It's a pretty outdated concept, but often times, men are still expected to make the first move when it comes to asking someone out. 

Many women would easily pluck up the courage to ask the guy they fancy out on a date, but for others, the experience wouldn't be so easy. 

Changing up societal gender norms, award winning relationships blogger Oloni set a challenge to her followers to ask the guys they liked out on a date. 

The challenge was accepted by many brave tweeters, who bared their souls in the hopes of getting a date. 

Oloni also asked that her followers screen shot the responses and post them in the thread, to be shared with her sex-and-relationships-positive community. 

For many, the challenge was a positive experience, as their objects of affection reciprocated with yeses. 

The feeling was liberating for those who had success, and built their confidence.

However, the challenge was heart breaking for others. 

One young woman tweeted the below, with a broken heart emoji. 

She had asked a guy out on a date (more power to you, girl) only to be told that he liked her friend. 

However, the community in the thread showered her with positive messages to help her through the rejection . 

Others also unfortunately discovered that their potential baes were getting married or already had girlfriends, or simply weren't interested. 

One even got served with the block button. 

We think it's better to know though, right? 

So, if you ever wanted to ask someone out, now might be the time to do it. 

At least if there's any rejection involved, you can say it was just for Twitter…