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So in one Latin dance class I rarely go to (is optional for a dance performance I'm in), I saw a girl I had been introduced to before in one of the presentations (of the said performance) but didn't know she was taking lessons at the same studio.
Me: Hey A right? (I shall refer to her as A for this FR)
Her: Yea, I'm impress
Me: I didn't know you where taking classes here
(here I made some more small talk before the class started)
The class started and I positioned myself close to her and my performance dance partner who was there that day too. After the class ended a guy was between us, but after a few minutes I was able to approach again.
Me: So why did you decide to learn Salsa?
I start to deep dive here and turns out she majored in my native language, she has traveled a bit, etc.
Me: So do have you have a language partner to practice?
Her: no actually no
Me: (getting my cellphone out) do you have cell phone number?
I put her name and she help me to spell it out, then I give it to her so she put the number.
Me: Do you have a time this weekend?
She starts saying something like busy and something I didn't hear well
Me: Well I'll text you then and we see
Then I go talk to the teacher to discuss something about our next presentation of the performance, etc and I joke around. At some point A joins too since we were the last people to leave the Studio. I head out.
A couple hours after a send and ice breaker text
- Glad to meet a fellow dancer
Two hours later
- Same to you! You came into a good community for that! (Sorry for the delay, I'm normally quicker to respond)
Next day in the afternoon
- You bet
I was thinking of their X workshop and sounds good. I think X is sexier than Y…
- Yeah X is fun
- So I mentioned before we could meet for a little language exchange and grab a coffee/tea. If you are still interested, perhaps we can meet at some café around X area… just let me know when's good for you schedule-wise
- I honestly would like to very much but even though I feel strange saying so out of the blue feel like you should know I do have a boyfriend. I wouldn't want to give off the wrong message but I want to be clear that I would enjoy meeting for coffee and practicing Y with you.
- That did sound random. But yeah, the idea is to meet sometime for coffee and dance. It's still on the table… so we can meet whenever we agree on a time
- I know; it has just gotten in the way of hanging out in a way I'd like with people I meet enough times in the past that I just feel I should be upfront. I'm normally not too busy, maybe we can make a plan at X this Tuesday.
- Sure thing
The day of the aforementioned X workshop I was feeling sick
-Hey A, sorry to say. I'm still feeling quite sick today so I wont be able to make it today to X but please learn a step or two on my behalf.
-I definitely will, sorry to hear you're still sick. I was looking forward to meeting again. Hope you feel better soon
Two weeks later, the day the class I rarely go to was:
Ergon, missed you in class, hope you're feeling better
-Hey A, How's your week going? Took me a while to recover but I'm doing much better now It’s a shame we couldn't meet again.
-Oh Good glad to hear it. We will meet for dancing soon, I'm not worried
-That's true, gotta see how good you are at it. Lets grab that drink soon- when is it good for you? I'm pretty open after X day
Then we agree when and where, etc and at the appointed day we meet.
Unfortunately she got there a couple minutes before me. But no biggie.
We talked and had a very enjoyable conversation. Perhaps I got hung up on topics a few times, but I feel we were really connecting.At some point she mentioned she had broke up with her boyfriend a few months ago.
Almost everything was fine until the end. I mentioned that perhaps we could dance at my place sometime since I had plenty space. She said maybe. The conversation was decaying so I told her "I think they'll close here soon" I said that perhaps it was time we parted ways.She said "yeah, I have to walk my dog" I really don't know why I didn’t invited her to come over since she would have agreed (maybe because I didn't have a vehicle and neither did she, so I frozed with transportation. Uber maybe?).
As we said goodbye to each other I told her again about coming over to my house to dance sometime, again, maybe over the weekend and that I was going on vacations for two weeks on Monday. She told me maybe, not very convinced, and that I should go to the class the next day. I told her maybe I will (although I won't cause I don't see the point). We parted with a cheek kiss and a hug.
I figured perhaps I could do a second date, but I realize I kind of screwed up a bit too much at the end. Also Chase gives and example of a text for second dates inviting her to grab lunch or dinner, but where should that be? at your place or somewhere else? How should in I proceed?
