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@StrayDog gave me the mechanical rule of, instead of trying to incorporate touching whenever I can, just touch to show approval or deliver a compliment and do it slowly and decisively, and end the touch after the approval or compliment is delivered. That rule definitely helped me.
this is the post in question, that I made for you
There was a good deal in there but I didn't really touch on sexual frames. The main point was to get you to have more fun with it, focus on getting some conversational momentum, and being a bit more strategic with your touch.
It seemed like the touching as a reward for compliance stuck out to you and got you some results in field.
I have noticed by your descriptions of dates that you tend to look at women's reactions in a somewhat surface level sort of way. For example, if she is laughing at your jokes or asking a lot of questions, you see that as a sign of interest. Which is true to some degree. Yes she is interested enough to having the convo with you, but that does not necessarily indicate she is finding you seductive or wanting to move forward with things in that sense.
This is why it is important to understand the difference between reactions vs results (
@topcat really helped me with this in regards to texting) Her laughing at your joke is a reaction, it simply means she found what you said funny. You making a sexual innuendo and her agreeing with the underlying frame. That's a result.
Her asking a lot of questions, though it shows some interest, is a reaction. She is reacting to the conversation and the things you are saying. Her asking a personal question like "so what do you do for fun", you saying responding "that, kind of personal, come a bit closer and I'll tell you" (gesturing for her to lean in), and she actually leans in. That's a result.
You basically just told her to do something that leads towards more of a sense of intimacy and she complied.
The number one way to be able to gauge how invested she is in being seduced by you is to test for compliance. When you test for compliance it shows you how willing she is to go along with a move when you suggest one.
If she rejects the bid for compliance then you can calibrate from there. "okay she doesn't want to make this move, where do I adjust for here"
that's why you start small at the beginning of the date and keep building compliance. For example when you greet her for the date, you confidently and calmly tell her to bring it in for a hug. It is a reasonable gesture at the start of the date, and she will most likely happily comply as she found you attractive enough to come out with.
Then, when another reasonable moment to ask for compliance arises, you make another bid. For example, she is talking about her dog and you are like "Show me his picture, I know you have one". She has once again complied. A result.
You slowly build up compliance asks until it is reasonable to tell her to scoot closer, or suggest you two go for a walk, or whatever move you make to move the seduction forward, and eventually suggest the pull home.
Each time she complies you reward her with either a genuine compliment "you seem open minded, I like that about you" or your undivided attention for a moment, or intentional touch that is just enough to sink in, then passing. You slowly build more and more of a prescedent of this comply, reward, let things flow naturally, ask for compliance, comply, reward, let things flow naturally, ask for compliance, and so on.
This is true for when you make a subtle sexual innuendo as well, or bring up a topic with sexual undertones. If she agrees with the frame, or engages in the conversation in a way that is positive towards the seduction. That is essentially her complying with an escalation or micro-escalation. This is a result. not a reaction.
So asking for compliance will show you how invested she actually is at a given moment. You just have to start small at build, so that the compliance you are asking for is proportionate to where the momentum of the seduction is at at a given moment.
This will help you start to gauge her actual investment regardless of her reaction. Sure she just laughed at your joke, but does she happily hand you the drink menu when you say "hand me that" (said with chill, easy going tone) or does she offer resistance?
This is how you can get past the appearances of her saying one thing and doing another. Say she says she is really having fun, but won't leave for a walk with you. Well, the compliance you ask for was too big for where she was invested in that moment. So you keep hanging out and looking for compliance in small ways, and once she bites (you get a result), you build from there.
I recently had a same day lay with a gal I met at clothing store. We were hitting it off a bit and I suggested we go grab a drink (right at that moment). She said no. However, I just brushed it off, and she was still hanging out gabbing with me for a good moment longer (not yet invested in a drink, but invested enough to keep chatting, even after a failed attempt to escalate). So, after a moment of convo I looked for a smaller investment " Here help me pick out a shirt real quick". Bingo, she invested. And I kept moving from there.
If I had took her reaction to my suggestion of a drink at face value I would have thought the seduction was over because she said "no". But no was her reaction, the result was that she was still standing and talking to me. So I made another move to see what result I got. Eventually, after getting more and more investment from her in terms of small compliance, as well as her investing in some subtle sexual frames. She herself suggested we get that drink I mentioned and we bounced.
Look for results, not reactions. Test for results by testing for compliance.
"Good" reactions does not immediately mean good results, and "bad" reactions (within reason) does not always mean bad results.
But any time you ask for compliance, or escalate (even just a little), you have to go out on a limb a bit. You have to up the ante just slightly, and risk her not complying.
This is why you start small and build. Until there is enough investment and momentum for bigger bids for compliance. Gradually the conversation gets more sexual, more physical, you can suggest bigger moves. Since she has invested more and more, each next step feels natural and reasonable.
Introduce conversations with slightly sexual undertones to test for sexual compliance. Look for the results, then adjust.