Asking her out would be fine; the problem, as I already explained, is how. However I do agree with you that her answer was over the top; a simple “No.” would be the best.
Whole thing is no issue.
It was clearly an issue to the Anon, check the last paragraph.
If you are gonna randomly strike up conversations you will get cooked sometimes.
He wasn’t just striking up a conversation.
Additionally (and that’s neither side’s fault), mob mentality is a plague. She was in a group of four people; people typically behave worse in groups than alone.
treesapx@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
“I’ve been listening to your conversation” is not a good way to start. There are some exceptions, but even then you’re starting on thin ice and have to ease into it.
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 10 hours ago
You shouldnt have to rehearse the perfect line that is impossible to be offended by just to talk to a stranger. We aren’t robots. We dont always hit 100% of the time. We stumble and overextend. Expectations have gotten out of hand.
arctanthrope@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
you are allowed to stumble on the first line. and it may come off poorly. and if it does the other person is perfectly valid for not wanting to engage further. therefore if you want the other person to continue to engage, you should try not to come off poorly. this isn’t some newfangled social phenomenon, it’s how basic human interaction has worked for millennia
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 48 minutes ago
You did a thing where you almost said something but then turned around and didnt.
snooggums@piefed.world 10 hours ago
"I couldn't help but hear your drunken rantings."
frog_brawler@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
I couldn’t help but overhear you and your loud as fuck m, half-drunk friends….