If there’s one thing most single women have in common, it’s waiting.
We wait guys to approach us.
We wait for guys to text us.
We wait for guys to ask us out.
What would happen if we decided to stop waiting around and started making the first move?
Would it change anything?
Well, according to the experts, it could actually change the entire dating game as we know it.
In fact, here are 10 reasons why you should ask him out first.
It’s so much easier for everyone to just be clear about interest or even disinterest."
“Making the first move is a great way to practice authenticity with others,” Hilgers said.
“Most people crave authentic interactions and typically respond in kind.”
You’ll learn rejection
We know.
“Asking someone out is risky.
They can say no, but that’s okay,” Derichs said.
“Learning how to handle ‘no’ without being crushed is a very important life skill.”
And you know what they say: practice makes perfect.
What if he has a girlfriend?
What if he isn’t attracted to me?
What if he laughs at me?
The questions could go on forever.
“Being a passive recipient in life may feel safe but it is rarely satisfying.
Most passive people I know sit around beating themselves up.”
He will be flattered."
“Men are often clueless at reading the signs that a woman is interested,” Nuseir noted.
He will never notice that."
You’ll beat out the competition
No one ever got ahead by sitting on the sidelines.
“Think about this,” Nuseir tells us.
“A man sees a blonde and a brunette at the bar.
The brunette comes over to him and asks him out on a date.
Acting courageously boosts your self-confidence big-time, and that alone will get you noticed.
“Asking a guy out is completely sexy,” said Spira.
“Being willing to ask a guy out is a simple step in that direction.”
