5. You try to hook up with her.
She receives your invitation to go out for dinner and considers you a potential love interest for the first time. “He flirts with me and tells me that I look cute. His straightforwardness is so refreshing, my heart skips a beat,” blushes one Japanese woman in her early 20s. “We met in a group all the time, but when he asked me out so he could spend some private time with me, I was definitely moved,” says one Japanese woman in her early 30s. No matter how liberal we’ve become, being pursued by a man is still a high point in a relationship. Especially if she seems oblivious to your attraction to her, gather your courage and speak up to get her attention.