I remember a sales book once. Cannot remember the title. But it had an interesting diagram.
Most people think:
Failure --> Success
It is actually:
Failure --> Failure --> Failure --> Success
I think most guys (and possibly girls) eventually learn (sometimes through painful experience) that getting a quick rejection is better than being friend-zoned. Fail faster! Talk to that interesting person who intrigue you!
In that case, you try to hang out doing something they like (and hopefully you like) as soon as possible. None of this, let's hang out amorphous non-followup
Most people think: Failure --> Success
It is actually: Failure --> Failure --> Failure --> Success
I think most guys (and possibly girls) eventually learn (sometimes through painful experience) that getting a quick rejection is better than being friend-zoned. Fail faster! Talk to that interesting person who intrigue you!