<p>Our school's homecoming is in about two weeks, and even though it's <em>supposed</em> to be boy-ask-girl, I thought I'd break tradition a little.</p>
<p>What is a creative AND basically free (less than $5-10) way that I could ask someone who:
*likes Lord of the Rings
*is a former football player (quit due to injury)
*is also a huge video game fan</p>
<p>Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Don’t ask. Wait for him to come to you.</p>
<p>Just hint that you want him to ask you, don’t actually ask him</p>
<p>At least at my school, asking someone isn’t very formal. If you two most likely wouldn’t go with a date, just asking him go to with you as a friend should seem okay. But the person I asked was one of my best friends, and she wasn’t going to go in the first place either. Prom, on the other hand… </p>
<p>How do girls hint this stuff?</p>
<p>You should definitely follow your heart! It’s the 21’st century; If you want to ask a boy to HC, you ask him! Some guys are just shy or scared of rejection, but would be thrilled to be asked. </p>
<p>@LosingCrayon, for some reason I thought you were a girl! I don’t know why. Sorry. :o</p>
<p>Most people are really dense about taking hints and would probably rather you be direct with them. Like someone else said, it’s 2014 and I don’t think anyone would think anything of it. </p>
<p>Nooooooo ask him! if you’re the confident type, go and ask him!
Bonus points if you use cookies and a LotR pun :D</p>
<p>@tacoperson123 Everyone on here thinks I’m a girl at one point xD</p>
<p>I don’t know why. You remind me of one of my best friends…who happens to be a girl. You two have the same writing style!</p>
<p>“May I foot you to the ball?”</p>
<p>Bumping this back up; great suggestions so far! Any other creative ideas out there?</p>
<p>
That sounds painful…</p>
<p>^I don’t even get what that means.</p>
<p>This might seem a little over the top just for homecoming, but I thought it’d be cute…</p>
<p>-Super nerdy, but if you both play Minecraft, you can create a sign in the game asking him to the dance and invite him over to the same server</p>
<p>-Get a copy of a Lord of the Rings and empty out the pages and put a ring in it, with a note attached asking him to the dance.</p>
<p>-THIS IS MY FAVORITE ONE: Steal his jacket somehow (lol) and return it with a Lord of the Rings -esque ring inside the pocket, with a note asking him to the dance</p>
<p>I honestly could do this all day hahaha but he’s a lucky guy to have someone as thoughtful as you! :)</p>
<p>ps I just realized I sound like a guy here… just to clear it up, I’m a girl lol</p>
<p>I’m learning so many CCers’ genders in this thread</p>
<p>A simple " will you join me at the dance?" would be best. Don’t put it in writing, on facebook or make it a huge deal. If the answer is yes then great! and if no, it will be a ton less painful not having it splashed everywhere. The answer will be the same no matter what you do. </p>
<p>@gouf78 I would love to do that, believe me, but sadly the cultural norm at my school is that the asker has to make some sort of creative effort in asking :-S </p>
<p>Any more creative ideas, anyone?</p>
<p>Well…as the mother of a daughter who is not so patiently waiting to be asked, I say just do it. Take matters into your own hands and get it done. Yes, no or whatever, at least you tired. They also do the “planned” asking - or whatever you want to call it. Maybe spell out HOMECOMING? with cupcakes - one letter on each one or something. Enough of the boys get away with giving the girls flowers and asking, can you find a small cookie bouquet or a chocolate rose like they have for Valentine’s day?? </p>
<p>I still say, just do it. My daughter won’t listen to me and I hope she isn’t sitting home on that night but she will only have herself to blame if she is.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>