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Comment author: coffeespoons 29 April 2013 11:48:57AM *  1 point [-]

Is there a reason to ask for a number at all? If you're unsure about whether someone is interested asking if you can add them on eg facebook seems much less pushy! Then you can message them the next day saying "lovely to meet you." If they're interested they'll reply.

Comment author: ChristianKl 29 April 2013 08:34:15PM 8 points [-]

Is there a reason to ask for a number at all? If you're unsure about whether someone is interested asking if you can add them on eg facebook seems much less pushy! Then you can message them the next day saying "lovely to meet you." If they're interested they'll reply.

The straightforward answer is that those PUA folks who do lot's of approaches find that the chances of getting a date are higher when they ask for a number than when they try to connect over facebook.

Comment author: [deleted] 04 May 2013 11:53:44AM 3 points [-]

My guess is that most of PUA techniques developed before Facebook became ubiquitous, and they just haven't caught up with that yet.

Comment author: ChristianKl 05 May 2013 09:33:24PM 2 points [-]

My guess is that most of PUA techniques developed before Facebook became ubiquitous, and they just haven't caught up with that yet.

Actually no. There much pressure in the PUA industry to sell new secrets to getting woman. I consider it highly unlikely that no one of them tried to ask women for facebook information.

Comment author: [deleted] 29 April 2013 12:14:22PM *  3 points [-]

Yes. I generally only actually offer to exchange numbers with people when I have already agreed (usually via the Facebook chat or in person) to meet them at a certain time and place, just in case they have to tell me at the last moment they'll be late (or couldn't make it) or vice versa.

Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 29 April 2013 06:20:52PM 1 point [-]

If you have a nice voice but aren't good at chatting on the internet (such people do exist!), asking for numbers is probably a better option for you.