Just focus on what you're already doing. You're going to feel regrets no matter what you do, so play the numbers. The girl at the bar is a sure thing.

Alright. Sorry for taking so long to reply. A little update: The girl who works across the street is taken. So I've moved on from her and I went on a date with the girl from the bar. She was awesome. I actually had a really great time with her. We talked for about three hours then kissed before she had to go meet a friend.

I thought she was into me but now I'm not sure. We've been texting quite a bit since the first date and having some pretty good conversations. But I'm always the one who has to initiate the conversation. She'll never text me first but when I get her talking she seems interested. I've also tried to ask her to come out but the last three times I've asked she's shot me down saying she has school work or wants to hang with her friends.

Should I give up on her since I've tried getting her out on three different occasions or should I be persistent?

>>2589
No, that all sounds totally normal. School work might not be a secret code, it might actually be school work. And as for initiating the conversation, she may just be more shy than you.

It's only been a week, don't give up so easily.

>>2591
True. I'm worried about asking her out too often though.

>>2592
So ask her when she's free. Give her a window, suggest that you go out this weekend, and leave the exact time open so she can suggest a time. If she still can't or won't, that might be a problem. But ask her and see.

>>2593
So I gave her the window and she said shed have to check to see if she was busy, but maybe. But she has yet to text me yes or no so I'm just going to assume she's not interested and too shy too tell me. Unfortunate, but that's how it goes.

>>2601
My general rule of thumb is if a certain time doesn't work and she doesn't suggest an alternate plan ("Thursday doesn't work for me, but how about Sunday?") then it's probably a passive way of telling you she's not interested. Obviously that's not always the case, and it never hurts to shoot her a text and try once or twice more, but generally if she just keeps pulling the "I've got work/school/friends" card, it's usually effectively a rejection.

That's OK, like you said, that's how it goes sometimes. You seem like you have decent social skills, so keep doing what you're doing, be proactive, be positive, and focus on having fun meeting new people.