Hello again, Seddit, it's been a long while since I last posted a field report here. For the record - I'm not a beginner by any stretch of the imagination (been practicing this stuff for a bit over 2 years now, in addition to my studies and all), which explains my relatively slow progress. Let's get to it, then!

Girl #1, pt. 1 - the approach

I was trying to find my university's library in order to pick up some books. As I walk alongside the canal (I study in a town in the Netherlands), I look back and I notice a cute, blonde HB7.5 girl walking behind me. I ask her whether she knows the way to the university library. She doesn't, but she's going to one of the faculties (which happens to be right next to that building), so she and I walk together. I notice she has a small suitcase with her, and can tell by the shape that she's playing the violin. Being able to identify instruments by their case probably got me bonus points there.

We talk a bit about everything that the town where we study have to offer, ask her a few questions about her, and I notice that she's starting to breathe kind of heavily. So I ask her whether she's alright - turns out that she's late for a band rehearsal. I tease her a bit about it ("Are you one of those girls who are always late?" with a huge grin). She immediately starts qualifying herself on her punctuality, but I just laugh in response. Key point of this approach: I basically treat her like a bratty little sister. This racks up attraction.

When we reach the entrance to the faculty, I tell her "You know, you seem like a pretty cool girl, and I'd like to get to know you better." This is girl code for 'I want to date you and probably fuck your brains out'. "Tell you what, I'm going to give you my phone* I give her my phone. This works as a DHV if you have a fancy phone. "No, you can't keep it, it's not a present. But you can put your number in it - or your mother's. Or grandmother's number, I don't care." This closing routine generally works really well, mostly because I give her the phone and tell her what to do in a way that is both cocky and funny. I also introduce myself to her and tell her I'll send her a funny text message.

Girl #1, pt. 2 - the text game

Text and phone game has always been a weak point of mine. I had a line that was "Hey, this is derp! You know I'm gonna ask you out, right?" but it seemed that only 1 out of 5 girls actually responded to that, the other 4 never even responded. I can usually also tell if the girl's blocked me. So I tried out a new text message - "Hey, this is a funny text message!" This works well if you tell her you'll send her a text message. But more importantly - I waited 4 days before texting her. Why exactly four days? Mostly because girls expect you to text them within 3 days. By texting on the 4th day, she's wondering whether you do or don't like them, and BAM! In comes the text message. Her response:

Proof you don't need a lot of words to be funny ;)

I realized and never asked monday, what do you do besides studying?

Now, in my head, this seemed like a shit test, because of the "besides studying" part. So I answered "Well, I'm a secret agent." She and I banter a bit over text message, until I promise to show her one of the most awesome areas of Amsterdam. We got a bit tangled in the date here, Lesson learned: have the girl tell you when she is available, don't suggest the dates when YOU are available. However, considering the attraction I racked up before closing her, it was all fine.

On Sunday, I text her "Hey, if you wanna see something cool today, be at the Dam Square of Amsterdam at 17:00!" I did this mostly because, in retrospect, some of the text messages I sent her over the last few days (especially one asking her what I should drink while waiting for a friend in a pub) probably killed some attraction. That day was the lightning of a special Menorah, made out of ice, at the Dam square, so by demonstrating that I am there I demonstrate that I witness a lot of cool stuff (I'm Israeli, by the way). She loved the Menorah, and I was pretty sure that I got her in the bag.

