Asking a girl straight out rarely works, usually you’ll get a stupid excuse such as “I want to focus on my studies or work†or “I like you as a friend†or “I don’t want to mess up our friendshipsâ€. The more informal the better, so rather ask her to do something fun such as dancing, cinema etc. It should be done in a way which doesn’t have the burden of being a date, the idea is to gradually and naturally have un-official dates with the same concepts as a official date.
If she says “NOâ€, then you can recover by saying something like “we are only friends why don’t you want to come cinema with me, you are acting like I asked you as a date. friends go cinema with each other!†The idea is to have a failsafe or contingency plan, if she rejects your offer you can recover by explicitly reminding her “its not technically a dateâ€. This will make her wander why you don’t want to date her and hence she will try to seek your approval.
Another quick tip to help you buck your life!

