AIM name, not phone number?

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I think you shouldn't ask for numbers. Be like, "So I'd like to see you again." Then if she likes you, she tells you her number. Asking her directly is a common mistake.

Her giving you an AIM SN instead of her number is probably a negative.

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I agree with this...to a degree...

However, I how found that a lot of girls like to give me their email address....I think this is a good way of building up a rapport to go out so that pre-first date, u don't go in cold and ill-prepared...

So in my opinion, I think she is trying to find out more about yourself without committing herself to giving you her phone number...If you pass the AIM test, u will reach the next level and get the Phone Number...

By speaking to her on AIM, u are accepting her terms and if she is comfortable with that, then, you are already a bit further down the line with her.

In essence though, meeting a random in a coffee-shop, will not yield many phone numbers IMO...Unless u have a massive bulge in your pants like you are packing a 15" penis !