My kiddo had an interesting twist on this conundrum recently. A boy from her class walked with her after class for a while, made small talk, talked about common interests…she really liked him. So he says to her, “Hey, can I give you my number, so if you want to hang out sometime you can call me?”
At first I though…well, that’s peculiar! But the more I thought about it, the more I thought…you know, that’s fair…he made first contact, she has some responsibility in getting the ball rolling, too. Kind of a modern way to share the awkward first steps. Also kinda spares his feelings if she decided not to call, she could take the number anyway.
She waited a couple of days… and gave him a call. They had coffee and hung out. Went really well. Then, he invited her to an event on campus this weekend.
Maybe this is the new thing?