Dating Rule #2

No matter how much you want to, less contact is more.

I know you had a great date. I know he's like PERFECT. I know he gave you his number and told you to call/text whenever.

But honestly? Don't.

Make him wait a bit. Make him wonder why you haven't called or texted. Nothing is more intriquing to a guy than the reason you AREN'T calling.

Now don't get me wrong. I'm not saying DON'T CALL AT ALL. No no. I am saying resist the urge to tell him that your dog is acting so cute, or that you are sooooo bored at work. If he contacts you in a timely manner, by all means, answer or respond in the same timely manner. If he takes a good hour to respond to you, then by all means, take an hour to answer. If he plays the text game, than you have to play it better.

I know this sounds so childish, trust me, I know, but games are what boys like to do best. They like to see what they can get away with. They like to see how far they can push it.

One of my best friends was dating a guy and they used to email back and forth a lot. She would send him a great email and if he sent back anything less than that, she wouldn't respond until she got a good email in return. Granted, the next day in her inbox was a nice wordy email of substance. She played the game better.

I went on a date recently and at the end he pulled the "You should call me..." game. Twenty four hours from the date I sent him a "I had a great time yesterday, we should do it again soon." text. He responded an hour later telling me he had a great time too and I should call if I wanted to go out again this week. I didn't respond. An hour later he sent me another text asking if I wanted to go do something. Me: 1. Him: 0.

I'll call him tomorrow.