Originally Posted by tspikes51

Wow. I just started reading this thread... the OP's lessons are pretty time-tested and sound. Anyways, I thought I'd give some of the game-challenged guys a bit of help. This is an excerpt from an actual IM conversation between a sorority girl and myself, initiated by her (this is a bit later, after the "hi's" and what not) pulled straight from the log.

Me: high life always lifts me up
Girl: it's the champagne of beers
Me: yeah, good point
Girl: i kno
G: i'm pretty cool
M: yeah, ur okay sometimes
G: umm u kno i'm the shit
M: I believe I laid claim to that title long ago
M: like march 25, 1986
G: whatever
M: but you're welcome to use the title belt whenever I'm not
G: whatever ur gay
M: lol, u kno that's not true now
G: oh really
M: look, he was just a friend... haha
M: I guess you could be the shit too... doesn't bother me much
G: i'm the bomb.com
M: lol, now THAT's gay
M: but u can have that one... I won't stop u
G: lol
M: yeah... I'm done with my beer, so I think I'm gonna go to bed
G: ok
G: night night sweetie

This is a good example of playfully busting on the girl. Nothing offensive. Notice her "attack" on me, when she called me "gay." Little did she know that she gave me a chance to show how secure I was in my masculinity (which is a good topic I may discuss sometime). Also, notice that I ended the conversation, even though I probably didn't go to bed.