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Being Asked Out
| Thu, 03-11-2004 - 1:03pm |
I was asked out last night. After checking out at the grocery store a guy in the next line over was leaving at the same time, we made eye contact and smiled and then went our separate ways, but then he walked over towards me and chatted me up for a bit before asking me out for dinner or drinks this weekend. I accepted and gave him my cell phone number.
I find this to be a perfectly acceptable way of going about getting a date. However, a friend of mine and my mother view this type of approach as a red light. Is it?
PS If he calls and we go out I'll be meeting the guy at the restaurant, taking my own vehicle, watching my drinks, letting a friend or two know where I'm at, etc. I'm a 25 year old woman and I know my safety.

That being said, treat this like an online dating situation. You sound like you've got this part down anyway. But if you follow the basic rules: meet with your own car in a neutral spot for the first few dates before you even discuss residence locations , take your cell phone and plan a call (or better yet, later plans) with a girlfriend and remember that you've just met and don't really know this guy yet you'll be just fine.
Enjoy your prospect. Let us know how it turns out. :)
Edited 3/11/2004 1:29 pm ET ET by poisonivyprincess
Hi
Oh, and meeting in a bar is better?!
You're taking your own transportation, meeting in a public place, letting a friend know where you are - you're a poster child for first date behavior.
Just find out his home and work tel (if he doesn't give it readily there might be a woman in the picture) and find out as much as you can during the evening as to what kind of man he is.
Mine is titled Women's two cents needed..
this is exactly the type of thing I seem to be completely ignorant about..What did this guy say to you when he walked up? I've tried this approach a few times and had no success..