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Higher

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Met this gorgeous girl as i was rushing to the train station.

We were in a beautiful spot in the city, so i opened with the usual "can you take a pic of me" opener. She complied, and here more or less the convo that ensued (her in italic):

have a look, and if you need more i have time
thanks! its great. i mean, this guy is horrible (pointing at myself in the pic) but the rest is great!
haha
are you a tourist?
yes
where u from?
X
cool, im from Y (people from our countries are usually warm and friendly, so i wanted to show some similarity and connect a bit right away)
cool!
are u staying long?
i leave tomorrow
gotcha. what are you up to now? going somewhere exciting? (said while i was motioning to go)
mmm not really, im just walking around
hey btw i love your eyes, youre cute (she has beautiful blue eyes and a shy smile; she seems to be the introverted/shy type)
thanks :)
hey do you know where X station is? (i kept increasing the distance between us as i was in a rush)
no clue :/
damn, it should be around here (i had no internet at that moment to look it up)
btw what do you do tonight? (maybe too strong)
nothing
maybe we could grab a drink together, what do you say?
mmm yeah we could (she was not thrilled)
cool lemme get your number (at this point i was standing like 4-5 meters from her, so i walked towards her; as i got closer, she crossed her arms)
dont worry, we dont have to meet if you dont want to. ill just text you once and if not, its cool
ok

So i grab her number and go. The whole interaction lasted 1-2 minutes, i wish i had more time.

I suspected there was a bit of attraction, so i thought she just needed some comfort. Thats what i tried to build over text.

hey X, cool to meet you ;) enki
sorry for not staying to chat, i had to catch a train
my pleasure enki
no worries

so what do you think of this country? people are not as warm as your country eh?
[1/31, 13:37] not really, but it has really beautiful views
[1/31, 14:02] yeah its a wonderful country
do u travel a lot?
[1/31, 14:15] yeah, its really nice
[1/31, 14:15] at the moment yes because im living in X and i can travel a bit
[1/31, 14:15] and you?
[1/31, 14:59] X 😍 just arrived from there, incredible city and people
[1/31, 15:03] yeah i love traveling and i travel as often as i can
the feeling of freedom, of being able to improvise and always discover new things and emotions
and getting to know people and create connections
[1/31, 15:03] what do u look for when u travel?
[1/31, 15:33] yeah but it doesn't beat my country hahaha
[1/31, 15:33] i get you 100%
[1/31, 15:34] i always seek to learn as well as to know and feel that sense of freedom but also of peace.
to enjoy nature and the beauty of the simple things

[1/31, 15:34] you can speak spanish?
[1/31, 16:36] ofc, your country must be much better 😜
[1/31, 16:36] only a bit
[1/31, 16:38] yesss 🤩 (to her text about sense of freedom and peace)
when i first met u i thought u were a lone wolf looking for a hidden treasure
unfortunately you met me instead 😝
[1/31, 17:52] you have to visit
[1/31, 17:52] we can talk in english if it's easier for you
[1/31, 17:52] hahahaha
[1/31, 18:27] what are u doing bella? did u see the sunset?
[1/31, 18:29] writing in spanish is not a problem
talking goes much better in english 😆 (i was trying to soft close here)
[1/31, 18:56] yesss, super beautiful
[1/31, 18:56] you cannot imagine the peace it gave me
[1/31, 18:56] and you?

After this she wrote "jajajajaja esta bien" as an answer to my "talking goes much better in english". My spanish is not great, but i read this as her sorta giving green light to the soft close. Like as, sounds good, let's talk in english when we meet.

[1/31, 18:59] just finished work and went out for a run
now shower and if u want we grab something to drink and we chat in english 😜
[1/31, 19:18] you live here?
[1/31, 19:18] i thought you were also on vacation (here i felt she became less comfortable)
[1/31, 19:21] i live here temporarily for work, but i also work remotely when i travel
[1/31, 19:35] wow cool
[1/31, 19:35] this is super cool

I didnt reply to this, nor did she add anything.

Unfortunately i had no time to make a stronger first impression, so i had to work with what i had. But could this have been salvaged somehow? Or was it dead from the beginning?
 

gameboy

Tool-Bearing Hominid
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I'm not sure why you think it's dead, when she's texting a lot and seems positive overall? just shoot your shot and ask her out, dont beat around the bush too long
 

gameboy

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Oops I somehow missed the part where you actually asked her to go for a drink. Ok she didnt really react to it, that's weird...
 
the right date makes getting her back home a piece of cake

Skills

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Enki when there is language barrier you don't need to do structure texting but more of text to meet type texting again due to language barrier.... So don't worry about soft close in this case you need to be more let's meet texting...

 

Higher

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Thanks for the feedback gents.

@gameboy --

Ok she didnt really react to it, that's weird...

Yeah, maybe i should have added something like, hey im walking around in X area, where you at? This could have forced a definite yes/no answer from her.

@Skills --

when there is language barrier you don't need to do structure texting but more of text to meet type texting

Thanks for the link, just went thru it.

Were both fluent in English, so i didnt perceive any barrier in-person. In text i switched to Spanish, as i a) wanted to connect a bit more, and b) wanted to practice. Im told that my Spanish is not bad, although maybe it was a mistake.

I just felt she was overall a bit unconfortable. In this case i thought the text-to-meet would lower my odds.
 
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Skills

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Thanks for the link, just went thru it.

Were both fluent in English, so i didnt perceive any barrier in-person. In text i switched to Spanish, as i a) wanted to connect a bit more, and b) wanted to practice. Im told that my Spanish is not bad, although maybe it was a mistake.

I just felt she was overall a bit unconfortable. In this case i thought the text-to-meet would lower my odds.
yea if she is speaks english text to meet lower odds (sorry i missunderstood, i thought she did not speak english).... Your soft close was weak and she changed the subject, which is not good but she was game.... When the girl is traveling or about to leave this works well for the next time, is my go to, always work:

 
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