How to Ask a Girl Out: Ten Simple Tips

This article is for all you guys out there who either have difficulty asking a girl out or are finding your technique could use a little polish. While it's true that times have changed and we now have "hook-ups" and various other entanglements, and sometimes the girls ask the guys, it's also still true that most relationships still start out with the guy making the first move. Below is a list of ten things to keep in mind when considering making yours.

1 - Grow some. There is just no getting around the fact that in order to ask a girl out, you have to actually work up the nerve to do it. Some guys have no problem walking up to a girl and simply asking her out. Others however, shrink in terror at the very thought. If you fall into this category, you might as well stop reading, because everything else hangs on this one basic tenet. While it's true she might say no to whatever you have in mind, it's also true that she might say yes. Doing nothing on the other hand will pretty much guarantee many a night alone with nothing but your video games to keep you company. In short, dig deep down, find some courage and pull it out. You're going to need it.

2 - Manage your approach. Once you've made up your mind to ask a girl out, you have to asses the situation. First, is she someone you know? Is she a complete stranger? Is she someone you see occasionally at a bar? The means by which she's become a possible target of your date request should most definitely affect the means by which you actually ask her. If she's a complete stranger for example, simply walking up out of the blue and tapping her on the shoulder might be cause for her to be alarmed. Not a circumstance conducive to saying yes to a total stranger's date request. If she's someone you already know, you might consider trying to arrange a situation that is different from where you normally see her. In short, it's best to give the girl some fair warning that she's on your radar. This will give her some time to consider you as not just a stranger or a person she sees in the elevator at work every day, but as someone who is interested in her.