Page 1 of 2 [ 24 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2  Next

OmegaZero
Tufted Titmouse
Tufted Titmouse

User avatar

Joined: 10 Feb 2009
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Posts: 45
Location: Michigan

11 May 2009, 6:36 am

Ok I normally don't create topics on here but this situation calls for help.

A few days ago I was at work (I work in retail sales) out in the area where we sell flowers, I saw a girl around my age walk in and I ask her if she needs help finding anything, she says yes so I go to show her.

On the way I noticed she had a shirt on that I recognized so I decided to ask her about it, her and I got to talking and she gave me her contact info. I assume that means she wants me to call her I hope.

I've waited a few days to call her and I'm going to call her this afternoon, the thing I wanted to know is what do I ask her? Do I offer to take her out to a restaurant or for a cup of coffee? I could use any help, thanks in advance!!



Learning2Survive
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 19 Feb 2009
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,777

11 May 2009, 7:26 am

She likes you :)

Take it slow.


_________________
Some of the threads I started are really long - yeay!


misslottie
Deinonychus
Deinonychus

User avatar

Joined: 30 Sep 2008
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Posts: 304

11 May 2009, 8:58 am

ask her for a coffee.

it puts less pressure on her, and on you- it will be for about an hour. if you go for a meal, it will last longer, and maybe have the need to dress up more- its more formally a date, too. and in the evening, there is omre of the 'do we kiss afterwards??' issue, which doesnt come up so much on say saturday afternoon...

if you do it during the week you could do it at lunch time, so you would know you definatly have to end at a certain time (so you can escape if its getting a bit stressy), or do it on weekend if you think you'd like to perhaps go on somwhere afterwards.

dont worry too much- if you know somewhere realy nice you could suggest that, but you can also ask her if there is anywhere she'd like to go.

good luck! you DEFINATLY can be sure she likes oyu if she gave you her number- it must have taken some confidence for her to do that. cool chick.
;-)



Ichinin
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 3 Apr 2009
Gender: Male
Posts: 3,653
Location: A cold place with lots of blondes.

11 May 2009, 10:51 am

misslottie wrote:
you DEFINATLY can be sure she likes oyu if she gave you her number


Or she may want him to come and fix her computer :roll:


Anyway, when starting out dating, start out carefully. Casual dating is the simplest thing (for me at least) and not trying to over-plan or think about it too much.

And no talking about computers or other special interests, talk to her - let her speak and ask her the questions and i mean normal questions that you want the answer to, i.e. "are you seeing someone?" is a good start and can also save you from wasting time on her...

Oh, and girls like humor.



alex
Developer
Developer

User avatar

Joined: 13 Jun 2004
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Posts: 10,216
Location: Beverly Hills, CA

11 May 2009, 12:12 pm

txt her "what's up"
she responds with something inane like "oh just chillin." it doesn't really matter
you say "awesome. lets meet up."

this is not rocket science. there are a lot of people over analyzing your situation. Girls have been giving their numbers out and guys have been setting up meetups for centuries. I do it all the time.



ToadOfSteel
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 23 Sep 2007
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Posts: 6,157
Location: New Jersey

11 May 2009, 12:19 pm

misslottie wrote:
you DEFINATLY can be sure she likes oyu if she gave you her number- it must have taken some confidence for her to do that. cool chick.
;-)


Umm... not really... I've had taken women give me numbers (and only later reveal that they were taken)...



Hero
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl

User avatar

Joined: 6 Feb 2008
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Posts: 141

11 May 2009, 4:22 pm

ToadOfSteel wrote:
misslottie wrote:
you DEFINATLY can be sure she likes oyu if she gave you her number- it must have taken some confidence for her to do that. cool chick.
;-)


Umm... not really... I've had taken women give me numbers (and only later reveal that they were taken)...


You realize to the general populace taken and not taken are not the determining factors of really...much of anything for that matter?

