Ways to Ask Someone on a Date

Dating can be a complicated process to learn, especially if you have been out of the loop for a while. The first step in the dating dance is to figure out how to ask someone for a date. Finding unique ways to ask someone out can make all the difference when the moment to act arrives. Mundane approaches may seem out of touch with your style, or just too plain for the person you are asking out. However you get there, knowing how to ask someone out on a date will give you the advantage in making your mating dance a two-person tango.

Difficulty:

Moderate

Instructions

1. Jot down a quick note. This works well with strangers or anyone you don't know well. Grab a small slip of paper or a napkin and quickly write a letter to them asking the other person out on a date. Slip it to her after buying her a drink (if you are at a bar), or walk over and hand it to her. After you have delivered your message, make sure to leave your pen with your recipient, then walk over to a spot that is in plain sight of her. This is a cute way to break the ice without having to say too much if you get nervous when talking.

2. Propose to him. Find a gumball-machine ring or some other knickknack that is obviously insignificant and offer it to the person you want to ask on a date. Get down on one knee and offer him this item as if you are making a completely serious proposal. Ask,"Will you date me?" That will surely kick things up a notch. Although the action itself may seem overly serious or even scary to some witnesses, with good comedic delivery, you can pull it off flawlessly.

3. Break out a quick pickup line. This can be done either seriously or in jest. Either way, it serves as an icebreaker to asking someone out on a date. Lines like "You must be full of magnetic molecules, because I was instantly attracted to your molecular structure" can seem kind of kooky, but they can also give your potential date cause to be more interested. Making someone laugh is a good way to cultivate enough interest to agree to a date.

4. Ask the old-fashioned way. As we live in overly complicated times, people tend to overlook things that seem too simple. This isn't always a good thing when it comes to asking someone on a date. Instead of mounting a magnificent show of cunning, you could simply walk up to the person you want to ask out on a date and say, "Would you like to go out sometime?" That may seem drastically simple to some folks, but it works more often than not.

Tips & Warnings

• Having a friend ask for you, as sort of an ambassador, can help if you get too nervous, and can even come off as kind of cute in some situations.

• Don't scare away your potential date with too much needless information about yourself. Offering you life story should not be a part of any conversation until you know the person better or are actually on a date.