Meryl, have you met Richard?
I only know of him through school.
Have you considered asking him out?
I am not at a disposition to ask a person to be with me in a serious condition of what you are imposing.
Why not?
Well, let's see. If a person is interested in me, this person would make an effort to present a serious intention of meeting that is not only of a classroom and study environment of colleague and classmate. I do not see this young man outside of these considerations and am not inviting this as anything beyond a study and colleague or work.
