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should i ask her out?

I'm currently studying at university (1st yr and i'm british), and theres this girl she's a muslim North African (either Tunisian or Egyptian and really pretty) and she wears the scarf on her head. Well anyway this girl is really sweet and she seems really friendly and we've talked a couple of times and i really like her. I want to ask her out but I'm not sure how she'll respond (she doesn't drink or go clubbing but she does a load of other activities and gets along really well with other people. So i was wondering what your thoughts were on the subject, will she reject me and make me look like a total fool (btw she dos have guy friends as well so shes not completely sheltered), and if i do ask her out and she agrees where should i take her?
any comments would be really helpful
Reply 1
so you're a british white lezzer who wants to invite out a religious muslim girl?

What sort of drugs are you on? You really need a change of prescription.
Reply 2
Even if you were straight I still would advise against it - girls are difficult as it is even if you think you know them...
it does sound kinda risky... you wouldnt want to wreck a friendship if she didnt feel the same way.
id recommend keeping her as a friend for now and just getting to know her better as a mate and see what happens.
good luck though :hugs:
Reply 4
samba
so you're a british white lezzer who wants to invite out a religious muslim girl?

What sort of drugs are you on? You really need a change of prescription.

im not a lezzer!! im a guy !! o i c where you're getting this from, my profile! i dont know how to change it, oh hold on i figured it out,,, no im definitely straight
ah makes more sense now :smile:
minxclaws
I'm currently studying at university (1st yr and i'm british), and theres this girl she's a muslim North African (either Tunisian or Egyptian and really pretty) and she wears the scarf on her head. Well anyway this girl is really sweet and she seems really friendly and we've talked a couple of times and i really like her. I want to ask her out but I'm not sure how she'll respond (she doesn't drink or go clubbing but she does a load of other activities and gets along really well with other people. So i was wondering what your thoughts were on the subject, will she reject me and make me look like a total fool (btw she dos have guy friends as well so shes not completely sheltered), and if i do ask her out and she agrees where should i take her?
any comments would be really helpful

Hmm seems like you have a bit of an issue with the head scarf, do they even take that off in front of their bf? anyway.
Has she shown that she is attracted towards you at all? If so then ask her out, but dont do so if you're not sure. Talk and get to know eachother a little more. Then see how things out.
Reply 7
I don't drink or club but my bf still go on dates to the cinema, restaurants, theatres are good too.

If you don't want to seem too scary, perhaps have a lunch date as your first one?
Reply 8
what about meeting up with her but not calling it a date or anything - just being friends meeting up - go for a drink a meal or a walk and just talk to her, then you can see whether you're compatible
Reply 9
Don't treat her like an alien... it's possible that she would go out with you, but the physical sides obviously not going to be much. The 'Hijab' headscarf is taken off at home, but she probably wouldn't take it off in front of a guy until they were at least engaged...

It depends what her atttude is, some Muslim women are very careful about ''going out'' because in their culture that means that it's a fairly long term comitment (i.e. if you 'went out' properly she might expect you to marry her) but other girls aren't like that. Of course you can't go clubbing or to the pub... but you can do things together.

I would guess, tell her that you'd like to get to know her better (don't mention 'boyfriend' or 'going out' as such), and ask her if she'd like to go to the theatre or cinema with you, or talk in a coffee shop or something. Probably best not to try and make any physical contact... once you get to know her better you might be able to work out where she stands on dating.
Reply 10
minxclaws - look mate, just out her out before you're well and truly in the friend zone. Forget all this, 'what if she rejects me?' trash. You're messing up your own state of mind, and you haven't even asked her yet. Stop thinking too much. JUST ASK HER.

And no, don't try to sneak in the backdoor (no innuendo :biggrin:) by trying to get to know her as 'mates'. Make your intentions perfectly clear. Here, I'll make it very simple for you..

"Hey Jenny, fancy taking me out to see Pirates of the Carribean on Friday?"

With a cheeky grin on your face.

Don't wait for approval, if she likes you, etc, you're wasting your valuable time and getting closer to being friends, just ask.

-shaun
Well I'm a Muslim girl (with a headscarf) and I think you should probably go for it. It really depends how strict she is. You have to take your chances, try and get to know her better first and see what kind of person she really is. If she's very strict then she will only consider going out with you if you're willing to become a Muslim and marry her before holding her hand. On the other hand she might be totally ok with dating. North Africans especially, and I hope no one takes this the wrong way, are usually a lot more open about dating. I'm only saying this because most of the North African Muslim girls I know are like this and it seems to part of the general culture.

I'm not sure how helpful all that was but basically I'm saying don't judge her before getting to know her.
Reply 12
thanks for your comments guys, really useful
oh another thing shes one of the youngest students in our year (about 17) yet shes really intelligent and mature.