Girl #2, pt.1 - the approach

As I was standing at the Menorah site at the Dam square, I notice this cute, short HB8.5 girl, with hair that's a mixture of ginger and blonde, looking at me with eyes that basically beg me to approach her. However, I was in the area where a lot of members of the Jewish community (which is a very, very tight community) were present, so I decided not to, in order to not tarnish my reputation as the guy who approaches women at religious events, also known as don't shit where you eat. However, throughout the event, this girl and I were occasionally sneaking looks to each other and smiled. She and I both knew exactly what was going on. As I was talking with some friends of mine after the ceremony, catching up and all, that girl approaches me, asking me whether I know anything about the party that's supposed to take place. This was a huge tell-tale. Why? Because she was there together with another dude, and yet she approached me, while the other guy was just standing back. I start chatting her up, explain that I know nothing of the party, as I had a paper to finish that night (know your priorities, lads!), but I got her number - using the same closing line on that other girl, before heading home (girl had a very interesting story - after volunteering in Israel, she decided she might want to become Jewish, which is why she was at the Menorah lighting ceremony). That paper I worked on proved to be an all-nighter, but I did pass. :D

Girl #2, pt. 2 - text game

Text game with this girl was fairly minimal. Once again, I texted her only four days later, "Hey this is a funny text message!". I got a date with her scheduled 2 days after the date with girl #1. My excuse was "getting to know her better by teaching her how to taste whiskey". She did throw some stuff at me, so here are the best learning points of that text-conversation:

Me: Let's see if you actually remember my name ;)

Her: I'm digging around in my memory, but I'm afraid it's not that good any more :$

Me: Then I am a secret agent, starting now! Call me Bond.

Her: But what if I don't like whiskey?

Me: Then we'll just have to enjoy each other's company

Me: Now remember, I like punctual ladies, so be on time!

Her: Well, that's good, I like punctual men. ;) I'll see you then!

For the record: I took both girls to the same place.

Girl #1, pt. 3 - the date

We meet at the Starbucks, get some coffee and talk for around 10 minutes on all kinds of random stuff. I then notice that it's time to go - the place I took her to is a pub in the old, abandoned industrial zone of Amsterdam, and the only way to get there is using a ferry. This gives the trip an adventure-like feeling. As we're talking on the ferry, I make sure to kino her lightly (e.g. placing my hand on hers when emphasizing a point, basic stuff). Every time I touch her, I make sure to touch her for just half a second longer than the last touch. This gets her used to me touching her for extended periods of time. We get into the pub, I get the first round (always do rounds, you're not just buying her drinks, but have the decency to order the first round, be a gentleman). We sit down upstairs, where they have a couch (this forces us to sit next to one another, helps the girl get comfortable and makes kinoing a lot easier than reaching across the table). I run three personality tests on her - the Cube, the Cherry Field, and the trust-hand-squeeze-test. After talking about how body language can portray what people are really thinking about (girls love it when you vocalize their body language), I feel a real sexual energy. As I place my hand on hers, I feel that it's cold, so I grab it, saying that it's really cold. I take one of her hands in mine, and put it right on my mouth, so I can blow hot air from my mouth to warm her hand up. Girls also generally love that - it's both hot (literally) and your mouth is touching their hands, which they also love. She talks for the next few minutes about all kinds of things, then looks at me. I lean in, and bam - we're making out.

We play some pool, then I take her outside to show her the lights of Amsterdam from the other side, which is a really serene and beautiful sight (as is any city skyline at night, frankly). We make out some more, and I see this small boat docked not so far away. I decide it's time to go on an adventure. "Come on, I never made out on a boat before" I tell her, grab her hand and lead her to the boat (remember, be the leader). While standing in the boat, I get my hands under her bra, start feeling her up, foreplay and all. She is loving it. Eventually, I whisper into her ear that I really want to drag her into a dark corner and take her, right there and then. Big mistake - I was too eager to get the lay (been dry for a bit over 2 months now). She thinks that I'm all in it for the sex, which she doesn't like. I had to improvise, I told her "Hey, I'm not dependent on sex, even though I am a sex machine." She loved the wit, and making out was back on the menu, with her even grabbing my crotch and basically getting as close as we can get to having sex on that small boat.

