10 January 2010 ~ Comments

How Long Should I Wait To Call Her?

how long should i wait to call her

Have you ever thought to yourself: ”How long should I wait to call her?” You went out on a first date with her. You took her out to try something exciting like salsa dancing or maybe you went out for a cup of tee. You two really connected and had a great time together. After the date you gave her a nice hug or a kiss of goodbye and told her that you would call her later.

Now the next day you are wondering: “How long should I wait to call her?”

You don’t want to seem like some desperate needy guy and call her the next day after your date, but on the other hand, you don’t want to wait too long and just seem like a jerk either.

Before I tell you my secret to calling the exact right time every single time, guaranteed ☺, let me tell you a little bit about women even with a small risk of offending some of them.

First of all, many women are very insecure about themselves when it comes to dating. We men also often get insecure about dating and feel bad about feeling rejected, but if you multiple that by ten to a hundred times, you will begin to understand how much a woman fears to be rejected for who they are.

A woman’s entire self-esteem is often built around the quality of her relationships. And one of the worst fears many women have in the dating arena is to reveal whom they are only to be rejected. This is why many women don’t enjoy the dating process and some even loathe it.

As a disclaimer, if you are a woman reading this I am not in anyway trying to suggest here that men are somehow superior to women. I am simply trying to make men understand that women (with exceptions of course) often have different sensitivities than men. While the worst fear for most women is to end up unloved and to live their life alone, the worst fear men have is to end up unneeded and living without any purpose.

But let’s get back to the article.

The reason I am explain this to you is this. If you have had a great first date this is what you should do.

And here it is. A big secret to having a successful first date with a woman:

Always call her the next day after your first date.

This will in many cases set you miles apart from your other dating competition ☺.

I know what some of you might already be thinking: “But come on Mikko, doesn’t that just make me look like one of those desperate needy men and just turn her off?”

No, in fact it can have exactly the opposite effect and make you look more confident and attractive.

And here is how.

When you call her the day this is what you say: “Hey Susan, I just thought I give you a call to say that I had a really good time with you.”

You can also ask her couple of questions like how did you like the salsa dance club or tea place. Let her talk about it for a moment.

Then depending on your life situation and when you think you want to plan the next date, just say something like: “I am going to be a little busy with work/school for the next few days, but I will call you later this week.”

That’s it. Simply say goodbyes and hang up.

If you do this you will probably get more points for calling her back the day after your date than you did from your actually date.

By simply saying to her that you had a great time with her (it’s always better to make a compliment about her rather than to say you had a good time in general) will make her feel respected and adored. And as a result you will begin to look even more attractive in her eyes.

The other reason she will appreciate you calling so much is that by doing so you will relieve her from having to rack her brain trying to figure out whether you liked her or not and whether she is ever going to hear from you again.

Remember, you don’t have to have a plan for the next date nor do you have to have anything to talk about. Simply give her a quick call to ask her couple of questions about the date and let her know that you had a good time with her.

In fact, the less is often better in this case. And if you have a tendency to start talking to women on a phone a lot right away, just make sure you don’t fall in to the desperate and needy category, as that can actually be a very big turn-off.

To make sure you don’t fall in to what I call the “nice guy trap” read my article: “The Real Reason Women Are Often Not Attracted To Nice Guys”.

And there you have it.

But hey, what if you had a bad date? What should you do then? To learn exactly what to do, make sure to come back again soon ☺.

In the meanwhile, what do you think about the question: “How long should I wait to call her?” Share us what has worked for you and what you would recommend?


Hey, now that you have taken the time to read my article, please take a little more a make sure to leave me a comment below :) or take a look at some of my other articles here!

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  • urbanchick
    Great advice, Mikko. Every LT relationship I've had (and my friends) has been when the guy calls the next day. It tells me he's serious about wanting to get to know me. And in my mind it keeps the 'buzz' going. Guys, it doesn't make you appear despirate at all, it says you're confident in what you're doing, which women find very attractive.

    If a guy waits too long to contact me (like a week) I lost interest in him. It also tells me that he's not serious about a LTR.

    Some more advice for guys:
    (1) Make sure you offer up another date, don't just say 'hi'. I've had this, where a guy keeps emailing but no mention of a second date (and when I suggest I never hear back). Even if you're going to be out of town for a couple of weeks, mention that, and indicate that you'd like to see her when you get back, and make sure you follow up. If you drop the ball she'll think you don't have your act together and you'll be back in the dugout.

    (2) Maybe it's generational thing, but a phone call or email is preferable to txt. I've had guys txt me the next day saying 'hey, what's up?"; in most cases I don't know who it is because I haven't saved the number, It also tells me that he's intested but lazy because he won't take the time to call or email, and he's treating me like one of his friends, instead of someone special. Women like to be feel special and love it when a guy makes them feel this way. You don't need to spend a lot of money, just do the right thing.
  • Mikko,

    I do agree that the best way is to call the next day to say that you had a great time, but I never attributed that to self-esteem issues, just the fact that I don't like to play games nor follow dating rules (such as you must wait a couple of days to call - who came up with this rule?) I say, if you like the woman, and you want to call her the next day, go ahead and call.
  • Hi Angelika,

    Thanks for your comment! I don't believe in playing games either. But I do think that the more we understand the differences between men and women in a positive way the easier it is for us to be respectful of each others sensitivities.

    And in this case, the more men are able to actually understand how much a woman would appreciate if he called the more likely men are actually to do it.
  • sheila chan
    Finally, we are starting to hear from the guys side! Thanks Mikko.

    Now I wonder, are emails that men send-reply (exchange) with the ladies counted as phone calls? I noticed ladies from a long-distance relationship feel discounted & unimportant when a man's mean of communication is by emails & doesn't make a phone call.

    Hope you can share insights whether men's emails should actually be counted by the ladies as good as phone calls. Many thanks again Mikko.
  • Thanks for your comment Sheila!

    I will definitely think about your question and reply as soon as I can. Make sure also to join our facebook page (from the right) if you have not already and join our many interesting discussions over there.

    Wishing you the best!
  • sheila chan
    Good day Mikko,

    Thank you in advance for pondering on my query. I shall look forward to your set of viewpoints regarding this issue. Best of luck for the new year!
  • Thanks Sheila!

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