Okay, so I have a question for the wise and experienced members of this community, but first I need to give some background before I actually ask it. This last weekend I was in San Francisco for a high school journalism convention, and on Friday night my staff and I went to a fancy dinner with another staff whose advisor is friends with ours.

At the dinner, I wound up sitting at a one-on-one table with a random girl, Sarah, from the other staff, and after the initial awkwardness (because neither of us got to sit with our friends) we actually started getting along. We had a fair bit in common, and we were able to make each other laugh, and she had the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen, so I didn't mind looking at her as we talked - overall, it was a surprisingly pleasant experience, especially considering that my friends were teasing me for most of the night.

Anyway, about an hour and a half later when the dinner ended, we said our goodbyes, but my friends kept telling me I should have gotten her number, and in hindsight I really wish I had. But, as I've been thinking about it, I realized I have no idea how I would've gone about getting it.

And so that leads me to my question: what would have been the best way to ask Sarah for her number? Would it have been as simple as asking, "Hey, can I have your number?" Or is that too weird/creepy? Would there have been a better/more natural way to ask her for it?

This is all a moot point now, because she's from Kansas and I live in California, and I'll probably never see her again, but I just want to know for future reference.

Thanks, you guys, for any advice you can give me.

P.S: Before anybody else does it, I'll go ahead and get it out of the way: JAHO.

Probably. She probably would've given it to you without hesitation as you both got along. Plus, there's a huge chance she'd never see you again. I can count the amount of ladies I've had relationships with on one hand; including my wife so I'm probably not the best person to take advice from.

"Being stuck at a table with you wasn't that bad. Can we keep in touch?"

Your welcome.

"Oh hey, can I get your number?"

"Hey, I like to make meat effigies of women I find sixually arousing. Can I have your number, so I can name yours the last four digits?"

Pretty much...

Don't need to be all cool about it or anything. If she did enjoy herself with you at the table it would be a yes.

(Points gun.)

"Give me your number now you worthless piece of dung!"

You could always facebook stalk her like most people do nowadays.

If you get the chance, put your number in her phone. If she's interested she'll call you. Less pressure that way.

JAHO

Tell her you can tell her the square root of any number, say, her phone number. Or learn a magic trick involving phone numbers.

I'm sure her catching you noodling around with her phone without permission would go over well...

JAHO.

Who said it'd be without her permission? Lol Really. I'm just saying in the long run it's better to give her your number than wasting your time on a fake number after waiting a couple of days to call. If things are going smoothly she will let you "borrow her phone for a second".

If you can get that kind of buy-in you might as well just change the primary number for every contact in her phone to your number. Then when she calls you by accident you can be like, "yeah, right, you called me by accident..."

"Also, can you smell this cloth?"

"Help, 911?!"

"Nope. Me again! Hi! How are you?"

The fact that you have to ask that makes you unworthy of the number to start with. Besides, it's over and done with. Next time show a quad, be yourself and man up.

You may have missed out on the future mother of your children. Don't let the kids down next time. What kind of a parent are you, anyway?

And what the Hell is... JAHO?

There's a hard line between smooth and domineering. LMAO

I didn't suggest he Barny Rubble her over the head and drag her across the parking lot. Being confident doesn't necessarily come with packing heat.

...or a club.

Fair enough. But I was asking because I haven't been in a situation where I've wanted someone's number (the people I text nowadays I've known and had their numbers since seventh grade) and I wanted to know what the correct policy for getting someone's number would be. And I know that this situation is in the past; this question was just for reference in similar, future situations.

Anyway, thanks for the replies, everyone. I guess simple and to the point is the best way to go?

This one has worked for me three times:

"I like your boobs and I would like to see them more, here's my number."

I've done it like 10 times though and only worked 3 times and all 3 showed em to me... Other than that just give her yours and be like you can call it or text it if you want...

If you need to have 911 on speed-dial, you probably shouldn't be out and about on your own.

Joking aside, yes. Something along the lines of, "I enjoyed talking to you...can we talk again sometime?" always worked well in situations where I wanted to stay in contact with a woman I just met. It's sincere and non-confrontational, which isn't always the best approach, but in my experience it's usually the best approach. YMMV.

Give her your number or your boobs?