Do you think it's easier for men to ask out women or for women to turn down men?

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[DishLady]

An age-old question. In truth, both are very awkward. Guys I know are always fretting over how difficult it is to ask out the girl they want (and how much easier it is to ask out the girl they sort-of-want). Meanwhile, girls I know (myself included) are constantly struggling with the process of letting a guy down nicely if we're not interested in them.

In truth, it's not easy for anyone to approach someone to ask them out... and rejection/breakup are never easy either. Both are challenging positions to be in.

Because the asking out process technically requires a touch of vulnerability, it wins the title of being more challenging.

[Chazmatazz269]

Depends on the context. On cold approach, it’s obviously easier to reject someone in whom you aren’t invested in their feelings. Similarly, you would think that the asker shouldn’t be invested in the rejection of a cold approach. But the choice to ask means that they have already inflated the value of their intended in their mind. Thereby giving an otherwise complete stranger a direct line to their self esteem.
When a friend or coworker asks, rejecting them could be tough. I’m not convinced that rejecting someone is ever as tough as receiving rejection. But i can see how it might not necessarily be easy.

[RebelinSteel]

It’s easier for anyone to turn down another person. The asking part is the most delicate part and yes will result in crashing in flames.
the asker can be

a guy asking a girl

a girl asking a guy

a guy asking a guy

a girl asking a girl

its always fraught with peril for the asker.

you do not know the relationship status of the other person, at times you don’t even know if they speak English (or your native language) as you might be doing this the first time you see them and want to chat.

[Nikki1989]

The asking out is far easier than rejecting.

[Anonymous]

Women to turn down men