Facebook Introduces New Way to Flirt With Relationship ‘Ask’ Button

If you’ve been eyeing someone on Facebook whose profile doesn’t list a relationship status, the company is making it easier (or possibly more awkward) to find out if he or she’s single.
Facebook has rolled out a new “ask” feature for those profile pages that don’t list relationship statuses. The owner of the page doesn’t see the button — only the person who is checking out the page.
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Image: Brian Hernandez, MashableBy clicking “ask,” you can send the user a message related to his status (such as “want to grab a drink sometime?”), as well as a request to list his status as single, engaged, married or in a civil union. …More about Facebook, Dating, Social Media, and Apps Software …read more

Source: Mashable