I'm really busy with life, and I don't want to cancel plans to go on a date. As a result, when I set up a date, it sometimes is as much as 7 days in advance. What can I do to reduce my flake rate?

When it's your first date with a stranger and you haven't talked in 7 days, I don't want them to think, "Who are you, again?" Should I ping her periodically and say something to the effect of, "BTW, I still exist. Looking forward to the date in 3 days. Remember we set one up 4 days ago? nudge nudge"