Hey guys I already posted a longer version in the "Introduce yourself" section, but thought I would re-post a condensed version of my question here (if you have time check out my full story in the other section). Here goes:

Met a great girl a little over a week ago. Good conversation, effortless. Started texting, made plans for a date #1, had date #1, ended with a kiss. More texting for a couple of days (3-6 messages per day), secured plans for date #2 - to take place 3 days later. A day after securing the date, I was a little buzzed and sent a lame poem-text which reeked of too much interest. No text back, day of date comes, shoot a quick "hey we still on? How does 8pm work for you ?".

Fortunately she responded somewhat favorably. She apologized for not texting and said she had been sick and couldn't do our original plan, but offered to meet up for coffee or something (same night, just altered plans), or said we could try to reschedule (which I opted for for a few reasons). I told her she should just rest up for now or else have it turn into a month long cold. So I bailed on the offer for coffee that night but mentioned we will reschedule at a later date. I've chilled out with the texting since then (2 days of nothing) and now I'm wondering how I should get this going again. This is foreign territory for me.

I should mention that YES I know it might seem to many people like, "what are you freaking over, she agreed on a date, you bailed." But, despite knowing it helps nothing, over analyze everything. I feel like I screwed up something that would've been solid, but still haven't killed it, and definitely unsure how to proceed. Thanks for any help guys!

Never invest in a girl before you have sex with her. Keep it casual, playful and sexual. Then once you've been fucking her for a while, you can reward her with affection. That's all you need to learn from the situation.