Well it ' s only 2 hours from King ' s Cross . Almost commutable . You sound like an estate agent . <| sep |> I have some Heattech socks from Uniqlo and I just find there is something weird about how they feel against the skin . Too smooth somehow ? Just unnatural . Also sweaty in a way that wool is not . <| sep |> This is by no means is an incorrect way to asking someone out . There is no right or wrong way in my book . But here is my experience with that type of approach . For me , i find that boldness has put people off . Maybe it was the way i say it , too strong , too pressuring ? or they just weren ' t into me high possibility . It kind of assumes they are already attracted to you and are simply waiting for you to ask . Because if they haven ' t made up their mind about you before you approached , that line is the smallest sample of you as a person and they have only and the way you said them . Hi , my name , i like you to join me . decide ! I always had a much easier time saying , Hey i don ' t think i ' ve met you yet , im X , then let them introduce themselves sometimes i have shook their hand and then i make fun about shaking hands and how i don ' t shake everyone , and why etc etc . Just that little interaction alone is super good i think . From there , you can say where you ' re off to and if they want to come or just keep talking . The whole Hey . part to me gives me a chance to show that i am actually friendlysocialenough , noncrazy person , and generally seems less pressured and less stressful for me the more relaxed you are the better i think you comes across . It ' s a great start in certain situations , like in a party semimutual friends , convention or at workclass . Especially more so if you know of each other but haven ' t actually met . When it comes to a complete unknown stranger say in a bar , i cannot talk to someone without some sort of positive eye contact first . Then if they seem interested i will usually say something stupid to start a conversation and that almost always has a good outcome because they seemed interested on some level so they are more open to enjoy your presence . Just my take on that kind of approach .