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This week's Q&A focuses on what to do when she wants to be your friend and when your jokes bomb with her. What Every Man Should Know About How To Be Successful With Women, has your answers.

What should you do if you get a woman’s number and when you get her on the line she says she’ll meet you, but only as “friends”?
Here's a rule of thumb for you:

If you start hearing things like, "I just want to be friends" or "I'm kind of seeing someone right now" when you call women on the phone, it probably means that you're doing something when you FIRST MEET these women that is causing them to see you as a "nice guy friend" type.

You're probably not using what you've learned to create what is known as "sexual tension" and ATTRACTION.

Using the Cocky & Funny material early on is good place to start because it does create this tension and attraction from the outset.

I also suggest getting E-MAILS and not just numbers. In my experience, women tend to respond better to e-mails.

Some women act a little scared or even outright uninterested when they get approached.

It is VERY important not to let a woman's initial resistance throw you off and cause you to quit. Often, a woman just wants to talk to you a little more and get to know you a little better before she gives out her info.

The more you interact with women, the better you'll get at creating a comfortable mood that will lead to them giving you their contact info quickly.

What should you do when a woman doesn’t get your sense of humor?
You just have to accept the idea that as you’re learning to develop a new and interesting side of your personality, you're going to occasionally run into a woman who doesn't get your humor.

Don't worry about it.

Here are my personal ways to disarm one of these situations:

1- Say, "It was a joke" with a deadpan serious look on your face.

Saying it was a joke in this manner is very funny all by itself because your serious look contradicts the words. This will often get a laugh and allow you to continue with the line of Cocky & Funny humor you were using in the first place.

2- Give her a "sly smile."

The sly smile is a great way to interrupt a woman who is taking you too seriously. As she starts to get upset, just squint your eyes a little, purse your lips and smile with a look that says: "You're cute when you're mad."

3- Start laughing.

This is another personal favorite. Just start laughing as she starts to get offended. Even tell her that she's cute and needs to lighten up a little.

All of these work well when women are GENUINELY offended or upset because they communicate that you were kidding around.

But, here's a warning: Don't use these TOO much. If you use them when she's not actually offended, they'll make you look weak and insecure.

In general, women love to play like they're offended when you tease them.

For instance, a woman might open her mouth with that “I can't believe you just said that” look. This is usually the signal to TURN IT UP! Keep going. Most women know you're just flirting with them, so don't turn into a WUSSY at the first sign of emotion.