I never looked at the phrase "maybe he wanted to ask you out" like that before.

Of course, I'm looking at it from the other side of the fence.

I never viewed the phrase as meaning "you should drop everything and pay attention" but more of a "guys get brain damaged when trying to ask a woman out; so try not to hold it against him". It's an explanation of why he acted the way he did; it says nothing about how you should react to it.

There are no socially acceptable times to ask a woman out anymore. If she's out of the house; she's obviously doing something; and it's creepy to go door to door.

I was discussing dating with several of my female friends; and they told me that women date assholes because they have the balls to ask.

So, I put the question to you. When should a guy ask you out? I ask you this as a guy who really wants to understand. I'm not trying to be a dick or anything.

It's getting so you can't ask a woman out without her taking offense; no matter how, where, or when you do it.