Rescue my txt game (Shit test?)

[Solus]

This is the first time I've ever asked for advice on this forum so I'm hoping you guys can help me out with this.

I recently met a HB7/8 at a taxi rank. The girl lives fairly close to me and although we'd never spoke before we both knew who the other was. After a bit of chatting we decided to get the same cab. By the end of the journey I had her number. (Don't ask how, I'd been out drinking, not sarging)

The next morning she txts me to apologise for her behaviour. I don't remember what she did wrong but I 'let her off with it' then thank her for paying for the taxi. I write back 'I do owe you a drink now, how's tonight for you?' She says she's working but laughs about me being a 'chancer'.
I leave it till the following week and re-initiate the txt convo. She says she's living the life of a hermit right now (Uni exams) so I ask her if the lifestyle comes with a costume. She says she doesn't know and to look one out for her. I tell her I'm not her bitch and to find her own sexy hermit costume.
So I give it a while longer (another couple of days) and txt,

S: Hey there sexy hermit girl, how's life treatin ya? Behavin yourself?
HB: I am as always! You out killing your liver tonight?
S: Are you implying I'm txting because I'm drunk? I'm hurt. I'm actually taking it easy at home tonight. You?
HB: I was working again, but that's no surprise
S: What's your plans for tomorrow? More work followed by more staying at home? The tension is simply killing me! x
HB: Haha you guessed my day exactly! Hmm so predictable. And i still have stupid essays to do and aiming for a wed out so need them done
S: Do you always make yourself out to be this boring or is this just some weird flirting technique I've never heard of? x
HB: Do you enjoy picking out peoples flaws? If i cared enough i'd consider being offended but no i really dont.

Em... what now? I kinda just went for the jugular there without really thinking about where I was leading the conversation. I don't understand what flaw I'm supposed to have picked out. Is she saying that being boring is one of her flaws? Or is she just saying I'm an ass who gave her no other alternative but to hit me with a (really) stupid comeback?

Haha. Help me out.

[Zea]

>>HB: Haha you guessed my day exactly! Hmm so predictable. And i still have >>stupid essays to do and aiming for a wed out so need them done

Translation: Invite me out!

Lead her. And she'll follow.

>>S: Do you always make yourself out to be this boring or is this just some
>> weird flirting technique I've never heard of? x

You come across ass here.

>>HB: Do you enjoy picking out peoples flaws? If i cared enough i'd consider
>>being offended but no i really dont.

You hit a raw nerve on this one. Too much cocky and not enough funny. Looks like she landed into damage recovery zone. Learn a lesson from this one, and you'll be set in the future.

[Solus]

>>HB: Haha you guessed my day exactly! Hmm so predictable. And i still have >>stupid essays to do and aiming for a wed out so need them done

Translation: Invite me out!

Lead her. And she'll follow.

Holy shit! That was staring me right in the face and I didn't even see it. When she said aiming for wed I pictured her going out with her friends. Aiming for wed = has plans for wed already? No? I didn't even consider it as having the potential for an invitation. If I wasn't so fascinated by that I'd be appalled.

If you could have replied to the wed invitation yourself how would you have pulled the trigger? How would you have picked up the thread and ran with it next?

Any ideas on how I may rescue things, or is this just a lesson learned and move on?

[Zea]

Holy shit! That was staring me right in the face and I didn't even see it. When she said aiming for wed I pictured her going out with her friends. Aiming for wed = has plans for wed already? No? I didn't even consider it as having the potential for an invitation. If I wasn't so fascinated by that I'd be appalled.

If you could have replied to the wed invitation yourself how would you have pulled the trigger? How would you have picked up the thread and ran with it next?

Any ideas on how I may rescue things, or is this just a lesson learned and move on?

Aiming for a Wednesday, eh?? I would of said something like "Cool, I'm gonna be out with friends at X", you should tag along." She may or may not have plans, I don't have enough info to make that cal. Conversely you could have said something to the effect of "Wow, sounds interesting. Hey why don't you take a break, join me here." As far as rescuing it, it doesn't look likely, but you're best bet would be let her cool off, and act like nothing happened, just start upbeat and in state, through an amusing anecdote and throw out an invite. As far as invites go, they tend to work better, from my experience, if you seed them earlier in the convo (hype it up, don't invite here yet), continue the convo, then through an invite out, continue convo.

[Utah]

S: Do you always make yourself out to be this boring or is this just some weird flirting technique I've never heard of? x
HB: Do you enjoy picking out peoples flaws? If i cared enough i'd consider being offended but no i really dont.

This would be my comeback:

"Playing hard to get are we? Don't worry I love that game!"

or

"Well you do give me plenty of ammunition"

or

"Don't be like that! I saw you checking out my ass on that taxi ride home. Geez, you can be sooo transparent ;-)"

or

"Your cute when you get angry"

or

"Teasing is my way of being affectionate...Don't be mad. However...if your still offended let me make it up to you and I'll buy you dinner ;-)"


I realise that by the time you actually read this too much time has passed and you probably can't respond to her with these replies but here they are anyway.

Hope this helps
Hope this helps

[Solus]

I feel like I maybe stepped over the line but didn't want to say sorry either in case it was a shit test so I just replied, "I wasn't picking out a flaw, I wasn't even being serious".

I really appreciate the feedback I'm getting from you guys.

[Masters]

Yeah man you need to be way more direct. Tell her a time and place you're going to take her instead of asking her if she's free the next night or whenever.

If she says she wants to go out wednesday suggest to her she can meet up with you and your friends at some point but dont jump all over that and claim her wednesday as your night out. Youve spent a bit of time not talking to her.. usually dont allow a week to pass. You gotta keep interest up and your name in her head. So when you meet a girl text her that night, and the next day. Try to establish phone conversation and meeting up with her as soon as possible.

[apg96]

cocky funny, is hard to use on text messages. You dont know how they are reacting to the comments so you dont know how far to take it.

My suggestion, tell you plans for the night and TELL her to come with you.

[Thor]

"I wasn't picking out a flaw, I wasn't even being serious"

This screams wussy. I think that was just about the worst thing you could have said in your situation. Why not go with a simple "Your cute when your angry", works everytime.