For me it was a little different. I would hardly ever get asked out on dates - boys wouldn't give me a second look. However, I had quite a few male friends. Wouldn't you know it, about 75% of the male friends I ever had would ask me out after a few months of knowing me. It's like they didn't think I was date worthy at first, but then they'd see the person inside and start having feelings for me.
Heh...I never did date any of them. Either I wasn't interested to start with, or, I had lost my interest due to the "friend factor".
.....Kelly