<p><pre><code>  “Hey—don’t know if you left for NYC, but Beach House
   playing tonight and tomorrow at Wiltern. You wanna go?
   Maybe they’ll let you cover The Motto if we ask nicely?”
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1) She was going to be leaving soon, so a second meeting needed to be set up soon, or it would get stretched to some unknown point in the future.<p>2) He knew she enjoyed the music, they&#x27;d listened to it the night before. So while a concert is a time commitment, he at least knew it was one she might be interested in.<p>3) He gave her both that day and the next as options for the date.<p>4) He referenced both the music they&#x27;d listened to while together and her singing at the party. Reinforced the shared experience, and pointed out that he was paying some attention to her.<p>He did fine. See the note at the end about their second encounter when she said there&#x27;d be no games the second time around, and she went right back to it. The lack of reply was all on her, he did everything he could&#x2F;should have done (much more would&#x27;ve been inappropriate since they didn&#x27;t yet have much of a connection, and less would&#x27;ve been doing nothing which he&#x27;d likely have regretted for the missed opportunity).