Over the counter? My favorite approach requires them to ask "is there anything else?" cause then I can respond "yeah: your phone number. Write it on the back of the receipt there." Or something to that effect. I don't like asking a girl on a date outright, I like to at least get her digits first.
But if she doesn't ask, I go for the next best thing - ask if she has email, she'll say yes, I say "Great, write it down for me... and go ahead and put your number down too" while she's writing it down.

But, since you're going right for the jugular as it were, I suggest being straightforward but laid back. As Omi-Cron said, don't overanalyse or overthink things. Just walk up, ask her out, set a time and a place, and be done with it. It helps to be uniquely funny and charming (whatever your definition of that may be) so you don't come off like every OTHER guy who might ask her out. I like insisting that we meet in a public place "so that I can run away if you're a psycho" ... but just do your own thing, man. Don't even wonder "what if she says no" ... just assume she'll say yes. No point in even trying, otherwise.

Haha good one Ayos. Yeah I was considering that "anything else?" one but I'd ruin it by laughing too hard at myself. About to drive down now. It's liek the whole world is against me though, went to have a quick shower, WATER IS CUTOFF. Dad even works for the water corp, thanks for the help dad!

(and I have slammed down one beer already, considering a second for the road, but I can hear sirens.)

KISS HER, YOU FOOL


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GAH! FUCKING STONEWALLED
"oh sorry I have a boyfriend"

Fucking fucking I SHOULD'VE KNOWN. Seriously why woudl an intelligent, attractive 20 year old girl still be around in this fucking dump of a town without a reason to stay? GAH FUCK!

Gunna have to find this bastard and stab him or someshit. That'll learn him.

THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT GAMINGFORCE! ARGH!!!


(we had a bit of a chat after she turned me down, when I said I worked at a petrol station she commetned how she liked the smell of petrol…
Yeah I wasn't ready for that)

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Time for another beer.

Aww, that sucks... I'm sorry. :\

Yet, I get worried that the longer I stay single, the longer all the "good ones" will be snatched up. IT'S ALREADY HAPPENING.

Don't worry about that blue. All the "good girls" get snatched up by "wankers" and "dickheads" pretty much exclusively.

Sorry man, that sucks. Though, I tend to blow off the whole "I have a boyfriend" thing, cause I've found that half the time, it's a weak excuse that girls use to see if I'm persistent. But that's only half the time, and only the girls around here (which, I might add, are crazier than the usual bunch.) My motto: stick around and show her how awesome you are, she might change her mind. If not, heck, not like you lost anything, right?

I'm sorry to hear that man. But try and keep in touch with her. This fucker, more than likely, won't be with her for the rest of her life. Does it seem like she'd be interested in you if she were single?

My dream is to one day see one of you guys score these broads and bring her BACK HERE to post. =o!

Yeah I'm not going to abandon this ship completely. Hell there's nothing else to do in this town till August than tune a woman's frequency.

Fuck facts though, although she never recognized me from our first meating, she did remember without promting when she learnt my name. And the otehr funny (AND AWESOME) bit to learn is that she lives like, 300metres from me. not on my street but one adjacent to it. That's cool.

And im not fussed about her not recognising me. I look totally fucking different now than what I did two years ago. People I went to high school with take a while to realise it's me these days.

A lot of our memories work in different ways. She didn't recognize you physically but simply mentioning your name brought it all back for her. And having her close to you can either be good or bad, depends on what sort of guy you are I guess.

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RABicle...I feel your pain. I got the 'haha, I was up last night talking to my boyfriend' ...-_-

Perhaps the better approach would've been, "Do you have a boyfriend?" Take it as an experience. At least you know that asking out a girl isn't like climbing the Himalayas.

I prefer asking "are you single?" rather than "do you have a boyfriend?" because the first is just a straight question with a simple yes or no. The latter has all sorts of implications behind it - for most girls, anyway.

I wouldn't mind seeing it. For future reference.

And somehow your reply became irrelevant? Come on man!

If it makes you feel any better, she totally sounds like a glue sniffer.

Be happy she's taken. She COULD have said:

"I like the smell of petrol and I like to get HIGH on petrol ... wanna' get high on petrol with me sometime?"

What I wrote was for this specific situation, but I don't really think there is one set way to ask out a girl. Each situation and girl varies and you need to play it by ear. IMO it is always better to get to know the girl first though. She very well could have lied about the boyfriend because she doesn't know you and didn't want to hurt your feelings.

But again, the situation varies. For situations like this it is tough. It isn't like it was a bar and you could sit down at on a stool and strike up a conversation. She has customers to deal with and it would be kind of rude to do it when she has work to do. You'd have to wait until she would be alone with no one in the store and buy something and then strike up a convo. After a handful of visits, you go back and buy something and then talk for a bit and ask her if she'd like to go to a movie some time or something. She'd probably get the picture from the get-go if you go in there often to chat with her. She'd most likely know you liked her.

But ultimately, I don't think anyone on this board can give you universal advice on how to ask out the girl. Each situation is completely different, and you also have to get a read on the girl's personality and what might work best. Whatever you do though, just be yourself when you ask out a girl. Don't do something out of your character because then you'll have to start trying to be a different person just to fit what she wants and that is not something you want to do. Also, to prevent nervousness, just remember that logically there is nothing to really be nervous about. It isn't like you are doing high-risk brain surgery and if you mess up someone dies. There are a million girls out there and if the girl says no, then it is for the best anyway.

You know, I've known and loved one girl for about a year, but she has some boyfriend twenty miles away who's a year younger than her (in high school it matters). I've always wondered what she thought, and I was almost set off when she invited me to drop by her workplace...

Well, I'm still waiting.

tell her this.

we should wear matching jerseys, casue we make a great team!
but yours would look better cause your out of my legue!
jk

man just be your self and if thats not good enough, dont fret it wasnt ment to be. but just tell her shes cute and if she wanted to hang out or something. thats what i would do.