<p>For starters, I'm a regular on the Princeton board. However, you never know who's watching, and there are people on CC who know me personally, so I decided to conceal my identity...for now.</p>
<p>Anyway, I'm thinking about asking this girl to prom. We have known each other since middle school, and are casual friends, even though until this semester I hadn't seen her much for the past 2 years. I've stopped by her house to say hello before while walking my dog (she lives really close to me, and I walk my dog by her house frequently). I don't have a crush on her or anything, and I just want to go to as friends. Is it sufficient to just walk up to her door and ask her with flowers, or should I do something more elaborate? And if so, what? And should I mention that I want to go as friends, or just leave that out?</p>
<p>Thx guys for all your help!</p>
<p>mention you want to go as friends. unless your friend already wants to go out with someone, i think the flowers are fine. anything overly elaborate might give her the wrong idea. if you're really friends, you shouldn't have to stand on ceremony.</p>
<p>i think flowers are fine =P yea i think she would like that. haha just dont leave her msg or like text msg "go 2 prom w/ me?" hahahaha =P</p>
<p>use the joey approach:
"how you doin???"</p>
<p>Flowers might be a bit overdoing it if you're just asking a friend you're not interested in.</p>
<p>u first take ure dad along with u...go up to the girl...ask ure dad if he likes the girl...if he does then u call one of the girl's parents...observe if the girl's parents like u....n if everybody's happy...u consult the horoscopes...n only then do u take her to the not-so-significant prom...else the gods will be angry!</p>
<p>hahaha good one. u also have to monitor her movements for a while to make sure there aren't any other males in her life.</p>
<p>i don't think flowers would be overdoing it. its a nice gesture (sp? that looks wierd..) even if ur just friends. if some guy brought me flowers, i wud think it was sweet.</p>
<p>As a former teenage girl and the mother of a teenage girl here's what I think. Flowers are good. Absolutely tell her it's just as a friend. If you both change your minds in the middle well that's OK too. But watch her face when you ask. If she looks worried - say, Now, if there was someone you were seriously interested in going with, no problem. I just thought it would be fun and we could hang out. See? Give her a way out but make it clear you really meant the invite by bringing flowers.</p>
<p>"Flowers might be a bit overdoing it if you're just asking a friend you're not interested in."</p>
<p>giving flowers is NOT overdoing it. i think it's a requirement, as you're pretty much asking her for a favor (i know you're going together and it's not like you're desperate, but you're asking her 'coz you're gonna enjoy her company, so you should show evidence of that). and she's NOT going to take you the wrong way b/c you will tell her that you want to go as friends, and it's not like you HAVE to give her red roses or anything (which might send the wrong message). i personally like lilies; they're gorgoeus and smell great =) (i'm a girl, btw, even tho my SN might imply otherwise)</p>