| Just like women have a book called The Rules, | | | | would give is just be honest. Tell her you were |
| which purports to lay out in detail everything | | | | thinking about her or that you were planning on |
| about dating from what should be said and what | | | | going to try out this new sushi bar and wanted to |
| kind of timeline works, men seem to think that | | | | know if she was interested in joining you. Keep it |
| they need to follow particular rules about when to | | | | simple, honest and avoid any suggestion of |
| call or text a woman they have just met. | | | | desperation. If you must, keep telling yourself that |
| I'm here to tell you that there are no rules about | | | | there are many fish in the sea. |
| when you have to do this. Every situation is | | | | A month later |
| different and each one has the potential for | | | | Maybe you had other things going on and didn't |
| success. The most important thing to remember | | | | get a chance to get a hold of the woman. This is |
| is to shed any aura of desperation or neediness | | | | OK, as long as you explain your reason. Honesty |
| and just be relaxed about the whole thing. Once | | | | is always the best policy and if you tell the truth, |
| you do this, you are almost guaranteed success. | | | | it will be the same as if you called the woman the |
| After all, if she gave you her number, chances | | | | next day. For instance, maybe you were seeing |
| are she does want you to call, right. | | | | someone else at the time and now you're not |
| Here are different times to call and how to handle | | | | and would like to get to know her now. Tell her |
| them: | | | | that. Maybe you were super busy with an |
| Right away | | | | important project at work and knew you wouldn't |
| I don't care what other people say. I have never, | | | | have time to take her out until the work situation |
| ever struck out by calling or texting a woman | | | | calmed down. Tell her that. As long as you are |
| right after meeting her. As long as you don't say | | | | honest, I truly believe calling a month later with a |
| something cheesy, and don't make it a big drawn | | | | genuine good excuse for doing so will give you |
| out deal, it will work. Keep it simple, honest and | | | | the same advantage as if you had called the next |
| short. Maybe say something like it was awesome | | | | day. |
| talking to her at the park and you hope to talk to | | | | So, in other words, in my opinion, it does not |
| her more at a later date. Period. | | | | matter when you decide to call or text, as long |
| A few days later | | | | as you are not being cheesy and have something |
| This is the standard and most accepted length of | | | | good or interesting to say. And just as I said, if |
| time so I won't say much about it. Women usually | | | | you do wait a long period of time, you better |
| expect a call a day or two after meeting so | | | | have a good reason for doing so or you come |
| there aren't any real tricks here. The only advice I | | | | off as a jerk. |