Hi!
My first real thread! Exciting!
So I walked home a collegue of mine, a beautiful swedish girl with black hair and green eyes (the most lovely combination, don´t you think

). It was 6 in the morning and still dark.
Me: It´s a shame that the lights are always on since you can never see the stars that way. I really think that whole of society would change if we would be able to gaze upon the majesty of the milky way everynight
Her: Yeah, *agrees and elaborates*
Me: But if you think about it... all these lights are turned on right now just for you and me. It´s only us here
haha pretty smooth of me I thought

. So we stopped, looked at eachother, closed distance and... I KEPT ON WALKING!! haha, I am a full-on retard.
Anyway this was my question: How do you prevent from getting in the friendship-zone now after failing to escalate in such a idiotic manner? This has actually happened to me several times before, failing to kiss and get stuck in the friendship zone. I am meeting her on friday at work, should I keep flirting or perhaps act a bit cold towards her? Help and tips appreciated
PS: my god how exciting the pick-up game is! haha, it really is more exciting than skydiving, diving, fighting (in a ring) etc. These cannot even compare to the moment when you are about to walk up to a attractive woman and start a conversation!