Hey guys, first time posting here so I hope I get everything right.
  
I've been friends (not close, just good friends) with this really nice girl  (we'll call her Ashley) for about four years now. I always wanted to ask her out, but I never actually went through with it and about a year after I met her she moved away.
  
Well about three months ago Ashley moved back and we started talking again. We haven't really done anything together since she got back (we've seen each other in person 2-3 times) but I'm much more self-confident than I was when I first met her and decided that I wanted to ask her out on a date. I was planning on asking her when I saw her next (which would either be tomorrow or Sunday), but about twenty minutes ago she text me and asked me if she could set me up with her cousin (who I still know nothing about so I can't provide any info there). 
    
Now, Ashley has a history of trying to set people up, so I'm certain that she's not doing it to push me away. Frankly we haven't seen each other enough since she moved back for her to get any hint that I wanted to ask her out. I honestly think that if I were to ask her out she would be alright with it, maybe even flattered (I get the impression that she doesn't think she's much of a catch, sadly), but now I'm not sure how to respond to her text.
  
I guess I just want ideas on how I can respond. I don't want to call/text Ashley back and say "hey thanks for the offer but I'm not interested" and the ask her out in two days (which, given her personality might shock her a bit), but I also don't want to accept the offer and then have to wait a few weeks before I get the chance to try asking her out again. Any ideas? Thanks!
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Girl that I've been friends with for several years just moved back. I want to ask her out on
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Hey guys, first time posting here so I hope I get everything right.
  
I've been friends (not close, just good friends) with this really nice girl  (we'll call her Ashley) for about four years now. I always wanted to ask her out, but I never actually went through with it and about a year after I met her she moved away.
  
Well about three months ago Ashley moved back and we started talking again. We haven't really done anything together since she got back (we've seen each other in person 2-3 times) but I'm much more self-confident than I was when I first met her and decided that I wanted to ask her out on a date. I was planning on asking her when I saw her next (which would either be tomorrow or Sunday), but about twenty minutes ago she text me and asked me if she could set me up with her cousin (who I still know nothing about so I can't provide any info there). 
    
Now, Ashley has a history of trying to set people up, so I'm certain that she's not doing it to push me away. Frankly we haven't seen each other enough since she moved back for her to get any hint that I wanted to ask her out. I honestly think that if I were to ask her out she would be alright with it, maybe even flattered (I get the impression that she doesn't think she's much of a catch, sadly), but now I'm not sure how to respond to her text.
  
I guess I just want ideas on how I can respond. I don't want to call/text Ashley back and say "hey thanks for the offer but I'm not interested" and the ask her out in two days (which, given her personality might shock her a bit), but I also don't want to accept the offer and then have to wait a few weeks before I get the chance to try asking her out again. Any ideas? Thanks!
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Haven't asked out a friend for over a year
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