My thoughts: I should have close the night of the date, or asked her to simply come over instead of setting up another date

I mean, if after flaking/ghosting she calls apologizing and wants another date, and you're unfazed and still trying to smash that one, then this is the best approach. Lower the interest and investment (and expectations). Ask her to come over, if and when she shows up then make sure you're not ready, make her wait while you shower and get dressed to go.

But after that second ghost then surely you're not thinking of answering her texts or anything, right?

Find another girl to date.

She proceeds to double text later that night apologizing and asking to reschedule.

Ok, good

I entertain the conversation but dont ask for another meet up

Good plan - don't be too easy on rescheduling.

She asks when I am free to which I give a vague response. She pushes me harder for a response and I give her a day.

We text a few more days setting up the date and 2 days before the date she ghosts. I leave it there.

Obviously I am a bit confused as to why she would pursue so hard only to flake both times.

Who the fuck cares, she's a flake and she can fuck off.

My thoughts: I should have close the night of the date,

My thoughts: she's female, don't take anything they say or do too seriously, they are not rational creatures.

or asked her to simply come over instead of setting up another date (at no point had she mentioned she wanted a relationship). Guessing the second date set up gave too much boyfriend vibes?

Doubt it.

Look..... she's too flakey for you, so it doesn't matter the reasons why. You played it like you have abundance. Fix this with abundance.

In the unlikely scenario she reaches out I think my response would be

here is your mistake: you're trying to make it work (#mattyanon). she flaked on you, and you have no self-respect nor the options to next her as you should, and are thinking up convoluted scenarios where you end up smashing her - which isn't going to happen because she thinks/knows she has better options than you, which of course she's never going to tell you because she's a ruthless pragmatist and good sportsmanship is a foreign concept to her. she will try to keep you on the hook with the minimum amount of effort (which she has done successfully), on the off-chance that her better options fall through.

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It happens. For reschedules better not to waste too much time. My order of operations is something like

1. Apologizes? go to step 2. Doesn't? ghost
2. If she didn't offer a reschedule, give brief response keeping it light. Hey no worries it happens thanks for letting me know. If she still doesn't offer a reschedule, ghost. If she does, step 3
3. Schedule a low priority time in a convenient location for you. As with any date the sooner it is the more likely it will happen. Best locations are ones you don't have to travel far to, schedule it at a bar down the street from you. Ask her to text you when she gets there and don't even leave the house til she does, or otherwise have an alternative plan or go somewhere you will be anyway.

I don't see the point in being vague or entertaining a conversation or whatever, that just means you wasted more time with someone already prone to flaking.

I would also add there should be a legitimate reason for the reschedule. If she's just tired or something that's lame and shows low interest, probably not worth meeting at all. My order of operations is based on indications of low interest which to me mean any date you score will be a waste of time anyway, so use your own judgment. You can tell if a woman is legitimately disappointed and wants to reschedule asap