Men and the Text Message Dating Game

The male ego is easy pickings. When he messages, and he will, leave it a day before replying with confident, yet faint interest. Suggest he calls you some time, but not today, as you are tired from all your socializing of late. Note: be sure to use a word like socializing. In the male mind this translates to “flirting, and possibly more, with the competition.”

Step Number Four – Reel The Sucker In. His imagination will be running wild by now. When he calls, be friendly but not over-enthusiastic. If he asks to meet you within the next 3 days, stick him on a plate, Glad Wrap him, and plonk him behind your box of choccy’s and half finished bottle of bubbly. If he suggests next week, pull him off the hook, tell him to kiss your proverbial goodbye, and throw him back in the sea.

Now you may be wondering why I’m telling you all this. Do I think it’s time one of us was finally honest with women? Am I saddened by the pain women experience as a result of my thoughtless gender? Have I had enough of consoling broken-hearted female friends on a Friday night – when my plan was to go out for a few drinks, laughs, and be introduced to their gorgeous, promiscuous girlfriends? Did I hope that revealing sacred male secrets on a woman’s website would provide a new angle for picking up at parties? Yes, to all of the above. Hey, don’t give me that look…I’m just a guy!

Now you know our game, it’s time to unleash hell.