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Old 12-06-2013, 11:04 PM
 
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Suppose that some of your college buddies are going on a weekend trip to Canada and taking dates with which they will be sharing a hotel room. If you're thinking about asking a girl if she wants to be your date, how much of a rapport should you already have with her? Note that I wouldn't be selling it as a date, but as an invitation to be my date for one occasion, similar to a high school prom, if that makes sense.
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Old 12-06-2013, 11:22 PM
 
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So you're talking about asking a girl who is not already your gf?

Is that what the other guys are doing, or do they have gf's that they are bringing? It's a big difference.

If you bring a gf, it's a step up in commitment/seriousness.

If you invite a girl who is not your gf, she will probably assume that you ar asking to trade free food and partying for sex. She may be very insulted. Or she may take you up on the bargain.

If you are asking a girl with the hope that she will then become your gf, I think it will backfire.
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Old 12-06-2013, 11:25 PM
 
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If you are friends already just ask her if she would like to go and make sure you get either separate rooms or a single room with two beds and tell her up front this is the plan.
If she wants to go she will, if she does not want to go she won't.
You should also make sure she has either an actual Passport or a Passport Card because you cannot get into or out of Canada without one or the other. Just showing your birth certificate no longer works. It is also about $20.00 to get out of Canada and back into the United States. Have the exact amount as well, they do NOT give change and it has to be US Dollars NOT Canadian Money.
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Old 12-06-2013, 11:29 PM
 
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So you're talking about asking a girl who is not already your gf?

Is that what the other guys are doing, or do they have gf's that they are bringing? It's a big difference.

If you bring a gf, it's a step up in commitment/seriousness.

If you invite a girl who is not your gf, she will probably assume that you ar asking to trade free food and partying for sex. She may be very insulted. Or she may take you up on the bargain.

If you are asking a girl with the hope that she will then become your gf, I think it will backfire.
Pretty much this.^^^ OP, if you have to ask how much of a rapport is needed, it means you don't know her well enough.
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Old 12-06-2013, 11:29 PM
 
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So you're talking about asking a girl who is not already your gf?

Is that what the other guys are doing, or do they have gf's that they are bringing? It's a big difference.

If you bring a gf, it's a step up in commitment/seriousness.

If you invite a girl who is not your gf, she will probably assume that you ar asking to trade free food and partying for sex. She may be very insulted. Or she may take you up on the bargain.

If you are asking a girl with the hope that she will then become your gf, I think it will backfire.
I would be asking a girl I don't know very well. I've invited girls to this trip twice before, but that was during college and this trip was a tradition at my university, so it was viewed as a manufactured pseudo-date much like a high school prom.
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Old 12-06-2013, 11:32 PM
 
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Pretty much this.^^^ OP, if you have to ask how much of a rapport is needed, it means you don't know her well enough.
Sounds like good advice. Mission aborted. Not going to entertain this idea any longer.
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Old 12-07-2013, 09:39 AM
 
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If you don't have a girlfriend, you probably would do better to wait until you get there and try to meet a girl who is on vacation there already.

I'm thinking that you aren't going to get a very warm reception from a woman that you are not currently dating when you ask her to leave the country with you and share a hotel room with you. Most likely, not going to be well received.
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Old 12-07-2013, 09:43 AM
 
Location: Missouri
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I'd be worried that the gal would take it as a sign that you are wanting to have a serious relationship with her, and that could really backfire if that isn't your intention. On the other hand, if this girl likes to travel, is kind of spontaneous and fun and doesn't take things seriously, she might be up for it.

If your friends are bringing women that they have serious/established relationships with, I'd go stag, rather than bring this girl and end up upsetting her, fighting, etc. Go out and have fun... might be a great opportunity to meet someone new.
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Old 12-08-2013, 02:39 PM
 
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I'm guessing it would help to have known her for some time.
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Old 12-09-2013, 12:58 PM
 
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If you invite a girl who is not your gf, she will probably assume that you ar asking to trade free food and partying for sex. She may be very insulted. Or she may take you up on the bargain.

If you are asking a girl with the hope that she will then become your gf, I think it will backfire.
Definitely, highly insulting.

Read. Between. The. Lines.

She'll probably stop talking to you period, especially if she see's you more than a friend.
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