You walk up to her and say, "Hi, my name is ______. Would you like to go out with me some time?"
Don't mention being a freshman or her being a senior or your lab partner being a sophomore or any of that crap. You are a guy approaching a girl for a date. I know all that "what year are you?" BS seems important in high school, but in the real world it's meaningless. Just ask her out and don't worry about the age/year difference.
If she says no, oh well. At least you will have the satisfaction of knowing you tried. If she says yes, then you will be the frickin' MAN in 9th grade, so go for it. Fortune favors the bold, my friend.
When I think back on high school, I always wish I'd been bolder about asking girls out. I dated plenty, but there were times when fear of rejection held me back. But rejection in life is inevitable, and it's good for the soul and the character. If we have to be rejected -- and we all do -- might as well risk it on lofty goals, right?
Go for it. Life is short.
Good luck.
Very sweet answer Cary.
It can be so easy to forget how important those kinds of differences feel when you're 14 or 15, but you're also right that it doesn't matter outside those halls.
Go for it!
Hmmm... but what if the question-asked was actually a freshman in college?
Never mind, Cary, I'll take this one:
If you're a college freshman trying to ask out a high school senior, and you're a fifth year freshman, then you're hunting jail bait.
In fact, come to think of it, whether you're in college or high school, Dear Frosh, you might just find girls your own age more in your league.
Just ask the thousands of men over 40 on any dating website how well they're doing with the under 25 crowd, or vice versa... there's something to be said for "keeping it real."
(And that also goes for all those twisted high school teachers who can't keep their hands off their younger students!!)
My son is a freshman in high school and he's dating a girl who is a junior in high school. In fact, they have been seeing each other for a year and a half now. They both seem very happy with each other.
Go ahead and ask her. If she says no, you're no worse off than you are now, waiting and wondering what might or might not be. If she turns you down, at least you'll know then that she's not interested, and you can move on. You can put down the torch you are carrying for her and find another girl to crush on. And if the senior girl says, "Yes," when you ask her out, then WOOT WOOT!--- think how happy that will make you! :)
The awkward part will be the part after she says yes... "Cool - you want my Mom to drive us or do you want to drive?"
I can see a lot of reasons why a boy wouldn't ask an older girl out on a date especially if he didn't have a license to drive yet. That's what would hold me back.
Ha! That made me laugh.
being a freshman this question makes me laugh
i could never see a frreshman GUY asking out a SENIOR GIRL!
ahahahaha but thats probably because the guys at my school are lame and think that ignoring a girl makes them like you. IT DOESNT (:
When I was a senior in HS, I hooked up with a freshman.
Worst. Call. Ever. I'm in college now, and the reputation is still there.
Anyways, the point is, it IS possible for a senior girl to say yes!
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