Well, I asked a girl out [in response to huge IOIs]. Met her for a coffee, and what a bore. So managed to get through the hour then said our goodbyes... and wrote that one off. On the way home, recognized a lady I'd briefly met the other day in the street with a neighbor I knew. She was friendly at the time, so was looking for an opportunity. Stopped, said hello, and got her number. Also, got another number at a coffee shop today to think of it. She was quick to reply... not a bad day all in all.. a date and two numbers.
I think you just have to show interest right of the bat... and definitely if she has first shown interest to you. Then it's just a date to see if you're attracted to each-other, on the same wave-length, or whether the sparks fly. No point in Mexican stand-offs.