I am 36, Indian and live in Amsterdam. I was going out at around 950 pm.

I was sprawled over a couple of seats in the metro with my eyes closed, when, this blonde girl, came and sat next to me.

I excused myself and gave her proper place. She was texting her friends on WhatsApp, so I couldn't open her immediately.

When she stopped texting, I made an observations - I had noticed her hands were black, so I asked her if she had trouble with her bicycle tyre.

She said yes, and explained that she had a flat tyre. I used what she said to get her talking.

I asked her for her number and she agreed. Unfortunately my stop came before we could exchange our numbers. So I decided to travel to the next stop where she was to get out. We exchanged our numbers and agreed to meet today. She was eager to know me.

I have gotten numbers from girls in the past but this was so quick, 5 to 10 minutes, that I was stunned. I couldn't have done this without this community.

In the past, I have been able to ask the girls for a date - but i am horrible at escalating. My game sucks from here.

My guess is that my frame gives away.

Any tips that have worked for you, would be very helpful.