Should women ask men out?

[Friday]

I'm curious to know what the prevailing attitude is (if there is one) of straight libertarian men with regards to dating.  While all opinions are welcome, I'm more interested in the opinions of men who actually have dated in this millennium.    Thank you for your input.

[Pat McCotter]

I haven't dated in this millennium but I did get married 4-1/2 years ago. We were friends - her grandson and my son were friends. We talked over coffee for a couple years when I would drop off or pick up my son. She initiated the conversation on how much she liked me and we were married less than two months later.

The secret to long term happiness is total, open honesty on both sides without fear of rejection. If you don't have that don't continue the relationship.

[Lloyd Danforth]

I'm curious to know what the prevailing attitude is (if there is one) of straight libertarian men with regards to dating.  While all opinions are welcome, I'm more interested in the opinions of men who actually have dated in this millennium.    Thank you for your input.

Crazy Talk!

[Russell Kanning]

Letting the guy know you are interested in having lunch together .... with him buying ... sounds like a good idea to me.
I had one girl in college let me know she would like to go out on dates ... and I jumped at the chance.

[Caleb]

Letting a guy know you are interested in a casual way, "hey, let's get together sometime soon and have a cup of coffee" -- really good.

Being aggressive -- really bad.

Looking him deep in his eyes and smiling really big and saying nice things about him -- perfect. Cause it lets him ask you out while still maintaining the illusion that it was his idea all along.

[Pat K]

 I don't see were a woman asking a man out for a date is a problem.

You know um unless it's at gun point, I think that would violate the
NAP.
 

[Caleb]

I don't see were a women asking a man out for a date is a problem.

You know um unless it's at gun point, I think that would violate the
NAP.
 

I think the problem with "a women" asking a man out is the whole singular/plural problem.

Kiss my ass, Pat! 

[Pat K]

I don't see were a women asking a man out for a date is a problem.

You know um unless it's at gun point, I think that would violate the
NAP.
 

I think the problem with "a women" asking a man out is the whole singular/plural problem.

Kiss my ass, Pat! 

You could have just fixed it.
Ya dick head.

[Caleb]

But then how would you learn from your mistakes?  Tough love, Pat. Tough love.

[Pat K]

But then how would you learn from your mistakes?  Tough love, Pat. Tough love.

[Friday]

I'd like to add a bit of background to this poll, to ward off unnecessary and, quite likely, off-target attempts to psychoanalyze me  :

#1) I have asked men out before.  I went to BERKELEY, fercrissakes.  My legs are hairier than YOURS (but only in the winter when you can't see  ).

#2) There is a school of thought, rooted in biology, that all things considered (meaning in general, obviously there are always exceptions), it is the male who is built to pursue sexually, and the female who is built to reject/accept as she chooses, and all the feminist horseshit in the world doesn't change that.  Human cultures vary over time and place; humans themselves... not so much.

#3) Most of my dating experience took place in a radically different cultural environment (the sexually omnivorous and culturally idiosyncratic bubble that is San Francisco, Berkeley and Marin County, California) than that in which I now live.  Some of it even took place before the letters AIDS had any significance (and I have the dead classmates to prove it  ).  And most of the guys I have dated in the past have not been libertarians.  So I am honestly curious to know what libertarian men in the 2000's think.

Thank you for the responses so far!

[Pat K]

Well there goes my 2 hour podcast were I was gonna tie in
Dreams, Ron Paul, parenting, and psychoanalyze hairy legged
Libertarian women.

[KBCraig]

Being happily married, I didn't vote, but "It's a nice change of pace" accurately reflects my feelings from back in my single days.

[Puke]

I don't understand why any man would not want a woman to ask him out?

[NJLiberty]

I don't see anything wrong with a woman asking a man out, though as Caleb pointed out there are some ways that are better than others.

George