Is it still acceptable to ask a stranger out in person? New Yorkers weigh in
NY Post
C’mon with the come-ons.
Between the advent of dating apps and a cultural reckoning in the wake of the #MeToo movement, many daters are left wondering: Is it still acceptable to ask a stranger out in person?
And while today’s singles are currently rewriting the rules of engagement, the consensus, according to The Post’s polling, seems to be “yes” — just don’t be creepy about it.
“I wish it happened more often,” Astoria resident Katheryn Rose, 33, told The Post. “I think it’s a lost art.”
“Honestly, it feels pretty good to the ego,” 28-year-old Jhonatan Mendoza told The Post — though he rarely does it himself.
Mendoza is in a crowded company of reticent male singles: About 45% of men aged 18 to 25 polled by behavioral neuroscientist Alexander on the website Date Psychology had never approached a woman in person.
