Dating etiquette?
I’ll agree with mischief. It’s a misconception that people are generally looking for the same thing. Some people will attempt to strip off in your living room on the first date, and some people won’t be thinking of sleeping with you for several months. My girlfriend has told me that basically not being a sleazy jackass on the first date is the most important thing. I was slow to make any moves on her, but our success was all down to giving great first impressions, and then things can start getting more.. interesting. We went exclusive after just a few days as we felt rather well matched (and we’re not dating types anyway), and are still together. My assumptions of her did not change after “you know what”, as we were already close by that time, but yeah we talked about it a lot, and I think that’s important. Don’t be worried about knocking people back. You need to find the right person, not just any person. Lastly, my #1 dating tip.. don’t date someone who you cannot communicate wth fra
It’s interesting — what the Brits are saying is how Americans did things 15, 20 years ago. I remember snickering in high school when a parent would say “Oh, do you have a date?” Sounded sooo old-fashioned and stupid. Maybe you guys across the pond are still able to meet each other in the course of normal daily life. Maybe something has happened to our culture that means we can no longer depend on making those connections face-to-face, and have to resort to the intentionality of dating as a weeding-out process. I don’t know…are all the boys sitting in their living rooms playing xBox? Is this why I have to meet them online?
