asked out
Invited on date
Asked out is the past tense of ask out, meaning to invite someone on a date.
The phrase implies romantic interest: He finally asked her out after months of working together.
Being asked out carries social weight—it's a declaration of interest that risks rejection.
She asked him out for coffee, but he said he was seeing someone.
- dateSpecific day or outing
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- first dateInitial romantic meeting
- blind dateArranged meeting between strangers
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
sweaty palms · vulnerability · rejection · message · flirtation · face-to-face · asker · acceptance · courtship · confidence · hangout · anticipation · crush · love interest · butterflies · hesitation · text · excitement
asked outrejected
Refused or turned away
turned down · shot down · rebuffed · spurned · friendzoned
asked outdumped
Abruptly ended romantically
let go · pushed away · walked away from · divorced · friend-zoned