Quote from Barney in Unfinished
Marshall: Oh. Wow. Back already. How was flying solo? And by "solo," I mean so low that you got shot down. Barney: Look, I didn't get shot down. Trust me, I'll get the yes. Barney Stinson always gets the yes. This is all part of the plan. After initial contact, I'm now in the ignoring phase. Lily: Barney, why can't you just take a girl out to dinner like a normal person? Barney: Golden rule: I do not buy dinner to get the yes. Dinner's a very intimate activity. It requires a level of connection and eye contact that sex just doesn't. Call me old-fashioned, but I need to have sex with a girl at least three times before I'll even consider having dinner with her.