The Only Acceptable Response To Being Asked Out By A Girl

Women have initiated conversations before and made their interest in guys glaringly obvious at times (especially after a few drinks), but some have never experienced such a blatant role reversal in the typical social convention of the bar courtship ritual, in which the man takes the lead and asks for the woman’s number. Check out these acceptable response to being asked by a girl out.

The Guy’s Take

But everyone has their own unique experience. With that in mind, he asked a few people for their perspectives on Bumble and women taking the reins in the dating game.

The Girls’ Take

There’s something old-world and sexy about men who pursue women but also have an independent nature. It creates the illusion at least that the woman being pursued is being preferred over others. It’s not as sexy for them to have to clamor for someone’s attention and actively pursue them.

How To Play It

So now that women are moving to change the status quo, guys need to be ready to react when they’re propositioned, whether on an app or in a bar, so they don’t wind up looking like a fool like me. Amelia probably put it best: Just make sure you don’t humiliate the poor girl .It takes balls to ask somebody out, especially as a woman. Whether it’s a yes or a no, react how you’d want someone to respond to you if you were the one asking.

The Culture Shift

But why was that so surprising? It’s 2016 after all, and while we still have quite a way to go for true gender equality, the tides are shifting in the dating world.