Hey guys,
So ive been getting on well with this girl lately and im looking to take things further. She's showing all the classic signs of attraction- for example, fiddling with her hair when talking to me, rubbishing my ex, even changing her profile picture to one of her wearing red lipstick when i mentioned that i like red lipstick. Ive been told by female friends that shes into me and ive picked up on it too.

Alright so im interested in taking it further and decided to ask her out- it went as follows:
Me: "hey -----, how are ya? just wondering if you fancy hanging out some time when my exams are over? i wanna get to know you better"

*no reply for pretty much all day until i brought it up later*

her: "oh yeah sorry i forgot to reply...yeah sure it'd be fun to meet up "

Me: "sounds good, im not driving though i'll grab the train...should be a laugh"

Her: "you cant come to mine! my parents will think you're my boyfriend xD its too weird being like hey...this is my friend steve"


Okay so am i right in thinking this means im now firmly in the friendzone? OR is she just playing it safe i.e we arent officially together yet so she doesnt want to refer to me as her boyfriend yet? Is this a test or what? Advice wouldnt be greatly appreciated guys.

Try CALLING and saying: "Let's grab a coffee at Maxwell's on Thursday. How does 7 look?" Direct and not overly interested.
Not good. No response means not all that interested.
No, you're not in the friend zone. She's right, you aren't her boyfriend. I'm always leery of women who bring men around at the drop of the hat to their friends, family, children, etc.

To prevent all of that extra crap that happened. Make your pitch with proposed time, day, and location in one ASK. All she has to do is say "yes", "no", or make a "counteroffer" if she's not available and not have to go into that uncomfortable talk about parents perceiving you as a boyfriend.

Call her and set your plans. If she doesn't flake that's a good sign she's interested. You're not in bad shape dude and this definitely fixable

brilliant, thanks man advice is much appreciated. i can see that comes across as way more assertive and masculine, plus great news re: not being in the friendzone. many thanks!