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The fairer sex certainly values friendship. If you have a "friendly" relationship with a girl go ahead and ask her out "as friends" this will give your relationship a chance to evolve and mature into something more profound.

well, I'm no expert, but I figure its kind of like walking and talking. For example, if you don't know how to balance yourself, then you don't walk, or you walk funny if you don't fall. If you don't know the sounds to make the words, or if you don't know the words, you talk but no one understands. Luckily, there are about 6 billion people on Earth, just over 3 billion are female, so even if the first few you ask out say no, or make up reasons, its okay, because there are a few more left over that you have not improperly asked out. Thats the key, you have to learn by turning the improper/unsuccessful way, into a more successful way. Notice I didn't say perfect as I'm sure you've seen people fall or stumble sometimes while walking about, or even heard someone use or say the wrong word. Same thing may happen to you, but its not personal all the time, with 3 billion females on the planet, would you really expect every one of them to want to date you?