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"Why take my number but not call?".(dude brain scan)
If a potential date's not interested, it seems like a waste of your time (and his) to bother. But for guys, the "number close" is half the fun. "For some men, getting the number and knowing they could have had the girl is enough. They just want that ego boost," explains Jay Carter, PsyD, author of Nasty Men. Also, if the exchange happened in a ...
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