# Is "I'll add you on Facebook" the equivalent of "Here's my number"?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 18, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ill-add-you-on-facebook-the-equivalent-of-heres-my-number/564591 "2010-12-18T03:00:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ill-add-you-on-facebook-the-equivalent-of-heres-my-number/564591/21 "2010-12-20T23:48:01Z")

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> [@MichaelEmouse](#):
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> Ibanez,
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> Do you mean I should ask her out for a dinner and movie before I have her number? I was under the impression that asking someone on a date by electronic means is not at all the best way to do so and that the phone is preferable.  
> I was thinking of a museum with dinner and movie being for subsequent dates. Her facebook page doesn’t indicate interests.

I suppose it would be if you two have never met in person before. But since you have I don’t see anything weird about it.

I do online dating, I know women like to talk on the phone for a little first before meeting up to see if their freak radar pings since we’ve never met, as I want to talk to them as well before meeting. But since you’ve two have already met you’ve likely past the freak test.

Just send a message like “Hey what you doing friday night ? Want to go out for dinner/ museum ?” Leave your number at the end of the message.

But then I’m an old dude who’s never had a FB account.

Go with what you feel is right for you.

Hope it works out .

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