Ngl numbers were guarantee ROI before Covid (2016 2017 )
It helps all my theories and shyt when I see someone say those same exact dates lol
Now, the amount of looks/attention/interest that I get from women now is even surprising to me. If it was consistent back then, around 2014, 2016, it's overflowing now. I don't walk around the block without getting those smiles and looks/attention. The other night, I did one of those where I just handed her my phone. Not even to be cool, but because it was obvious there was a strong mutual attraction. Didn't have to say we should exchange numbers, we should go out. I see it as an extension of tech's creep into our lives. The number exchange is just another ritual, rather than an intentional act.
I'll only text once, maybe twice. I'd be cool getting someone's number, and then hitting them up in a week, or even 2 weeks, when I have a date in mind. I don't need the instant validation or the banter or whatever. But, the variable I notice is that if you message within a few hours, and they don't respond, they won't respond to the next one either.