I think you're practicing up to be a basket case. Seriously, that's some needy stuff there.
Joking aside, the whole "I'll only do this if you do it, too" concept is garbage. This is the kind of thing you usually get from girls and it's pretty manipulative. You REALLY want to spot it when you start thinking that way and shoot an arrow through its nasty little heart. It is a joy-KILLER to pull that stuff on people.
If you haven't a dated someone who's done that to you yet, it will happen. My wife even tries that on me and I call her on it every time.
HER: "How about we do ________?"
ME: (thinking) "Hmm, well, I suppose, sure, let's do that."
HER" "Well, we should only do it if you REALLY want to do it."
ME: "Poppycock. My being willing to do it should be good enough. Don't start that stuff again. Let me do it because you want to. If you put it on me only, we won't do it at all. How fun is that?"
So, stop deleting phone numbers because girls aren't calling you back. You're a guy, you don't NEED reciprocity. You do things because you set your mind to it and you do it. You like a girl? You pursue her. You don't apologize, you don't play mind games, but you also don't fret the work you have to do.
The girl TOLD you she preferred to be chased. Why isn't that good enough? You going to ditch a girl in the early days of pursuit because she's not gaga over you already and tearing the rafters down to get to you? How scary would that be if she DID? Who needs that kind of drama?
You just go after what you want, don't be a stalker about it, but do what's necessary to get your girl. At some point you realize this girl is worth this work, or she isn't. That, too, should be a calm process.
|