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[–]Master_Musician_223 54 points55 points56 points 4 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
Not a good move to ask a woman to wait for an hour. She is just pointing that out to you. Don’t overthink
[–]TechnoGeek423 16 points17 points18 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
This. Think of logistics. Even if she did accept, a dead hour would KILL any positive momentum you do have. Think like Amazon. Make it easy to do business with you.
Also, I think you should avoid being so affiliated with work. Do an activity that has nothing to do with the workplace. To me, something after a work shift still feels a little too close to work.
You have to seduce. Take them to a different world. Fuck, even a coffee shop and then a walk in nature is better.
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
So then what’s the play/recovery?
Or what would have been the move?
[–]geralddeedee 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
The move would have been to find a place open or make her break fast at your house ya bum.
[–]Ok-Share-8775 47 points48 points49 points 4 years ago (5 children) | Copy Link
Pretty cringe bro, don’t say stuff like that again
[–]No_Fly_7360 9 points10 points11 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Cringe remind me of my first highschool days, I was so cringe w girls omg.
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
So what would have been the play?
[–]FractalGuise 6 points7 points8 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Just tell her you wanna beat that pussy up.
[–]Ok-Share-8775 6 points7 points8 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Just ask her to get dinner like a normal person or something
[–]chicos240 3 points4 points5 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Overcome the objection. The objection was the time, not the breakfast with you. You could have said..."you are right, let's get a pastry and coffee now, so you're not too famished before lunch w your friend"
[–]TechnoGeek423 14 points15 points16 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
What on earth is a man dime?
Edit: just googled. So cringe. You don’t have to be that try-hard. I know teasing is seen as an end-all but it works best in moderation. Don’t come across like a clown.
[–]ignitedwolf9200 8 points9 points10 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
“Wow, i can’t believe you’re turning down breakfast with a man dime. Jk have fun with your friend and have a good weekend.”
Okay, my guy… this line is SO fucking cringey. Am i the only one that sees that? I am a woman and if a guy said this shit to me I would not even look at him as a potential suitor.
I’d even argue that this is a weird form of negging. Yikes.
It reads passive aggressive bitch vibes , doesn't it. Even with the JK.
[–]Nefertiti2021 13 points14 points15 points 4 years ago (5 children) | Copy Link
Never say shit like that again:
have fun with your friend and have a good weekend!
[–]ParticularAmazing112 5 points6 points7 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Yea I’ll add that just don’t add exclamation marks to your texts. Is just something I see mostly from my women friends so every time I see it, I imagine I’m getting texted by a woman.
So what would you have said then?
[–]Environmental_Nerve3 11 points12 points13 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Bro don’t listen to these people. There’s no manly or womanly way to text and if a girl is actually into you I bet you she wouldn’t gaf.
[–]DPJKOG 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Lol fr, everyone here thinks they have their way the best way of texting. Don’t overthink it, try again another time. People over complicate the text game, just make sure you ain’t blowing up her phone lol
[–]Nefertiti2021 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
No te preocupes por tus planes y no te entusiasmes con ella.
[–]choad_the_cat 10 points11 points12 points 4 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
Who was the man dime?
[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points0 points 4 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
me obviously
[–]geralddeedee 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Bro you dumb. No high value man, walks around saying he's high value.
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
I mean it was clearly a joke but aight
[–]YourDustyLampshade 9 points10 points11 points 4 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link
Is there any reason you didn’t just invite her to breakfast in person? But yeah, next time it would be better to find a place that is open. And I get that you were just having some fun and whatnot but don’t ever say anything like that again.
[–][deleted] -5 points-4 points-3 points 4 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
Long story, but I couldn’t really do it in person, is there any recovery/what would have been the move?
[–]YourDustyLampshade 5 points6 points7 points 4 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
There’s only one way to find out if you can recover and that is to simply try again. Just don’t be a silly goose this time. Give it some time; about a week, you don’t want to seem as though you’re needy or obsessive or anything. Ask her in person. And judging by the details in your post, maybe lunch would be better than breakfast but that is entirely your call. It’s your show, my man.
[–][deleted] -1 points0 points1 point 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
So just leave her last reply on read or should I try to smooth it over
[–]YourDustyLampshade 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
No, I wouldn’t say anything. There are some messages that are fine to not respond to, jokes make up a good chunk of them. Besides, you work with her so I’m assuming you talk to her a fair amount already.
[–]KidKannabis 4 points5 points6 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
It seems like you're pushing it a bit too hard
Waiting an hour after work to eat isn't convenient, so that is a valid excuse. Also don't call yourself a "man-dime" again.
When she said "they're not even open yet", you should've immediately found a place that is open and see if she truly wanted to go to lunch with you.
For next time, don't text her until work and just chit chat, I wouldn't bring up hanging out for a week.
[–]GordonGecko69 7 points8 points9 points 4 years ago (6 children) | Copy Link
Problem 1: you are texting someone while you are at work with them instead of talking to them. That’s your first b@&ch move.
[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (5 children) | Copy Link
Long story but no phones on site, couldn’t ask her in person.
[–]GordonGecko69 4 points5 points6 points 4 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link
Then don’t hit her up. You can’t be alpha and beta at the same time.
[–]overgrowntaint 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
Jesus Christ you are cringe. You are what’s wrong with the is sub lol just a bunch of incels that act like they know how to seduce. OP said a weird thing with “man dime” but actually played it okay.
[–]GordonGecko69 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Incel and cringe in the same comment? Yup, you have a vagina. It’s cool. But don’t try to give dudes advice on how to seduce.