Some are Taken and:

- Not happy in their relationship and looking for an out
- Not happy in their relationship and looking for a replacement
- Looking for additional friends who may later blossom into a potential relationship
- Looking for additional friends who may later become a potential relationship should they breakup with current partner
- In an Open relationship



libbyt
Emu Egg
Emu Egg

User avatar

Joined: 10 May 2009
Gender: Male
Posts: 7

11 May 2009, 4:48 pm

misslottie wrote:
ask her for a coffee.

it puts less pressure on her, and on you- it will be for about an hour. if you go for a meal, it will last longer, and maybe have the need to dress up more- its more formally a date, too. and in the evening, there is omre of the 'do we kiss afterwards??' issue, which doesnt come up so much on say saturday afternoon...

if you do it during the week you could do it at lunch time, so you would know you definatly have to end at a certain time (so you can escape if its getting a bit stressy), or do it on weekend if you think you'd like to perhaps go on somwhere afterwards.

dont worry too much- if you know somewhere realy nice you could suggest that, but you can also ask her if there is anywhere she'd like to go.

good luck! you DEFINATLY can be sure she likes oyu if she gave you her number- it must have taken some confidence for her to do that. cool chick.
;-)


Social dating rules are so funny.



OmegaZero
Tufted Titmouse
Tufted Titmouse

User avatar

Joined: 10 Feb 2009
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Posts: 45
Location: Michigan

11 May 2009, 4:54 pm

Hey everyone thanks for your input, she said yes and I have a date setup with her!! So now comes the fun part, again thanks!!



ToadOfSteel
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 23 Sep 2007
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Posts: 6,157
Location: New Jersey

11 May 2009, 5:39 pm

OmegaZero wrote:
Hey everyone thanks for your input, she said yes and I have a date setup with her!! So now comes the fun part, again thanks!!


Good going there... hope everything goes well!


hero wrote:
You realize to the general populace taken and not taken are not the determining factors of really...much of anything for that matter?

Some are Taken and:

- Not happy in their relationship and looking for an out
- Not happy in their relationship and looking for a replacement
- Looking for additional friends who may later blossom into a potential relationship
- Looking for additional friends who may later become a potential relationship should they breakup with current partner
- In an Open relationship

And in all those cases, it's usually a turn-off for me... It's a defense mechanism... I don't want to get into any confrontations with the boyfriend... I would be perfectly capable of defending myself, but when I get into fights, I usually get incredibly brutal, and it's just not in my nature to want that for anybody...



CrinklyCrustacean
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 22 Mar 2009
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,284

11 May 2009, 5:46 pm

OmegaZero wrote:
Hey everyone thanks for your input, she said yes and I have a date set up with her!! So now comes the fun part, again thanks!!


Since we helped you, can you help us? How did you phrase the question?



OmegaZero
Tufted Titmouse
Tufted Titmouse

User avatar

Joined: 10 Feb 2009
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Posts: 45
Location: Michigan

11 May 2009, 6:39 pm

CrinklyCrustacean wrote:
OmegaZero wrote:
Hey everyone thanks for your input, she said yes and I have a date set up with her!! So now comes the fun part, again thanks!!


Since we helped you, can you help us? How did you phrase the question?


It's simple, I just asked her

"Would your like to go out to eat sometime?"

She said yes and we picked a time and now it's set! Hope that helps!



Hector
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 10 Mar 2008
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Posts: 2,493

11 May 2009, 6:42 pm

edit: nm



alex
Developer
Developer

User avatar

Joined: 13 Jun 2004
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Posts: 10,216
Location: Beverly Hills, CA

11 May 2009, 8:22 pm

OmegaZero wrote:
CrinklyCrustacean wrote:
OmegaZero wrote:
Hey everyone thanks for your input, she said yes and I have a date set up with her!! So now comes the fun part, again thanks!!


Since we helped you, can you help us? How did you phrase the question?


It's simple, I just asked her

"Would your like to go out to eat sometime?"

She said yes and we picked a time and now it's set! Hope that helps!


now you know



alex
Developer
Developer

User avatar

Joined: 13 Jun 2004
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Posts: 10,216
Location: Beverly Hills, CA

11 May 2009, 8:23 pm

CrinklyCrustacean wrote:
OmegaZero wrote:
Hey everyone thanks for your input, she said yes and I have a date set up with her!! So now comes the fun part, again thanks!!


Since we helped you, can you help us? How did you phrase the question?


if you're worried about the phrasing, you're thinking too much about this.



Hector
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 10 Mar 2008
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Posts: 2,493

11 May 2009, 8:30 pm

I think what's best to keep in mind is that you're hanging out, don't commit yourself just yet to the idea that you're seeing someone. It's still very early days. I've been this far with three or four girls but never any further, which should tell you that just because you get this far doesn't mean you're well on the way to a new girlfriend.

So, "want to hang out" or some equivalent would be it. Not "want to go out" or "want to be my girlfriend" or something committal like that, at least not over the phone.

Since I never got any further, I don't feel myself qualified to advise any further.