Damn! Grow a set & just ask her out. Anything worth having is worth fighting for. If a nosey ole “biddy” is gonna scare ya off, maybe she deserves better. She only has 3 possible answers, yes, no, maybe. No & maybes can be turned into “yes.” An unasked question precludes the possibility of ANY ANSWER.
Hi, does that apply to woman these days too?
(I am widowed over 3 years and thinking of dating now.)
How do men in their 40’s feel about women asking? I married at 18, and lost my husband to ALS. Grew up in a small town and girls never invited guys out first.