Well, it’s Thursday! Do you have a date on Saturday? Did he ask in time? You are far too amazing to sit around waiting! So, if he didn’t ask by yesterday, it looks like you’re free! What plans are you going to make? Here are some ideas:

Dinner/drinks with the girls

Rollerskating/bowling/shooting range

That movie you’ve been wanting to see

Hunkering down for hurricane Joaquin with Netflix (Do you have emergency supplies, just in case?)

One of those painting classes that are all the rage right now

Switch out that summer wardrobe for the winter one or vice versa

Brunch

Hiking in the woods to enjoy the fresh air

Visit the family

Join a Meetup- they have a lot of singles’ mixers

See if there’s something on your bucket list you can check off or plan for

Reread The Rules

What woman is interested in sitting around waiting for a last-minute invitation to do something on Saturday night? We have far too much to keep us busy. Friends to see, other men to date, hobbies, classes! Okay, maybe we don’t *always* have something to do… But that doesn’t mean we are interested in being an afterthought, a last-minute-last-choice, “what-are-you-doing-tonight?” date. I don’t know about you, but I prefer a man that asks me out with plenty of notice (by Wednesday) for Saturday. You can tell a lot about how he feels about you based on when he asks you out for Saturday night. If he thinks about you during the week, can’t wait to see you, and is worried you might be whisked away by another man, he will pin you down so you’re definitely his date on Saturday night! He will research the restaurant so you’re sure to like it. He will book tickets to something he knows you want to see… Something to make sure he impresses you and makes you happy. Some men even ask for next week at the end of every date so he’s SURE he gets to see you. If he’s not doing these things, but calling you on Saturday afternoon to “hang out tonight,” how smitten could he be? Worse, how do you know his first-choice date didn’t just cancel on him and now he’s settling for your company? You, my loves, are much more than a consolation prize!

Now, if this is a new relationship or you realize you’re in a bad habit of accepting last-minute dates… It’s possible he really does like you but he’s been spoiled in the past by your or women who do say yes to last-minute invitations. When he calls past Wednesday, just muster up a sweet voice and say “Oh I wish I could but I already have plans…” (Don’t tell him what they are, and don’t counter with another day that you are free.) If he’s really interested, he will eventually figure out to ask you out sooner. If he doesn’t, better you know his level of interest now. Win-win!