Waiting For A Guy To Ask You Out?

I saw this question on an online women's forum that made me pause.

Should you wait for a guy to ask you out?

As you can imagine, there was division in opinions from the old fashion let the guy make the first move to it's the twenty-first century, you can ask too.

I began to look back on my own dating experiences to see who was the first one to ask. The more recent that comes to mind, is when I dated my children's father. He asked me out first and was the one to propose. In high school, I asked my date to prom. My experiences have consisted of both.

My Pros & Cons list of waiting for someone to ask you out:

I found one pro for why some women are comfortable waiting for a man to ask them out is instant interest. It gives the woman a sense of he likes me and is interested. But that doesn't guarantee a relationship. Or a long-lasting one.

Take me, for example. My children's father asked me for my number. And asked for the first date. We got married in 2008 and have legally been married for 12.5 years. But together for 13 years. And we are currently in the process of divorce.

In my opinion, there are more cons to waiting. The downside of not asking anyone out means you are left waiting for someone to ask you out. What happens if no one does?

Will you let possible opportunities slip away because you are waiting for another person to make the first move? And they may be waiting for you to do the same. So nothing happens.

Regardless of who does the asking, it could lead to something or not. Who asked first isn't the most important part of the dating experience.

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Last Edited: July 18, 2021

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