For me it's: women are in the moment creatures. You have to strike while the iron is hot.

If you go on a date with a woman, and she likes you, she usually gives you a small window of time. Usually it's a couple of dates, and it's your job as a man to drive it in a romantic direction.

If you treat her like a platonic buddy on those dates, her interest will plummet and it's game over.

You have to make moves. I think that's the reason why sex on the third date is such a cliche because you only have a small window to lock it down. I also think women don't really look at men romantically until things get sexual.

The best analogy I can give is: it's like building a fire. If you throw a log on the flame too quickly it'll smother it and burn out (don't shove your tongue down her throat pawing away at her the first 10 minutes you meet her). Yet at the same time if you never feed the fire at all, it'll just fizzle out (going on multiple dates without doing anything).

So read the room, respect the window of time, and strike when the iron is hot.

What things have you learned?