Should I ask in person or by email?

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Fatal-Noogie
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04 Jun 2014, 8:18 pm

There's a single woman I met through our mutual friends who likes my art, and treats me with respect whenever I see her.
I want to invite her today to a concert on Friday.

Should I ask her via brief email or should I drive over to her house (shared by other friends I know), knock, and ask?
Is that too forward for someone I've only spoken to about 5 times before?
(I realize it's unlikely she'll say yes in either case, but I don't want to negate my chances by committing a social error from the start.)


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04 Jun 2014, 8:31 pm

e-mail. don't go to the home of someone who's only an acquaintance.



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04 Jun 2014, 8:33 pm

Maybe you could call her on the phone?



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04 Jun 2014, 9:21 pm

Definitely don't go to the house. Anything else would be good -- e-mail, phone, text, FaceBook...
Is here something about this concert that's special, that you have some reason to think she is interested, and you don't want to miss the opportunity?
If not, it might be better to have a few exchanges first. Get some kind of voluntary response.