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{{Short description|Collecting numbers that never become dates}} | {{Short description|Collecting numbers that never become dates}} | ||
{{Infobox term | {{Infobox term | ||
| name | | name = Number farming | ||
| also | | also = number collecting, digits | ||
| field | | field = Pickup | ||
| origin | | origin = Field jargon; later critique is logistics | ||
| related = [[Number close]]; [[Day 2]]; [[Logistics (seduction)]]; [[Instant date]] | | related = [[Number close]]; [[Day 2]]; [[Logistics (seduction)]]; [[Instant date]] | ||
| image | | image = Handshake.jpg | ||
| caption | | caption = Handshake (Commons). A farmed number is a handshake that never became a date. | ||
| alt | | alt = Handshake | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Number farming''' is stacking [[number close]]s that never become [[Day 2]]s. The count goes up; the calendar stays empty. | '''Number farming''' is stacking [[number close]]s that never become [[Day 2]]s. The count goes up; the calendar stays empty. Later pickup literature treats a number as a maybe. [[Instant date]] or a same-day coffee is the adult version.<ref name="wp">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist |title=Pickup artist |website=Wikipedia |access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref> | ||
== Method == | == Method == | ||
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# Same-day: turn it into an [[instant date]] or a locked hour. Do not collect and hope. | # Same-day: turn it into an [[instant date]] or a locked hour. Do not collect and hope. | ||
# [[Day 2]]: time and place before you leave. "I'll text you" with no when is farming. | # [[Day 2]]: time and place before you leave. "I'll text you" with no when is farming. | ||
# Text as logistics, not as a second courtship. | # Text as logistics, not as a second courtship. Later pickup would rather you be in person. | ||
Volume still matters. Farmed digits that never become dates are a fake volume. Mystery-era students farmed numbers as homework. | Volume still matters. Farmed digits that never become dates are a fake volume. Mystery-era students farmed numbers as homework. Later writers wants volume that includes leaving with a plan. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Latest revision as of 09:23, 18 September 2026
 Handshake (Commons). A farmed number is a handshake that never became a date.
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| Field | Pickup |
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| Also known as | number collecting, digits |
| Origin | Field jargon; later critique is logistics |
| Related | Number close; Day 2; Logistics (seduction); Instant date |
Number farming is stacking number closes that never become Day 2s. The count goes up; the calendar stays empty. Later pickup literature treats a number as a maybe. Instant date or a same-day coffee is the adult version.[1]
Method
Take the number only with a next beat attached:
- Same-day: turn it into an instant date or a locked hour. Do not collect and hope.
- Day 2: time and place before you leave. "I'll text you" with no when is farming.
- Text as logistics, not as a second courtship. Later pickup would rather you be in person.
Volume still matters. Farmed digits that never become dates are a fake volume. Mystery-era students farmed numbers as homework. Later writers wants volume that includes leaving with a plan.
See also
References
- ↑ Pickup artist. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 September 2026.