You’ve daydreamed about this day forever. You’ve liked her for so long, and you’ve finally mustered up the strength to ask her out on a date. Now the important question, what’s the best way to do that? Don’t listen to your friends and their elaborate ideas on how you should do it. Believe it or not, you don’t need to rehearse a bunch of smooth lines that will knock her off her feet. It’s not as serious as that…plus that stuff doesn’t really work anyway. The best way to go about it is just to relax, be yourself, and casually ask her out.

Easier said than done you say? If you don’t have a lot of experience with this type of thing, then yes it can be a little nerve-racking. The best advice I can give you is to calm down, practice what you’re going to say, and visualize the encounter going well. Learning how to talk to women can be a challenge if you haven’t done it much, but just remember that you’ll never get better at it unless you do it.

Part of asking a girl out is knowing how to prepare for (and handle) possible rejection. Make sure that no matter what the result of the conversation is, you handle it like a man. If you happen to get turned down, don’t take it too hard. Men ask women out and get turned down every day. It happens to everyone, and chances are won’t be the last time. Just simply say okay and that you’re sorry to have bothered her. Make sure to end it with something nice like “have a great day”. Why would you do all this when she said no? Well, because a real man handles rejection with dignity and class. Not to mention it just shows her that you’re a man with confidence.

On the other hand, if she does say yes, congratulations! I’m sure it’s a big weight off of your shoulders. Now, you just have to worry about having a great date!