Yo, Can I Ask You Something?

Why do we always use that to preface a difficult question to ask?
Are we truly such socially awkward creatures?
Do we truly care that much about what people think of us?
I mean, it's not like we ask it to be polite and to gauge how offended they might be.
We do it because we don't want to seem that bold.
How dare we inquire about something that's been on our mind for months?
So, we use the phrase as a buffer,
to make us seem less of an ass and more timid in nature.

Now, for us on the recieving end,
we know what's up.
So we quickly jump to the worse thing they can ask us:
How do you know if your parents are gettin a divorce?
How do you know if your sister is dying?
What would you say if I said I liked you?
Do you know if I fucked an ugly broad from the bar last night?
Do you think it's bad I killed someone last night?
Then they actually ask the question:
Do you think Chappelle'll ever come back to his show?
After you recover from your brief panic attack,
you respond to the question as calmly as possible,
just like you prepared yourself if it was one of those questions.

Now, the point.
Let's stop beating around the bush.
It doesn't help anyone.
It only makes you miserable,
and leaves the other party in a state of ignorance.
Yes, ignorance is bliss.
But sometimes reality can be just as nice.
If you present it right.
So don't just ask your question randomly.
Don't be watching basketball one night
and ask your roommate if he watches you dress when you come back from the shower.
Accidentally be channel surfin and land on a sex scene or a kiss when you bring it up.
It's all about timing.
Then you can open Pandora's Box
and have that heart to heart
without any awkwardness.
Trust.