LVBen wrote:
LePetitPrince wrote:
LVBen wrote:
Probably more "no"s than "yes"es. Now that I'm 27, I think I've finally learned how to read conversations and steer them to the point where I ask and get "yes"es with greater frequency. Probably the most important thing I have learned recently is to ask "do you have a boyfriend?" If she says "no", then it will help lead you up to asking her out and you've probably got a really good chance at getting a yes if you do ask her out. Oh, and if she responds with "I'm married" then she doesn't want to go on dates, but she might be willing to go back to your pad and have sex with you.
There's no need to ask her 'do you have a boyfriend' directly , just have a good conversation with her and if she has really a bf or not interested in you she would mention the word 'my boyfriend' in her conversation even if she hasn't a boyfriend. It's a well-known strategy used by almost all girls of the human population.
I'd rather ask "Are you single?" or "Do you have a boyfriend?" than wait for her to say if she has a boyfriend or is single, because she might not ever say it if you don't ask because maybe your conversation will get cut off by some distraction or maybe she wasn't even considering that you might ask her out. Also, it is an awesome lead-up question to actually asking her out. It makes the conversation flow and makes it seem natural instead of just abruptly asking her out in the middle of talking about something completely related. Plus, if she says "no, I don't have a boyfriend" it gives a little boost of encouragement and can make you more confident when you do ask.
For some reason I just can't bring myself to do this. I mean, logically I understand the value of this, because if she doesn't like you she can just say yes, and has an easy out without hurting your feelings, but I just can't help but feel like I'm being really intrusive.
As for asking girls out, I'm 0/2. I have been on one date, though, but she asked me.
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