Tinder date - no lay. Need to bridge to second date. 26 y/o educated yogi
She is 26 and a professional student after taking a few years off. Very smart, well traveled, super into yoga and keeping a obnoxiously firm ass. I wish I had the tinder convo still but it got deleted. She sent me a simple "hey" (which is how 90% of girls open if they do, or its a situational opener based off pictures/profile), I responded with "hi! u r a q t." which is a pretty sweet opener too lol and then some bs about my day. we messaged back and forth for a while really funy and flirty - great vibe. there was even a couple times where i put words in her mouth or messaged what she was going to say right before and she got all excitied i was reading her mind. example, towards the end I said I was going to bed and sent a number close as she was already hitting send with her number aha.
Anyways, the tinder convo was vibing amazingly. I qualified her a bit, went all over the place while being goofy one minute and flirty the next all while getting to know each other. These texts are from the two days before we met up. Not my best and typing this out now, I realize I couldve handled the flirting wayy better here, like what was going on in the tinder convo. But it was pretty rushed and spaced out pretty far so it all still felt congruent given the earlier messages. Friday comes along and there is a massive snow storm (dammit) which throws a wrench into my plans. We were supposed to go to a restaurant bar for free drinks after work, bounce for cocktails then it would've been an easy pull back to my place. Instead the snow fucks us up, were both running crazy behind and arent able to meetup until 10, at a place in the middle of nowhere close to her place (but she lives with her rents) and we are snowed in there and both super exhausted. It kind of messed up the vibe we had going on, I had no plans once we got there and it left my poor dick out of the equation. Felt like we were co-workers catching up over happy hour drinks instead of conitnuing the vibe we had going on over text. We were both like yawning and shit lol but we still had good conversation, flirted and connected. Just it went nowhereville. Here are some of the texts I have from the day before we met up:
me: aw muffin
me: do you have your wknds at least
her: yeah generally. i mean a few classes here and there but that only takes a few hours
me: awesome. any trouble planned for this wknd yet
her: not much. i think my sister is coming to visit and were going to a consult, class on sunday but thats it
me: for you or for her? if you have nuff energy to get fancied up i have a dinner giftcard we can blow on drinks instead lol
me: or stay in our workout clothes and tease riley (doggy) with grocery store wine depending on exhaustion levels
her: for us both
me: is that an abbreviation or something (this part might be a little confusing, its in reference to an earlier convo)
her: not necessaily an abbreviation but our own version of the same thing
her: my sister really wants to so whatever
15 mins later her: I would be down for drinks. I like meeting guys in public first for obvious reaosn then see how things go
*we try to nail down a time but were both busy so we stuff in a date for friday after work.*
her: brb going to go motivate people
me: *heart eyes*
her: didn't throw up
her: but almost
2 hours later her: would also like to borrow that dog for cuddles please thanks
me: lol. Did you make anyone in the class sick
me: I hope youre back on your couch again
me: im not cuddling him yet i still have to jump in the shower :/
her: why would i make them sick! they loved me. Im in bed *heart eyes x3*
her: so i need to cuddle him, i can't get warm
me: jealous
me: he's warming my feet now aha
me: come over here, this bed's is pre-heated
her: my hands are feet are icicles all the time including now. even after a hot shower. i cant get warm ever
me: lol aww muffin
me: is this why your in search of jet fuel
her: yes. yes it is.
her: i generate no heat so i need to steal man heat
me: im kinda intrigued as to what an operator entails (reference to her profile)
me: possibly tommorrow night youll be sleeping in warmth
her: well
me: but riley wont be able to join, well.. maybe
her: basically just laying there but im so small ill end up being your jetpack
her: sounds amazing but not going to happen right now. im also dying right now and also need to leave early for an appointment. kill me
me: dying?!
her: ya my time is up nice meeting you kinda
me: frozen to death
me: *sends picture, myself+dog*
her: wow the one on the left is so cute
me: fits perfect
her: ill take the one on the left
me: then get that booty over here missy
her: but will the one on the right be there too?
me: ya
me: come cuddle
her: I would but i have no pants on
me: riley said he is cool with that
me: cant get in bed with jeans on
her: im anti jean anyways
me: im against anything covering you up
me: dont make me put mine on, i was jsut about to hop in bed
her: sorry big sweater no bottoms, thats i roll at bedtime
her: tons of blankets and pillows and duvet. still cold
I fell asleep and the next day is when we have plans. we flirt a bit but don't get hot and heavy.. and honestly based on the tinder convo i dont think she would until we hooked up. she had the thing about spooning in her profile but said 'agressive spooning is for serious relationships' after i said spooning leads to forking lol. next day shes going to the dentist and we talk about how much they suck, while making firm plans. this part is all space out pretty far in between texts over the day...
me: traffic time for me.
me: you'll see him tnight if possible
her: if we get on then yea im not opposed
me: hmm ok. just planning on what to do with him
her: yeah ill come over if i dont dislike you *grin*
her: is there more wine there *wink*
me: idk how you manage 30 of these little guys
me: ahah maybbee and i think we will but your not going to like the location very much
her: oh god why
her: ill bring a bottle if you dont hhave any
her: ugh sorry im running late, havent left work yet im kinda a celeb around her so i cant go anywhere without people catching me and talking
me: just half a bottle left. we can get some while were out
me: i know :(( ill be late too so take your time
me: ill leave here after 8
her: what time should we meet at whatever place were meeting at
her: I hope we get on cause I need this so bad ha *wine glass emojis*
her: my place isn't very friendly cause I moved back in my parents a year ago
me: of course we will my little wino
me: ok no worries, youll meet him sometime soon
So yeah. We meet up three hours late, snowed in at a gross pub. We're both super exhausted and just had a chill flirty time but it was sorta incongruent to the fun goofy vibe we had earlier over text. I had nowhere else to go and no where to pull except the car but that wouldn't have added up. I think I was too keen on meeting her, I should've pushed the date back so we had more time together and better logistics. Then I would've had no problem. Writing this up now I noticed how with these texts and the tinder profile the balloon we were blowing up was building and building and instead of popping, it just kind of slowly fizzled out on that date. Not that it was bad persay but it let the attraction level off. We connected that is for sure but we certainly didn't build off what we had going on. It was also my first, first date in like 6 weeks so I had a it of rust to shake off.
