OK, I'll take you message by message on this one
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| me: lol im sure there is plenty to mention. are you free at all tomorrow? |
You tried to force a sort of "investment" on her part. Not good. If she said there isn't, then it most likely isn't. Saying "So what, you just stood there in your room and stewed with their noodles? You could've at least visit their rats, I heard they're naughty this time of year. Oh, no, wait, I'm confusing Vietnam with Thailand" ( Arrogant and stereotyped a bit, but it would've worked )Also, you show availability and quite early in the interaction, I might add. Drag it more next time.
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| HB: not sure. just got back to real life and have lots to do. let you know when. |
HUGE
cocky funny OPPORTUNITY :
1) "What do you mean "you just got back to real life"? Is Vietnam a virtual world or something? ( Gasp ) OMG, you played Farmville Vietnam Edition for ( whatever amount of time she was there )?....LAAAME. Although, I'd like to see some picture with you and a Farmville animal

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2) "What do you mean "you just got back to real life"? Is Vietnam a virtual world or something? ( Gasp ) OMG, you visited Vietnam's page on Wikipedia for ( whatever amount of time she was there ). Shlaaaaaaaame. Although it would be nice to see pictures of you.....too bad they're all gonna be photoshopped.
And that's what I can come up with at the moment. But there are more.

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me: hey (name)! next week i actually plan on robbing a bank fleeing down to the ocean and faking my own death. umm scuba tanks are in the trunk. oh and ps we are probably going to get hungry so bring a sandwich or something because it smells like farts. so (name)... are you in or out? |
Sounded kinda try-hard.
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| - part of my game is to be ridiculous and unpredictable and every girl i talk to especially this one loves it (or at least she did before vacation) so i dont see why she didnt respond to my text yesterday... |
Ridiculous yes, unpredictable, not really. Don't confuse randomness with unpredictability. The thing about unpredictability is that you CHANGE GEARS. Meaning go from ridiculous to serious to cocky to randomness and so on and soforth.
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| -i dont know why she is acting the way she is now, before she went on vacation everything was great, i did everything perfectly and we both felt like there was something there |
She might be genuinely busy. She probably has friends she wants to see, family, relatives, what have you. Don't get hung upon this.
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| -my guess for a recovery is to freeze her out for about a week and send another reengaging text. if you have something in mind to text or a better strategy, please let me know, i would really appreciate it |
3-4 days is enough in this case. Then re-engage with low investment text, like :
"omg, a cat is chasing a squirrel. a subaru won."
or something to fit your "ridiculous" act :
Yo, Rambo, let's make pickle pops with vodka and sell them to kids at the ball park.
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| - sorry for this being so long but i wanted to make sure i gave enough detail for you to give the best advice. thanks a lot. |
That's what this community is all about. Good luck with her.