How to ask someone out - as a friend?

[AnaViaSalamanca]

Maybe very trivial problem, but I am trying to make friends and it's not going well. I have managed to chat shallowly to a few people in my yoga class and at an event as well. How do I take it to the next level and ask them to hang out just as friends? Do you get weirded out if a woman asked you for a coffee to get to know you? I don't have children so no playdates etc...

I am majorly overthinking this!

No it's perfectly normal. Either meet up for a coffee or ask if they fancy going out for a drink/meal or coming to yours etc.

Could you ask people to go for a coffee after the yoga class or is that where you have started to talk to people? It might be an easy first step. Maybe at the next class ask if anyone would be able to stop for a coffee either then or after the next one.

And are you struggling to make friends because you have just moved to the area as that is an opening- simply say I’ve just moved to the area, don’t really know any people or places, would anyone like to come out for a drink and show me the nice pubs.

Thanks for your help, I will pluck up my courage and ask someone.

Aftershock15 not really, I have been in the area for the past number of years and even been frequenting the yoga studio without speaking to anyone for over a year! Just feeling super lonely as friends have drifted away and don't know how to make new ones...

I had a mum ask my number at a kids party then we added more mums to the group and they are lovely we have became good friends
Its nice when someone wants to get to know u, im kinda shy so its been nice getting to know these women, we do breakfast, cinema, out for meals, girls night in and playdates. Id say go for it ,even if u dont have children women do like to make new friends x