That makes sense to me Rob. No more wishy washy nonsense. I do know what I want, but I didn't want to sound controlling or pushy to her.
I just called her back and told her that I will come pick her up this afternoon and we can go to this place down on the bay. She accepted and said that she will call me back with what time to pick her up.
Do I treat this as a date where I am a gentleman (opening doors, etc...)? Do I treat this as a night out with just a friend?
Treat it as a couple of friends going out, you have this date mentality on the brain and that leads to pressure for you and for her. Just hang out and have fun.
However, I think women do tend to like feeling special and as such, it's always good manners to open a door for a lady, remember you're a man and you're not doing it just to make her feel good, you do those things because YOU want to do them. When its because you want to do them for you and not for her, it's genuine, it's not needy & insecure, you're not supplicating her, you aren't grovelling for affection, you're just being you and having a good time.
