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Old 04-26-2010, 09:35 AM
 
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Why is it always the man who has to take the initiative? The man is usually the one who has to ask the girl out and initiate every contact when dating. Why don't girls ever ask guy's out? Why don't girls ever initiate contact?
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Old 04-26-2010, 09:37 AM
 
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Heh, your other post was also a "Why don't girls ever" and "Why do guys always." In time, you'll learn.
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Old 04-26-2010, 09:39 AM
 
Location: Tri-State Area
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Why is it always the man who has to take the initiative? The man is usually the one who has to ask the girl out and initiate every contact when dating. Why don't girls ever ask guy's out? Why don't girls ever initiate contact?
Just how old are you?
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Old 04-26-2010, 09:39 AM
 
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They do. Given your prior and recent threads combined, I'm starting to think the issue of them not initiating anything may be something about you. And, btw, you start these threads with the initial posts and then never return to them.
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Old 04-26-2010, 10:11 AM
 
Location: New York, NY
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I asked my BF out. He wasn't the first guy I asked out either. There goes your "always" theory.

Some women do ask men out. However, if we've got the guts to ask a guy out, he probably isn't your average, boring Joe Schmoe. Women are less likely to ask a guy out based on looks alone- they'll wait to get to know you and then ask you out if they like you. In my experience, a woman will make a move if it's a man she wants a relationship with. It takes time to figure that out, and in some cases, the man may get tired of waiting and ask her first or start dating someone else. There are some women who are terrified of asking a man out due to the possibility of rejection, but there are some women who can overcome that fear.

My BF may not be George Clooney, but he is still really cute (in my eyes at least) and he's really funny, kind, and smart as hell. That's the kind of guy I've always been interested in and the kind of man I asked out in my dating days. It takes more than a glance to determine if someone has those characteristics. I had no way of knowing when we first met that he also loves British humor, likes going for walks, has a wonderful relationship with his awesome family, or any of the other little things that make me love him. I was the one who asked him out after we'd been hanging out for a while and he was shocked that I had any interest in him at all. Our friendship set a strong background for our relationship and it's totally worth it.
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Old 04-26-2010, 10:54 AM
 
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I've asked plenty of guys out. If I hadn't, they never would have had the balls to do it..
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Old 04-26-2010, 11:24 AM
 
Location: Europe, in the Land of the mean
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Why is it always the man who has to take the initiative? The man is usually the one who has to ask the girl out and initiate every contact when dating. Why don't girls ever ask guy's out? Why don't girls ever initiate contact?
Huh,I did !
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Old 04-26-2010, 11:26 AM
 
Location: Tucson, AZ
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I had one woman threaten me that she would sexually assault me ("get you drunk and take advantage of you") if I did not comply with her wishes (to date). If that is not initiative, I don't know what is!
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Old 04-26-2010, 11:32 AM
 
Location: Bradenton, Florida
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Every woman I have dated approached me. I never approach.
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Old 04-26-2010, 11:44 AM
 
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They do. Given your prior and recent threads combined, I'm starting to think the issue of them not initiating anything may be something about you. And, btw, you start these threads with the initial posts and then never return to them.
Well first of all I don't date. I'm very shy and introverted and I'm also quite short, and most women want big strong arrogant alpha males and I'm like the complete opposite of that.
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