Should Women Ask For The First Date?

In a world where we were criticized for everything we do, it's hard for a woman to commit to just how aggressive (dare i say) she wants to be. In the past we've been shamed if we are the first to invite flirtation, initiate conversation, or pursue a man. And the question still remains...why?

Does our direct and ambitious attempt towards love or relationships equal to the infamous act of emasculation? Or is society more comfortable and used to us playing the more submissive role?

An interesting read on Psychology Today published in 2011 had the same concerns on this particular stigma on gender roles.

Here are their findings:

"a great majority of the women, 93%, preferred to be asked out -- only 6% perferred to do the asking. The majority of men preferred to do the asking, 83%, while 16% preferred to be asked out on a date.  It is interesting that more men preferred to be asked out (16%) than there were women who preferred to do the asking (6%).   That difference suggests that 10% of men may be waiting quite a while for a woman to ask them out on a first date."

For more of this enlightening article click here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-how-and-why-sex-differences/201104/why-dont-women-ask-men-out-first-dates

Psychology Today,  Michael Mills Ph.D., 2011