Met up with few friends who I haven't seen in a while. They invited over this girl I had seen 2-3 times before in this social group in the past year or so. I'm 90% sure she is single and she's given me some iois but nothing concrete. She is relatively shy and from a country where the man has to take the lead.
I'm being somewhat cautious here. This isn't a close social group but they are chill and the kind of friends who I would probably hang out more if I was in a relationship. So I played it low-risk direct:
The day after the event, I followed her on insta and this was the convo:
Me: No pics of your doggo in your profile?
Me: I'm shocked
Her: Haha it's because he's got his own profile
Her: @Dog's insta
Me: Haha you got me there
Me: Where does >dog's name< usually walk you out to? (She had said in person that her dog is heavy and pulls her around)
Her:
Her: We usually go to the mountains near where I now live
Her: It's not easy for me (...to walk the dog, her English isn't perfect)
Me: The mountains next to XYZ? I hike there often
Me: I'm actually going there next weekend
Me: You and >dog's name< should join
Her: We have been there as well yes hahah
Her: That's also a very nice place
Her: I made plans already but thank you, we'll join one day for sure haha
I know its not totally dead yet, but I think that's just being polite given that we have mutual friends.
My view is just to like her last comment and then restart next time I meet her or if she posts a relevant story, starting from scratch using non-risque texts again (ping, banter - soft close approach)
Problem is, I feel like just liking her comment may come off as being sulky but also I don't want to go to a pointless text tennis match.
Thoughts on the above plan?
I'm being somewhat cautious here. This isn't a close social group but they are chill and the kind of friends who I would probably hang out more if I was in a relationship. So I played it low-risk direct:
The day after the event, I followed her on insta and this was the convo:
Me: No pics of your doggo in your profile?
Me: I'm shocked
Her: Haha it's because he's got his own profile
Her: @Dog's insta
Me: Haha you got me there
Me: Where does >dog's name< usually walk you out to? (She had said in person that her dog is heavy and pulls her around)
Her:
Her: We usually go to the mountains near where I now live
Her: It's not easy for me (...to walk the dog, her English isn't perfect)
Me: The mountains next to XYZ? I hike there often
Me: I'm actually going there next weekend
Me: You and >dog's name< should join
Her: We have been there as well yes hahah
Her: That's also a very nice place
Her: I made plans already but thank you, we'll join one day for sure haha
I know its not totally dead yet, but I think that's just being polite given that we have mutual friends.
My view is just to like her last comment and then restart next time I meet her or if she posts a relevant story, starting from scratch using non-risque texts again (ping, banter - soft close approach)
Problem is, I feel like just liking her comment may come off as being sulky but also I don't want to go to a pointless text tennis match.
Thoughts on the above plan?