Last night, I went to a cookout to celebrate a friend's birthday, and they invited this HB8 girl to try and "set us up". I don't go in for the idea that putting two adults in the same room is setting them up, but hey, it makes them happy to try.

I did a number of the things I've learned here: - When I first met her, I said hi then kept just having fun with my friends, mostly ignoring anything she said that wasn't actually interesting.

  • When she started talking about guns, I became interested, decided I thought enough of her to get her number. Put her name in my contacts, handed her the phone "Hey, put your number in here real quick."

  • Did not compliment her appearance, remained aloof unless we talked about what I like.

By the end of the night, she's talking about bringing me back to her place, touching, rubbing my shoulders, etc.

Then she hamstered past my breaking point, talking about wanting kids and going way past the pale. Asking me about whether I want to have more kids, commitments, etc.

I just immediately nexted her, and she started crying as she walked home.

This is a thanks and not a field report because everything worked, and I have you guys and the materials provided here to thank for it. For me, it validates a lot of TRP theory in the real world, regardless of the fact she ended up being a mega hamster.

And without TRP, I wouldn't have dodged the bullet when it was fired. Thank you!