We talked about travel, fitness, food, poltiics, school, goofed off a bit, flirted. At this point its midnight and our places are both a 30 minute drive opposite ways in the weather. We go outside and she immediately starts shivering lol she wasn't lying about being cold all the time. I pull her in and heat her up and then tell her to start her car. I jump in the passenger seat and tell her to drive me to mine. I warm her up some more while shooting the shit. Car gets heated and I make fun of her driving glasses, she looks at me pissed off so I pull her in for a kiss. We make out for a bit and I paw a bit at her body and grab her face. She tells me my hands are warm. We break off and she is still legit shivering so that kind of kills any escalation that would've happened but it wasn't going to happen anyways - too incongruent. We probe each others schedules a bit, the weeks are a mess but we see when we are both free for next weekend. I jump into my car and she rides off into the blizzard.
Im kind of worried that not letting the balloon pop ruined her image of me. I mean we connected and made out at the end but that doesn't mean much. Im wondering if I friend zoned myself - since I didn't live up to the awesome high value dude I was coming off before our meetup, or if I just need to chill a bit a get a second date.
The next day (saturday) I texted her
me: I vote you rain check on your fam jam consult
no reply. I sent a meme about a jacked girl two days later
her: my dream physique
me: i went to the sauna after the gym today
me: I feel amazeballs
no reply. yesterday I sent a v-day meme... no reply :(
Granted she is crazy busy during the week, three jobs and going for her masters degree. But these post date texts break my heart and boner.. really eager to get a second date with her. The incongruence on the date vs text threw me off track and I think i was a little desperate to reconnect again. We were both pretty keen on each other before the date, derrppp she was asking for it. Am I overthinking this and shooting myself in the foot? Should I just chill out and reenage in the next few days asking about her week if she doesn't? Or did I already friendzone myself? I don't have much of a clue as to where she is at emotionally in regards to me right now. It'd be nice to get us back on the same again but I don't know what page she is on.. Posting here to get feeback and advice so I don't blow this sure thing up even further.
Bottom line you handled the date awfully and no 90% of the time you don't get/ don't deserve a second date.
Something I've internalized lately is that these tinder girls are absolutely buying into the idea off an off the walls crazy date. Online dating is the not the place to play it safe, it's high risk high reward and you need to push, push, push.
The second date never really happens if the first one isn't exciting enough. I actually just set up a second date with a tinder girl for like the first time ever and the only reason it happened is I qualified her super, super hard on the way home and totally framed my poor escalation as her being a fag
No dates in 6 weeks though man it's all part of the process you'll get your swag back in no time.
Something I've internalized lately is that these tinder girls are absolutely buying into the idea off an off the walls crazy date. Online dating is the not the place to play it safe, it's high risk high reward and you need to push, push, push.The second date never really happens if the first one isn't exciting enough. I actually just set up a second date with a tinder girl for like the first time ever and the only reason it happened is I qualified her super, super hard on the way home and totally framed my poor escalation as her being a fag
Great move. Lol
Only time ive got the second is when i banged on the first... still sometimes even them... I dunno... i still cant figure tinder out.
No dates in 6 weeks though man it's all part of the process you'll get your swag back in no time.
Icewahine,
Just as a show of support and perspective, when I go hardcore cold, for instance go mono with a girl and focus 99% on other things while maybe going out once every several weeks, it takes me 6 weeks to get back in and fuck a new girl.
That's with Fri/Sat. If I add in Thur it's usually faster. Basically I know at this point how much momentum I need to build with my current skillset to get another lay (with a cute girl).
Of course you could always bang a mediocre chick off cold approach, that's surprising good for getting you back in the game!
Oof, thats what it felt like - thanks for reenforcing my fuck up. Lesson definitely learned for next time. I'd say there is a >5% chance she comes out again, but who knows maybe I'll hit it up a couple weeks/month from now. Didn't realize how rusty I was going to be on a first date and was too arrogant, this chick for sure deserves top treatment and my A+ game.
I got a couple more dates lining up already and one looks like wifey material so hopefully it won't take that long to get back into the swing of things. LOL meow thats gangster, is that the one you posted a FR here not too long ago
Oof, thats what it felt like - thanks for reenforcing my fuck up. Lesson definitely learned for next time. I'd say there is a >5% chance she comes out again, but who knows maybe I'll hit it up a couple weeks/month from now. Didn't realize how rusty I was going to be on a first date and was too arrogant, this chick for sure deserves top treatment and my A+ game.I got a couple more dates lining up already and one looks like wifey material so hopefully it won't take that long to get back into the swing of things. LOL meow thats gangster, is that the one you posted a FR here not too long ago
Nah haven't posted much about her. She drove an hour in a snow storm to see me and we went to wal-mart LOL it was the only store open. My cock didn't come out in the car because I was being a super homo. I harrassed her on the way home saying she couldn't handle my magical cock. She pretty much told me she is a lot more fun drunk and we are drinking together tonight!!!!!