People Share Their Best Responses To The Question 'Is This A Date?'

"I once said..."

"I once said 'it’s a business proposal.' We didn’t date for long."

ok_koreal

Hopefully her sense of humor at least jived with yours.

"Yes, Laura..."

"Yes Laura, we've been married for 1.5 years, it's safe to say we're dating."

Heyson86

To quote Casually Explained, "Yeah you really can't be too sure, it might be dark in the room and she can't see you properly, maybe she's from Canada and just being polite."

"One minute..."

"“One minute, I have to ask Reddit what they think."

EitherFunny9570

10/10 reply.

But the answer is always "divorce."

"No..."

"No, this is a robbery,” then proceed to rob."

wrightausername

"No, this is Patrick!"

The only way to respond to that.

"I don't know."

"I don't know. Let me check the ISO 8601 documentaton."

hedrone1

This is a next-level reference. Well done.

"Do you want..."

"Do you want it to be one?"

quiadetvincent

The obvious answer. Be sure that your answer is, "Okay, it's a date" if the other person wants it to be one.

Otherwise, just say no.

"Always..."

"Always answer an uncomfortable question with an equal or more uncomfortable question."

[deleted]

This sounds like the beginnings of a war.

I'm here for it.

"Everything's..."

"Everything's a date. That's how calendars work."

Shadowcat1606

Oh, dear. You're a total smart-aleck, aren't you?

"I think..."

"I think it's a prune, actually."

Aurelianshitelist

Narrator: It was a fig.

"I actually..."

"I actually had this happen once. I said, “Why, yes it is.” Anyways, we’ve been married 5 years now."

sweetteaj

Now this is the happy ending we like to read about! Your boldness paid off.

If you're having trouble putting yourself out there, perhaps some humor could break the ice. And if it's all imploding, you have nothing to lose by pulling any of these snarky responses out of your back pocket.

Have some suggestions of your own? Feel free to tell us more in the comments below!