Sometimes, even if we used to be direct with people, or on the contrary, too shy, we still need to follow our wishes. And as it usually happens, it is easier to kill a dragon than ask a girl you like if she has someone or not.
Picture this situation: you're at some party, and you meet a sexy girl, and you go through the whole night conversing with one another. You're truly becoming friends. You both like that one rock band! You're both were raised without a father, and you both agree that Marvel is better than DC. You want to marry her. But there is one small problem that pops up – you don't have an idea if she is single.
There are no genuine principles about when to inquire as to whether they're single. Bunches of individuals ask the first thing: "What are you? I swear I have checked all red books in the world but haven't seen such a gentle being. Do you have a boyfriend?" – Sounds good, but, nah, use such things at your own risk.
One approach to cut the awkwardness wave of a killing "No" is to chip in data about your own status! A basic reference to your ex or to your dating life will probably evoke a similar piece of information. Remember, you don't want to scare her away like a Cannibal Lecter, nor you need to play a Sherlock Holmes with thousands of hinting questions. You just need to be somewhere in the middle. Let's call it ninja.