Interesting perspective cause being forthcoming does indeed knock a man down a few pegsWhy would you ever ask a woman out? this is pure amateurish beta cuckery, you never ask women anything, you simply lead them! and before you even do that you must examine her thoroughly for qualities that go far beyond her mere appearance.
From the very beginning the assumption is already that she likes you because your a person of high quality different from the sheeple, hence in the realm were you lead her instead of begging her for permissions, rejection is an impossibility.