In the movie Swingers, Mikey rings and repeatedly leaves messages that eventually freaks the woman out. He was a regular guy but goes down in flames.
The Answering Machine (and wireless voicemail) will be encountered often in dating so I thought I would list a few quick pointers I found off the web and heard from various people:
Try not to:
1. Leave repeated messages without hearing anything back.
2. Sound desperate.
3. Get paranoid because they haven’t called you.
4. Leave long messages – after all you need something to talk about when next you speak together.
Instead Try to:
1. Leave a short message without anything too specific (call me back, had a great time etc. is good – ‘I think you have a really hot body’ or ‘you could be the one, do you like kids?’ is probably not going to help unless your persona is totally out there and the other party likes it).
2. Wait a few days before calling back if you don’t hear anything.
3. Beware the caller ID – no one wants to see “you have 30 missed calls from that guy/gal I met the other night”.
4. Practice if needed before the call – takes the pressure off.
So remember be calm and cool when leaving those messages.
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