Sorry, it's one of these terrible posts I said I'd never make. This isn't my main account (one of her friends is a PUA I think).
Met this Arab girl at happy hour with her and my friends. She's a solid 8.5, if not higher. Incredibly smart, great connection.
We go on a bunch of dates (too many of them are group dates due to the nature of how we met). She acts really into me, and all her friends tell me so when she is gone, too. They're really pushing for me.
She is generally reserved at first, but realllllly opens up after just one or two drinks. Finally spends the night at my place recently, but says she's on the rag, so not much happens.
I find out from an inside source that might be 'freaking out' because she feels we're approaching a junction (sex?) where a relationship could be a possibility. One of her friends thinks she's terrified of her feelings for me since we've only been hanging a few weeks. We were supposed to hang out this coming weekend and she's already cancelled letting me know via email this morning. I suggested something during the weekday and she basically put it off.
Of our many dates, she has NEVER cancelled nor turned down an opportunity to go out with me. This came out of nowhere. She also deactivated her online dating account (she told this to me on Friday) then reactivated it this morning. I called her on it in a playful way and she admitted it was 'addicting' and she liked 'reading peoples' self -descriptions'.
I know I should have closed the deal earlier. Logistics didn't lend themselves to that due to half of our meetings between our friends.
The consensus among my friends is that since she just go out of a relationship in September, the idea of connecting so well with someone so fast and so early is terrifying her and she wants some space to make sure she's not rushing into anything. A small minority think maybe I said something offensive/stupid during the weekend which turned her off to me.
My inside source tells me she isn't really saying anything bad about me, but that's she's looking for flaws and dealbreakers and freaking out about how much she likes (or liked?) me.
PLUSES:
-Says I'm attractive/hot/sexy a lot. A LOT.
-Says I'm witty, funny, and have great taste in music
-Supposedly I've made her break out of a pattern (kissing on first dates, her paying for stuff, etc)
-She told one of her friends that she's feels like she's floating on clouds when she thinks about me (this is after a first few dates, not the most recent sleepover)
Negatives:
-Says my bluntness/unPCness can be unsettling
-Cancelled our future weekend date, was wishwashy about hanging out during the week
-Noticably less gchat/texting since she spent the night last weekend
-Sex too late (not at all so far, actually). My inside source says that once she has sex with a guy she 'falls' so she avoids doing it any time soon.
I know you'll all rake me over the coals for this, but I actually find her personality absolutely charming and we have a very strong intellectual and emotional connection. The crazy physical chemistry doesn't hurt either (boner is an 11 on a 1-10 scale, very rare for me). I know I shouldn't put all my eggs in one basket, but a girl this gorgeous and cool is rare to find in DC. I'm bored of unpleasant 7's.
Any thought about how to play this? Should I give her some space and show less interest? Show MORE? (she's told me she liked me and I never reciprocated verbally, but I gave her a kiss instead).
Met this Arab girl at happy hour with her and my friends. She's a solid 8.5, if not higher. Incredibly smart, great connection.
We go on a bunch of dates (too many of them are group dates due to the nature of how we met). She acts really into me, and all her friends tell me so when she is gone, too. They're really pushing for me.
She is generally reserved at first, but realllllly opens up after just one or two drinks. Finally spends the night at my place recently, but says she's on the rag, so not much happens.
I find out from an inside source that might be 'freaking out' because she feels we're approaching a junction (sex?) where a relationship could be a possibility. One of her friends thinks she's terrified of her feelings for me since we've only been hanging a few weeks. We were supposed to hang out this coming weekend and she's already cancelled letting me know via email this morning. I suggested something during the weekday and she basically put it off.
Of our many dates, she has NEVER cancelled nor turned down an opportunity to go out with me. This came out of nowhere. She also deactivated her online dating account (she told this to me on Friday) then reactivated it this morning. I called her on it in a playful way and she admitted it was 'addicting' and she liked 'reading peoples' self -descriptions'.
I know I should have closed the deal earlier. Logistics didn't lend themselves to that due to half of our meetings between our friends.
The consensus among my friends is that since she just go out of a relationship in September, the idea of connecting so well with someone so fast and so early is terrifying her and she wants some space to make sure she's not rushing into anything. A small minority think maybe I said something offensive/stupid during the weekend which turned her off to me.
My inside source tells me she isn't really saying anything bad about me, but that's she's looking for flaws and dealbreakers and freaking out about how much she likes (or liked?) me.
PLUSES:
-Says I'm attractive/hot/sexy a lot. A LOT.
-Says I'm witty, funny, and have great taste in music
-Supposedly I've made her break out of a pattern (kissing on first dates, her paying for stuff, etc)
-She told one of her friends that she's feels like she's floating on clouds when she thinks about me (this is after a first few dates, not the most recent sleepover)
Negatives:
-Says my bluntness/unPCness can be unsettling
-Cancelled our future weekend date, was wishwashy about hanging out during the week
-Noticably less gchat/texting since she spent the night last weekend
-Sex too late (not at all so far, actually). My inside source says that once she has sex with a guy she 'falls' so she avoids doing it any time soon.
I know you'll all rake me over the coals for this, but I actually find her personality absolutely charming and we have a very strong intellectual and emotional connection. The crazy physical chemistry doesn't hurt either (boner is an 11 on a 1-10 scale, very rare for me). I know I shouldn't put all my eggs in one basket, but a girl this gorgeous and cool is rare to find in DC. I'm bored of unpleasant 7's.
Any thought about how to play this? Should I give her some space and show less interest? Show MORE? (she's told me she liked me and I never reciprocated verbally, but I gave her a kiss instead).