Just after we get our clothes in order (she was starting to get chilly), I hear someone shouting "What the fuck?!" I look back - four people are heading towards the boat. Fuck, must be the owners. The owner is a pretty fucking huge guy - nearly 2 meters tall, broader than I am, ready to fight and all. That's an AMOG if I've ever seen one. He says that I must pay him 35 bucks to do that. Here's the conversation:

Keep in mind, even though the guy spoke Dutch (which I am fluent at), I pretended that I cannot speak it, and stuck to English.

Me: I beg your pardon?

Him: You have to pay for that!

Me: I'm having a hard time believing that.

Him: Huh? Why? Do you think this boat isn't mine?

Me: You're not awfully professional about this, you know?

Him: What?!

Me: Cursing and all at first sight, really unprofessional.

Him: Well, it's also unprofessional to act like this boat belongs to you!

Me: Oh, I never did, kind sir. Now, I do apologize for the misunderstanding here (I offer him a handshake) and we will be right off, if you don't mind.

Him: I don't mind. (doesn't take the handshake)

We get off the boat, and some of the AMOG's friends jokingly say that they hope we didn't leave any sperm on the boat. I don't even pay attention to them. I take the girl by the hand, and we start heading back to the ferry to get her to the train station (keep in mind, we've been making out for a few hours at that time).

Lesson learned from the AMOG: do not lose your state. Shake the AMOG's state if he's aggressive. Second lesson: don't vocalize your desire to fuck her too early into the make-out session, no matter how steamy it may get.

Girl #2, pt. 3 - the date

Two days after girl #1, I meet girl #2 at the same venue. Ironically enough, after telling her I like punctual girls, I end up running 5 minutes late (gotta love public transport), but she doesn't make a big deal out of it, because I don't. This girl barely knows Amsterdam, so taking her to this nearly unknown pub really works in my favor, as it demonstrates I know the city inside and outside. She is speechless on the boat ride, as she is absorbing all the sights around her. I don't try to break the silence - I am comfortable, even without a conversation. We get to the pub, sit on the couch upstairs, and start talking after I get the first drink. I teach her how to taste whiskey - it's not as bad as she though it would be. I run the Cube, Cherry Field and trust-hand-squeeze tests on her, to have some excuses to kino and create some more comfort. She loves it. We talk about her experience in Israel, and I jokingly start speaking Hebrew with her, she says that she does understand Hebrew, but usually can't answer, but still finds it difficult to understand a fast language. My reply:

(in Dutch) here's a question for you, then - (in Hebrew) do you want to kiss?

I look at her eyes, her pupils dilate. I go for the kiss. We're making out within 30 minutes of entering the pub. Must be a new personal record. As things are getting steamy, even though we still are inside, I tell her "You know you're not getting into my pants tonight, right?" She's surprised, asks me why. I tell her I'm not that easy. She smiles and says "Good, I'm not that easy, either". I basically applied the lesson learned from the date with girl #1 here. We go out, I show her the city skyline from across the water, make out with her some more and start heading back to the city. We go and have some falafel, talk about food and what not and have a generally good time, in addition to making out. Eventually, we go to the Starbucks to get some coffee before setting her on her train home, and just as we sit down, her little sister is there, with two of her friends. Apparently, her little sister just became single the day before that, and required some attention. We talked about all kinds of stuff, but it was kind of awkward - I was never right next to my date and her little sister at the same time, but I covered up the perceived awkwardness of this situation by treating the little sister as a little bratty sister (this racks up attraction by demonstrating self-confidence), while keeping the conversation light. Eventually, it's time for the girl and her sister to get their train. She and I walk behind her sister and her friends as we talk about her sister, and just before the stairs to the train, she mentions her Facebook - so I add her there and then, on my phone's Facebook. This gives us just enough time to get out of sight of her little sister to kiss. Now, remember - in a goodbye kiss, be the first to break the kiss! This shows that you are the one making the rules. I tried doing that, but she kept coming for more kissing. Eventually, I shooed her away with a slap on her ass and a smile on both our faces.

Phew, sorry for the long FR. I daresay that both dates were successful, but I'd love to hear your thoughts, questions and general ramblings on this FR!

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