bumping ugly's quickly or I'll sleep comfortably in my own bed alone.

Driving Philosophy #3: First meet is always late Friday night. My schedule doesn't allow a late weeknight, and Saturday nights I reserve for friends. Either meet me at a time that works for me or don't meet at all. (Or make it worthwhile for me, which I explicitly demand.) It's another sign if she's into me or not.

Driving Philosophy #4: There's always one. If I go out, there's always one target to hit on, get a little kino in, get her contact. I wasn't exactly on the prowl, since I knew my plate would be there. But I knew it was a Saturday night, so I had to be prepared. It doesn't matter what kind of social activity it is. Networking events (not really shitting where I eat, it hardly affects my bread), happy hours, birthday parties, weddings, or just enjoying a scotch by myself, you name it. If I go out twice a week, which I usually do, that's 100 girls a year. Always be engaging, friendly and positive.

Driving Philosophy #5: This isn't important. Once you have a system down, stop thinking about it. I remind myself with other questions like: how can I advance my career, how can I make more money, how can I enjoy life more, how can I get more fit, so on. Is my sexual strategy perfect? Of course not. But given my currently mediocre SMV, there's really not much I can do now. Focus on yourself, the honey will flow.

Edited for grammar and clarity.