Today's Woman Not Hesitant to Ask for a Date
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According to Maxim magazine, women are more liberal and do not mind asking a guy for a date in today's world. The publication that is mostly geared to men asked several women authors for their opinions on asking men out for a date. One author said that if the woman is alone at a bar on a Tuesday night, more often than not, she will not mind asking a guy out for a date. The day of the week indicate that she has nothing better to do and she may ask the guy she is attracted to to meet her there another night or to make a date elsewhere.
The easiest way to ask a guy out for a date is to let your fingers do the walking on the keyboard. Casually ask for the interested party's email address and use the electronic devices of the twenty-first century to get a date with him. If you are turned down, you should let him make the next mood. You would appear too needy and desperate if you email him again. It is something about the written word that seem to resonate longer than the spoken word. It must be the visuals rejection in print that is difficult to comprehend. No need to email this guy again is he made an excuse. Check you email address box for someone else you may be interested in and give him a call. One man's loss may be another's man's gain or something like that.
Guys think that they should be the hunters and the girls should be hunted, so let them make the next move the second time. Also you can ask for the guy who you are attracted to for his cell phone number. If he gives it to him, do the research, and then give him a call. Doing the research means to look him up on Facebook or Twitter and find out what he is interested in. He may be a good-looking guy but if he does not share interests with you, then it would be a waste of time to call him to make a date..
If you are a really shy girl and do not want to email or call him on his cell phone or to do the research, then use your own networking system. If you share a common friend with the guy who you are interested in, let him or her know of your interest. You can even go as far to tell your friend to let the guy you are interested in know of a social event and then make sure that you are present so that you can make a move.
Times have changed and women are not restrained and contrained to waiting for the guy to ask her out for a date. She can make the first move and most guys will be flattered as most of them may not have a clue of your interest. Flirting and teasing is old school and you will probably not be taken seriously unless you are straightforward and just let the guy know that you are interested in him.
An easy approach will be to tell the guy you are knowledgeable of a social event yourself and then let him know that you will be there also. The meeting will not officially be a date because the two of you would arrive at the social event separately. It is up to you, your personality and confidence level how the date ends. Whether he leaves the social event with you or without you is totally up to you and how you handle the meeting.
Usually girls who ask guys out without malice or thought are only interested in what they want and may just like one aspect of the guy's personality. These are the women who are not hesitant to ask a guy out. Why? Because they are prepared for the rejection or the acceptance and do not feel awkward asking a guy out. It is still quite awkward, however, for a girl to ask a guy out in today's society because girls like to think that they have the sex appeal and what it takes to get a man to approach her. They would like to know that the guy sees something of interest about him and then to make a move. But if you do not want him to get away, then you will have to forget about all of those thoughts of what you would like. You will have to make the first move and ask him for a date.
After looking through the Maxim magazine for the first time, the differences were obvious. The magazine was filled with discreetly underdressed women and language that was a bit unbecoming. The text was mostly about beautiful women, electronic gadgets, cars and sports. Most of the advice about romance treated the guy like they did not have a clue about girls. After reading the magazine, it was almost like a command that girls make the first move to get these guys without a clue out for a good time clubbing, a dinner or a movie date.
Magazines like Glamour and W are full of advice about relationships and creatively done photos of half nude models. The information in Maxim was more readible with less giant advertisements, however. It was like Glamour and W was telling women that it was alright to get the readers from Maxim away from their toys to have a date with a real girl who would be worthy of their company.
Girls of today should just ask for a date with a guy and if she is secure in who she is as a person, the experience will strenghten her character. Most guys would be honored to get away from their photographed women in Maxim to have a date with a real woman who is brave enough to ask him out.
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Connie, thank you for your comment. Do not sigh that you will remain single for the rest of your life. Did you read my hubpage about never giving up on meeting someone? Communication has changed and once you are full of adrenalin and get to the keyboard and sign onto eHarmony or Match.com, you will be amazed who you may meet. There is another website that I have not tried yet called PlentyofFish.com that is free to meet singles. Try it.
Linda, thank you for making the world a better place. I loved the hub, you went well beyond just the hub-requirements. Do you have a journalism background?
I don't subscribe to the "dating" paradigm, but a world full of more empowered women who go for what they want and aren't afraid to "grab their tiger" is a better place for all.
I *LOVED* this part:
""Flirting and teasing is old school and you will probably not be taken seriously unless you are straightforward and just let the guy know that you are interested in him.""
LOVE IT
Cory Winn, thank you for your comment.
I do not have a journalistic background as I earned a BS in Business. I agree with you that I may have missed my calling. I am thankful for online writing sites such as Hubpages that give writers an opportunity to express themselves. I have written over 500 articles for Hubpages in a span of 7 months.
I have two daughters one of who is majoring in Journalism at Virginia Commonwealth University and one who writes movie scripts and graduated from New York University. They may be off springs of writing talent.
I am all about women empowerment and for us to stand up and be heard. Women of today needs to stop being coy and if they are interested in a guy should go ahead and ask him out for a date.
Oh and thanks, Cory Winn, for being specific and quoting a sentence from Today's Woman Not Hesitant to Ask for a Date.











Connie Smith says:
5 months ago
Couldn't do it, Linda. I am too old for that, I guess, as in that the old ways are ingrained in me. I could never, ever ask a man out. Of course, I sure don't like the "I like him, see if he likes me" high school thing either. I guess I am just destined to remain single and dateless for the rest of my life. *Sigh*