[–]overgrowntaint 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
I am a man dumbass. I used those words because they accurately describe your comment
[–]GordonGecko69 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
If you have to profess it, is it really the case? The “woke” feminine dude shit is played out. A grown ass man generally doesn’t use words like cringe or incel. A better grasp of the English language may improve your seduction capabilities.
[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Do nothing for a week or two. She may start flirting with you trying to get you to ask her out again
[–]Viktor2500 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Although I've never done it, I'd also suggest some kind of "hard restart" after an interaction like this. Don't ignore her but don't give her any attention or validation for the next one or two weeks and then go at it again.
[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
So I work graveyards with a beautiful woman. I texted her and asked her to get breakfast with me today as we were leaving. The place in question didn't open until an hour after our shift. She said she would go, but she has lunch with a friend in a couple hours, and didn't want to spend an hour waiting for the place just to open.
Logistics are something every man needs to know how to handle. One key concept in that is learning how to differentiate between a condition and an objection. This sounds more like a condition and it is perfectly reasonable for someone to not want to wait around in limbo for an hour after a long work shift and when they have plans later in the day. So you need to be a problem solver. Surely there are at least a dozen other places you could have taken her right after work. An early morning food truck. A bodega. A coffee shop. A 24hr diner. A grocery store where you could grab something to go and sit in a park. A park. A beach. The rooftop of your apartment. But something. And as you decisively make your pitch, her compliance will reveal more clearly whether this was a condition like I suspect, or a true objection/rejection.
"Wow, I can't believe youre turning down breakfast with a man dime (face palm emoji) lol jk, have fun with your friend and have a good weekend!"
Not to be harsh but this is an incongruent, and childish mess. But you are making a common mistake I've been seeing a lot here recently, where guys don't realize how much wiggle room and opportunity they have in an interaction. But because you didn't do the simple thing 1 text ago, now you're going scorched Earth and getting in your feelings about what you (I'd say wrongly) perceive as a rejection.
She then replied with, "They're not even open yet!"
This is more evidence that this was a condition. But you don't get it. That's when you say "Tragic... Let's meet at x park instead then. We can grab something from that bomb food truck."
I didn't really know of anything else near by that was open at the time, so I just teased her some more and said, "Starting to doubt the work hard play hard life style you claim"
Now in just 3 texts, you've exited completely out of the idea of meeting this woman and are now teasing someone who is being cooperative with you. Not the move. Next time, solve problems and be a man with a plan.
[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points0 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Alright, then should I hit her with the “how about next time XYZ?”
[–][deleted] 3 points4 points5 points 4 years ago* (0 children) | Copy Link
Lol sigh. Not on the heels of everything you just did. I'd go quiet for a few days. That said, spend less time focusing on This One Girl and more time focusing on the deeper lesson here so that you avoid these kinds of mistakes in the future.
[–]Specialist_Cycle_342 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
She seems to be playful right back so ask her out another time when she doesn’t have to wait an hour
[–]MO_drps_knwldg 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago* (0 children) | Copy Link
Sounds pretty much like common sense, place wasn’t open. Not everything is a test or a game. She just didn’t want to sit around waiting an hour. You did a shitty job planning.
Your texts reek of insecurity. You ‘tease’ her, then say just kidding lol, then close with an over enthusiastic statement with an exclamation point. Nice Guy 101 move. The ‘man dime’ line was cringe.
Just say, “Understood. Have fun with your friend.”
Sounds like she’s far more mature and upfront than you are.
[–]Vinegar_Tits_9 4 points5 points6 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Ya blew it. Sorry. But honestly did you really think she was going to just wait around for an hour doing nothing? Then that cringe response 😬 Sounded like you we’re trying to pick a fight or egging her on (of course that’s just the tone I got from what you wrote, that’s the problem with txt, you can’t sense the tone)
[–]Soft-Durian3245 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
You were pushing too hard, stay cool, but yes the door is open to another try. Just be cooler…..not so intense
[–]wwwhhhgggwq -1 points0 points1 point 4 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
Why are you hollering at a coworker?
Because it’s the most popular common spot people meet significant others
Also the riskiest place - you risk your reputation and the girls..
What reputation, that you asked someone out?
[–]modsRlameIRL -1 points0 points1 point 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Teasing women via text is so cringe if you haven’t slept with her already imagine a male friend sent you that tease text because you said you didn’t want to wait an hour before going to breakfast… you’d be like wtf? N that’s probably how she responded to your weird attempt at a tease.
Just say what you want to say n stop being weird about it
I mean I do that kind of shit to my friends too but fair enough
[–]Majestic_Meal_5655 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
I've been advised and have found out for myself to never joke orc tease over text because it can get misunderstood. Humor don't translate that well over text. Only text to set stuff up, never just chat. Or get friendzoned.
[–]Equivalent_Ad282 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
You may of threw it dude. Keep things on edge next time and just say okay maybe another time!
The man dime.. She probably laughed out loud with cringe common dude you gotta know better.
[–]NiNj4_C0W5L4Pr 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Keep it light & playful. Don't invite her anywhere ever again and wait to see if she ever counter-offers. If she asks you to breakfast in the future, it's on. If she never brings it up you know exactly what her feelings are towards you. Keep the texts to one or two. You do not want to have a relationship over the phone. If it bothers her you don't text much it's because you have a life (if she wants to be a part of it she can then talk to you anytime she wants). Remember: you are the prize. Make her earn you. (But be playful, not a dick!)
[–]ExpensiveNinja 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
"Man dime" 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
In all seriousness, you tried way too hard and she could smell it. Just be normal next time. If it feels cringey, it's probably cringey.
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