For now the only thing I believe I should do is sending a text to let her know I enjoyed the date, and that's it until I see her again after my vacations. Let me know what you guys think of this.
Me: Hey A right? (I shall refer to her as A for this FR)
Her: Yea, I'm impress
Me: I didn't know you where taking classes here
(here I made some more small talk before the class started)
The class started and I positioned myself close to her and my performance dance partner who was there that day too. After the class ended a guy was between us, but after a few minutes I was able to approach again.
Me: So why did you decide to learn Salsa?
I start to deep dive here and turns out she majored in my native language, she has traveled a bit, etc.
Me: So do have you have a language partner to practice?
Her: no actually no
Me: (getting my cellphone out) do you have cell phone number?
I put her name and she help me to spell it out, then I give it to her so she put the number.
Me: Do you have a time this weekend?
She starts saying something like busy and something I didn't hear well
Me: Well I'll text you then and we see
Then I go talk to the teacher to discuss something about our next presentation of the performance, etc and I joke around. At some point A joins too since we were the last people to leave the Studio. I head out.
A couple hours after a send and ice breaker text
- Glad to meet a fellow dancer
Two hours later
- Same to you! You came into a good community for that! (Sorry for the delay, I'm normally quicker to respond)
Next day in the afternoon
- You bet
- Yeah X is fun
- So I mentioned before we could meet for a little language exchange and grab a coffee/tea. If you are still interested, perhaps we can meet at some café around X area… just let me know when's good for you schedule-wise
- I honestly would like to very much but even though I feel strange saying so out of the blue feel like you should know I do have a boyfriend. I wouldn't want to give off the wrong message but I want to be clear that I would enjoy meeting for coffee and practicing Y with you.
- That did sound random. But yeah, the idea is to meet sometime for coffee and dance. It's still on the table… so we can meet whenever we agree on a time
- I know; it has just gotten in the way of hanging out in a way I'd like with people I meet enough times in the past that I just feel I should be upfront. I'm normally not too busy, maybe we can make a plan at X this Tuesday.
- Sure thing
The day of the aforementioned X workshop I was feeling sick
-Hey A, sorry to say. I'm still feeling quite sick today so I wont be able to make it today to X but please learn a step or two on my behalf.
-I definitely will, sorry to hear you're still sick. I was looking forward to meeting again. Hope you feel better soon
Two weeks later, the day the class I rarely go to was:
Ergon, missed you in class, hope you're feeling better
-Hey A, How's your week going? Took me a while to recover but I'm doing much better now It’s a shame we couldn't meet again.
-Oh Good glad to hear it. We will meet for dancing soon, I'm not worried
-That's true, gotta see how good you are at it. Lets grab that drink soon- when is it good for you? I'm pretty open after X day
Then we agree when and where, etc and at the appointed day we meet.
Unfortunately she got there a couple minutes before me. But no biggie.
We talked and had a very enjoyable conversation. Perhaps I got hung up on topics a few times, but I feel we were really connecting.At some point she mentioned she had broke up with her boyfriend a few months ago.
Almost everything was fine until the end. I mentioned that perhaps we could dance at my place sometime since I had plenty space. She said maybe. The conversation was decaying so I told her "I think they'll close here soon" I said that perhaps it was time we parted ways.She said "yeah, I have to walk my dog" I really don't know why I didn’t invited her to come over since she would have agreed (maybe because I didn't have a vehicle and neither did she, so I frozed with transportation. Uber maybe?).
As we said goodbye to each other I told her again about coming over to my house to dance sometime, again, maybe over the weekend and that I was going on vacations for two weeks on Monday. She told me maybe, not very convinced, and that I should go to the class the next day. I told her maybe I will (although I won't cause I don't see the point). We parted with a cheek kiss and a hug.
I figured perhaps I could do a second date, but I realize I kind of screwed up a bit too much at the end. Also Chase gives and example of a text for second dates inviting her to grab lunch or dinner, but where should that be? at your place or somewhere else? How should in I proceed?
For now the only thing I believe I should do is sending a text to let her know I enjoyed the date, and that's it until I see her again after my vacations. Let me know what you guys think of this.