As I said before, no right or wrong answers, just giving my personal thoughts, which are heavily skewed by an irrational dislike for texting.

I think most people have flaws in their game and a lot of the time logistics and external factors stop you from making the interaction as good as it could have potentially been. Also I meet girls when I go out drinking so it's good to show that my confidence isn't just based on having a drink inside me.

For voice mails if I leave one, which I often don't bother, it's short and simple. Hey it's *My Name*, just giving you a ring for chat like I said would, ok bye.

I'll usually try twice on separate evenings, if there is no answer or reply it's a flake.