Don’t ask her out right away but make sure you show your sympathy for the current situation. If you’re silent during this time and all of a sudden ask her out it’s a bad look

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This is the part where you can prove you care about her as a friend first and not just as a possible girlfriend. She’s going to be sad, her dad being dead is not going to change and it will take time for her to go through the stages of grief. If a guy were to approach me at a time like this I wouldn’t respond well. Be prepared to wait several more months if not more. If she were to tell you she wasn’t interested romantically would you drop it and continue supporting her or drop her?

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You can’t really set a timer on things like that. If you care about her then there for her & wait to make a romantic move until she has emotionally recovered. Her dad is all she can think about right now guaranteed. You know this but her life isn’t about you so just hold your horses until she’s back to her old self

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Brother a girl I liked went to rehab, we were so close to dating. Came out with a bf and it was cooked. You either have them or you don’t

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If a guy asked me out after my father died I would have blocked him. Just be a good friend without dating intentions because this is a rough time for her

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Id bring her a little basket, I had a close family member pass away and my bf (friend at the tjme) brought me a basket and just let me talk about it/sit in silence for a few hours and it made me think of him more comfortably

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Follow the “Dennis” system

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maybe have the date have something to do with her dad? maybe if they have a spot they used to go to together or ask her for something casual like coffee and offer her to talk about her dad. a way to have the date but not seem insensitive about her situation

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Just reach out

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it will be hard. when my best friend died dudes were all over me, i guess cause i was sad. don’t do that. be respectful of her time, help her through it like you would help any friend, but maybe don’t ask her out and don’t expect anything from her for a while. maybe about 8 months to two years, depending on how she handles grief

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