Rules of asking someone out?

[T@R]

how old are you?
in england, most relationships develop over time anyway, so by the time you officially ask someone out, you should be pretty certain they're going to say yes, although it should be the boy.
idk about in the states because don't you like ask them on a date and then go from there?

[GirlNextDoor15]

I know one thing for sure. Be confident and don't go on with 'uhm ahm erm' ... etc.etc

[Samantha]

Well, me and my boyfriend have been together 6 months today and I honestly can't say I remember how we began going out. We began getting feelings for eachother and we admitted we liked each other and that was that I think. We were together from then on!

However, I remember with my first boyfriend he asked me out over bebo but it wasn't really asking me out as he said 'would you ever go out with me' and I said yes, not realising that he meant 'will you go out with me' so I feel the whole asking out thing isn't true.
However, in one case my ex said 'well ask the question and you'll get an answer' so he basically wanted me to ask him out and not vice versa.

I think it's different for everyone.