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I'm LDS, and I think that you should go for it. Probably shouldn't ask her to coffee, but there's no reason to not approach her. You sound like a nice guy, I think you'd be fine with anyone.

[quote=Capricious]@InHerArms: I should have clarified earlier that um.. I'm not confused about approaching her because of her religious faith. Of course I know I'm not gonna marry her on the first encounter! >.< I was more worried about what type of response I'd get from her if I had gone and asked her out with what I had initially "planned" (or so to speak) - Coffee. Just as well, I was also uh.. curious? about what would happen if we hit it off and I wanted to continue ahead and try for something serious. Would she be cool with an interracial thing? Who knows. Of course I guess that's something that can only be dealt with [i]if[/i] anything even happens.

Also, I'm also cool with having her as a friend if things don't go so well. I'm more than aware that things don't always work out, people don't click, or you can just plain not be her type, or hold her interest, etc... and you can't do much else but brush it off, wish her well, and move on to being just friends if that's what she would prefer.

Anyways, I'm just going to go ahead and say hi the next time we have class together and hope for the best. Thank you for the advice, guys.[/quote]

Well, first of all I have never met a Mormon (at least not to my knowledge), idk about asking her for coffee but from what you've said and a search I did because of it it seems as if asking a girl of a religion that avoids coffee for coffee seems the wrong move. As you've said, approach her with back straight and your head held up (not too) high, believe in yourself and remember that there's nothing to lose as long as you don't do nothing.

@InHerArms: I should have clarified earlier that um.. I'm not confused about approaching her because of her religious faith. Of course I know I'm not gonna marry her on the first encounter! >.< I was more worried about what type of response I'd get from her if I had gone and asked her out with what I had initially "planned" (or so to speak) - Coffee. Just as well, I was also uh.. curious? about what would happen if we hit it off and I wanted to continue ahead and try for something serious. Would she be cool with an interracial thing? Who knows. Of course I guess that's something that can only be dealt with [i]if[/i] anything even happens.

Also, I'm also cool with having her as a friend if things don't go so well. I'm more than aware that things don't always work out, people don't click, or you can just plain not be her type, or hold her interest, etc... and you can't do much else but brush it off, wish her well, and move on to being just friends if that's what she would prefer.

Anyways, I'm just going to go ahead and say hi the next time we have class together and hope for the best. Thank you for the advice, guys.

Don't look for excuses, you've been told quite a few times: "you ain't gonna marry her on the first encounter".
Go to that girl and start talking, wanna aim to make her attracted to you.. go for it, if she's into it *thumbs up*
if not, too frigging bad, you got a female friend.

You're over-analyzing this way too much. If she's cute and you like her, ask her out. Right now her religious beliefs aren't a problem, you don't even know how strict she is with them, or if it's just a label she has on herself to please her parents. I know so many people who dated Muslims and Catholics, one even dated a Sikh girl, all of whom had very strict and traditional religious affiliations but it didn't get in the way of their relationship. If she likes you then she should be able to work around her beliefs to accommodate you even if it means breaking a rule or two, it doesn't just have to be you working around her beliefs, she should meet you halfway. A lot of girls don't even care and are much more moderate-minded than their parents when it comes to religion. Religious girls don't stay "pure" forever, so it may as well be you who makes her un-pure otherwise it will be another guy.

You're not asking her to marry you. Just ask her out and see how it goes. Usually you can tell after the first date.

@0kevqn & Dantte14: I've also heard this, so I decided to look into it (not too deep). Apparently, this was the case a long time ago, but laws and such within the American government and within their own, uh, church? have prohibited the act of polygamy/do not condone it anymore, and that any members that practice it are extruded.

@fakestories: I don't think I'd be willing to convert, but I'm all for um... her having her own religious beliefs and... you know, I don't think I'd mind "working around them," in the sense that, I'm willing to... be open to their beliefs, and lifestyle choices? Respecting that there are things they cannot do or take part in, things she would be uncomfortable doing, etc... Though I understand that maybe that's not enough for her. Perhaps she ultimately prefers a partner that is willing to convert, or has the same beliefs as her and I guess that's fine too. I wouldn't try to change that.

Sigh. I've asked around within my friend group and the majority of people that have experience with Mormons tell me that I should still go ahead and ask her out. Being Asian + having no religious beliefs of my own + asking out a girl for the first time + she happens to be a Mormon. Y DIS SO HARD?

mormons i'm familiar with are very religious and practice regularly. they usually marry other mormons - but in the rare case that he/she marries outside religion, he/she usually ends up converting their partner. unless you're willing to convert or work around her faith, then i'd recommend ditching the idea
also this might not apply to all mormons - just my experience w them

[quote=0kevqn]Don't they practice polygamy? That's pathetic[/quote]

Just read the same thing on wikipedia heh

Don't they practice polygamy? That's pathetic

Agreed, it's nothing to worry about, just go for it and see if it works out

I don't care unless her religion is important to her that my beliefs makes her uninterested in me.

In other words, you're fretting over nothing.

It's not like you're gonna marry the girl on the first date, just ask her out and see how things go. If her faith is so important to her that it conflicts with your relationship, then she's probably not good for you in the long term anyways