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The only reason why you are so into this girl is because of comfort. You know her and she knows you. She already knows that you like her. Your logic is telling you: 1. I don't have to approach her as I would need to approach a stranger. 2. Since she knows that I already like her, I am ahead of the game. (Not true)
You're going to internally fight ^this reality due to your fears of approaching new girls and actually TRYING to gain girlfriends. But whether it's this girl or any stranger, the fact of the matter is if you want a girlfriend, you're going to have to take the steps:
First off, you do not let it be known verbally or though leeching around a girl everywhere she goes so that she must assume that "you like her". The first is technically wrong. The latter is no different than a stalker.
2. Open, open, open. I am betting that you have not done this much. What you justify as 'high standards' is really nothing but a justification for not hitting on a whole bunch of chicks. Take the steps to learn openers, figure out what make them work. . . then get going.
3. Accept this girl's gesture to be her friend. Your answer, "Cool, I'm down with that." Then you follow the steps you'd need to take to make any random girl your girlfriend. Do this with her and do this with all the other girls that you've opened. GO OUT. Set up fun events and do what you can to meet up one on one. For new girls, this should be easier. For this particular girl, you might have to transition into it as she will have to stand up to what she said regardless of how she really feels. If she tells you, "But I have a boyfriend, blah, blah, blah. . . " Your answer, "Cool, I'm down with that." - then offer events that involve more than just 2 people. Play the whole 'friend' thing out. Always flirt, always funnel all the events and interactions towards one on one time.
4. You will find that once you do ^these things that this girl that you are focused on now won't mean much, but in case she does . . . and you've gotten her one on one, you continue on as if all the words spoken don't mean much and treat her like your girlfriend.
*Freeze-out in this instance doesn't apply. If you mean 'ignoring her' so she might strike some interest in you: "Ignoring" somebody all on its own does nothing. What the hell do you think she will miss? Some wussy guy who alludes to that he likes her, never asks her out, and pokes around for information? Sound like a desirable guy to you? What you can do for now is go with the flow and accept her friendship as if it's all roses. This is an effective ignore. Befriending her while you are hitting on a whole bunch of chicks is an effective ignore. Flirting with her and turning her on but forcing her to abide with some silly made-up fantasy about things 'not working between you two' is an effective ignore. Get living.
Loved your advice man, it truly helped. And I agree with so much of it.
But I did ask this girl out already, she flaked twice. Her excuses were legit (once time it was work and the other I gave her a day notice) but it put me in the frame of chasing so I backed off for a while. She said she rather have me as a friend and I was trying to be one but she never made any effort to keep the "friendship" alive so when I stopped texting her it kinda died. Yea, I can easily re-connect and keep the flow going but she never puts the effort back. I don't know if it is because I am flirting with her and letting her know I'm into her but I definitely gotta change my approach. I'm thinking of easing off the flirting and just become a regular chump friend till she starts putting effort in and then I kick it back up a notch and start flirting when we do hang. What do you think?
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Great advice from Kasabi. ^^^
I would act on it, man. You really have NOTHING to lose. This is one of those zero risk, high gain situations. I know it's easier said than done but you get the point. Now go get'em!!!
You are right, it really is only a plus considering my position. I just hate being the one putting ALL the effort into it.