I get that’s it’s respectful to formally ask her if she’ll go on a date with you, but there’s no thrill in that and it’s way too easy for her to decline or be a flake.

Instead pitch your date idea right away and make the decision for her. Tell her there’s a really good Mediterranean grill, or a lovely park, or whatever your date idea is then follow through by telling her she’ll love it.

She’ll no longer question herself whether she’ll have fun or if it’s worth going out for. She’ll be much more excited and your success with scoring first dates will skyrocket

EDIT: A lot of you hated how I said “make the decision for her” what I meant is to say something to make the date seem desirable and then tell her she’ll love it.

An example could be “hey [her name], there’s this local park I want to take you to, you’ll love the incredible view of the sunset. Be my date?”