Lately after recent cold approaches I’ve noticed I always fall short in the texting game. For example this last Friday let me paint you guys a picture:

I’m on campus and I see a girl in like a private study room. I was walking we make eye contact and I immediately approach her. I told her she looked beautiful today and that was all. (I was going to straight up walk away as I’ve been trying to build my confidence by just giving out compliments.) But, she stopped me and then she reciprocated asking for my name to which I replied KurdishVisitor. She replies, “I’m Anna”. We just start talking and eventually I say let me get your number or snap. She gives it to me I end it with I’ll hit her up.

So, I text her a day after and this is where my problem starts.

Me: Wassup with the Anna?

Her: nothing I’m just eating out of town and getting stuff for my house with my family

Me: Oh cool what you guys getting?

Her: Furniture and just going to a restaurant

Me: Okay eat some good food and crash on the furniture after for a test.

Her: we bought a stool 😂

Me: Oh that’s funny. Well hey, let’s hang out this Friday. Does that work for you?

Her: I work this week, 10 hour shifts

Me (on snap, I send her a snap video of me at the gym basically saying): damn, that’s a lot of hours over spring break. Well no worries, if I’m not busy over the weekend I’ll hit you up.

Her: I work on the weekend too 😭 .

Me: don’t worry about it then. That’s a lot of hours, a 70 hour work week is no joke. Hold it down If I’m not busy next week I’ll hit you up.

Her: leaves me on read

Why did she leave me on read? When I met her in person was loving me. Why didn’t she offer to reschedule? I swear every time I meet a girl and I talk to her through texting about setting up logistics they always reply with I work or I’m busy.

My question is do I follow up like I did with, “I’ll hit you up some other time or we’ll see if I’m not busy this weekend”. Or do I, show abundance and just leave that bitch on read. Or, do I just act nonchalant and DGAF and say “okay”

Also, she kept sending me short texts while I sent long texts, am I overthinking it or should I just keep it short and sweet.

It’s like driving me crazy this texting shit. My mind is so black and white I don’t know how to balance logistics. I felt like it was too seen to ask her out too. Can someone give me an honest opinion as to why I have these problems when I cold approach and then try to get a date? The cold approach is successful but the steps afterwards is not. Thank you guys for your time.

P.S.: If someone can fucking tell me what caused her to leave me on read that would be great because I’m so heated.

TLDR: I approach girls and get the number successfully. But, once I start texting I can never get a date set up because my text game for logistics is so shitty. I don’t know how to respond or what to do.