how do u ask a friend of the opposite sex to hang out w/o it sounding like a date?

<p>ryan2288: I thought he was referring to his comments in the "pictures" thread; if not, my remark may be interpreted as sarcasm, too.</p>

<p>you are right thisyearsgirl, I did not see that pictures thread. I have to agree with untitled although the picture quality is not the best.</p>

<p>I took that picture with my old webcam sometime last year. It has since then stopped working, and I don't have a digital camera to play with. Thanks for the compliments, though!</p>

<p>hot girls always have bad luck with guys, it's like a rule..........
Guys won't ask out normal-looking girls unless the girls' personalities really attract them....in this case, the affection is not just based on looks.
When guys ask out hot girls, it's more likely that they are attracted by the "pretty face" or "hot body" than personality. In the end, the couples don't work out very well. Eventually, the look wears out....</p>

<p>I'm not saying thisyearsgirl doesnt have a good personality. I'm just saying that that's what usually happens, at least in my HS.</p>

<p>However, I'm ALWAYS attracted by good looks, it's da evil in boys........</p>

<p>and sometimes if a girl has great personality AND looks then she usually is too good for you or is already taken.</p>

<p>:(</p>

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<p>thisyearsgirl does have a good personality, for those who appreciate caustic remarks and endless intellectual sparring; the problem is her place as local bookworm and academic assistant, a role that does not lend itself to romance, much.</p>

<p>writing in the third person is sexy</p>

<p>Anyway, this really isn't about me.</p>

<p>I think it would be perfectly fine to just ask a girl to hang out. I do it w/ my female friends all the time. "Wanna go to a movie tonight?" Etc, etc. You should be comfortable enough to ask without hesitation and stuff.</p>

<p>DId you guys NOT READ the OP??</p>

<p>He is not attracted to any of these girls! v_v" Jeezuz...</p>

<p>Someof you are still telling him to say things that sound like a date.
HIM: I heard War of Worlds was a good movie
SMART GIRL: I heard it was *<strong><em>ty *</em></strong>. But okay.
HIM: Wanna go see it?
SMART GIRL: Is this a date?</p>

<p>What should have been said.
HIM: I heard Mr. and Mrs. Smith was an okay movie.
GIRL: Me too
HIM: Wanna come with me and some guys?
GIRL: Okay</p>

<p>My answer still stands.</p>

<p>Well, in my situation, I've always asked girls if they wanted to hang out (about 90% of the time, we hang out alone), and they've never acted as if I was asking them out. No, I am not gay. =)</p>

<p>It's just that I've become close friends with a lot of girls that I could go with them to movies, stargaze (and one time, look at a meteor shower at 3 am in the morning), take walks, etc. alone and they wouldn't think I was coming on to them or anything, because I wasn't.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, I've gotten too used to this behavior with my close friends that I'll accidentally do it to some of my aquaintances (sp?), and they'll be like, "um... I really don't want a bf right now," and I'd just stand there, dumbfounded, until I realized what they were talking about. LOL!</p>

<p>Another big unfortunately is that I've accidentally gotten my past gfs jealous(I'm serious that it was accidentally, I didn't do this intentionally, i need to watch my mouth sometimes, but I've only done it twice). It usually ends up like so:</p>

<p>--phone conversation--</p>

<p>Me: Hello?
gf: Hey! Are you free tonight? Wanna go out to eat and then watch [enter movie title]?
Me: Uh... I'm not free tonight, I promised [enter another girl's name] that I would hang out at her house tonight.
gf: Oh... who else is going?
Me: just me (at this point, I am screaming "CRAP!!!" in my head because I should've lied a long time ago and said I had a "family activity" or something)
gf: i see... (dial tone)</p>

<p>I've never cheated on anyone though! I promise!</p>

<p>oh, whoops, to answer the original question, become close friends with the girl, then I'm pretty sure you can ask her to hang out and it won't sound like a date</p>