How to cope with an avoidant partner

I do like involving the barman, but that scavenger hunt sounds really good for my situation.
So if you are a sexy man, you could be given a puzzle piece ticket, and start the hunt.
At the puzzle house, you need to find a puzzle of art that speaks to me, and finish the puzzle, then receive a ticket to the library. There, you need to find the books I have enjoyed reading and you will find a hint in each of them. Together, they can form a poem that will open the door to a cafe with the atmosphere of my living room. My friends will be gathered there, but you cannot interrogate them or creep them out. You need to make them a coffee and a sweet that is so good they will text me to join them there. After two weeks, I come there with my friend. You bring a brother who happens to know my friend and you join us for a no pressure conversation. Then I notice all my favorite books are in your bag and I warm up a little. I ask you what you thought of book X. You tell me you have noted character Y is more a guess culture person. This piques my interest enough to smile and flirt with you and then go home and fantasize and drop the ball.