very little you can do to change her mind. If you get to this point where you're have to do any of steps 1-4 to make her see you as more than just a friend you'll already screwed. You can still do all that and it won't change anything just more wasted time. Toga, you're wrong on so many levels. So so wrong, women categorize people, and if you rapport, like the article talks about. You become viewed more as a friend as oppose to potential partner, all you need to do is cut that sort of stuff out. That was how I kind of started picking up, I'd make friends first, then advance it.