Darryl
08-09-2007, 03:08 PM
By: Edward Stevenson
Issue date: 2/15/05 Section: Opinion
PrintEmail Article Tools Page 1 of 1 For those wallowing in sorrow and loneliness yesterday, here are some dating guidelines gleaned from the personal experiences of many students to improve your chances for love.
Do
* Clean Car
* Brush teeth
* Floss
* Have a plan
* Ask questions about your date
* When asked for ideas give a suggestion
* Be honest
* Show affection when appropriate
* Hooker boots
* Have a back up plan or a failsafe plan
* Compliment your date, (please and thank you are great)
* Get the door
* Be a lady
* Be a gentleman
* Dance
* Sing along to the radio
* Play a little (only a little) hard to get
* Eat
* Leave'm hanging till the next date
* Look showered, clean, dressed and wear decent clothing
* Have an opinion
* Introduce your date to others
* Girl-unlock the dude's door
* Smell good
* Equal initiation of conversation
* Call within 5 days of a date
* When asked what CD you want to listen to don't say whatever-pick a CD
* Be true, be yourself
* Give courtesy laughs
* Register your car
* Let your date know how to prepare
* Know what you want (no wishy-washy crap)
* Better overdressed than under dressed
* If you are genuinely interested but honestly busy, offer a time/date for a reschedule
* Have a roommate slyly ask when you'll be back so you know how long the date will last
* Go to some effort
* Smile
* Eye contact
* Be confident, not cocky
* Say no if not interested
* Tell clean jokes
* Be spontaneous
* Get out of your comfort zone
Don't
* Put on too much makeup
* Wear witch shoes
* Give one-word answers
* Wear a tube top
* Talk about yourself all night
* Gossip about others
* Speak to your mission buddy in a foreign language, unless the date understands
* Use inside jokes, they aren't funny to anyone else
* Lie
* Don't try to hide acne with two layers of makeup; the cure is
worse than the problem
* Talk about ex-relationships
* Answer the phone
* Talk about unsanitary mission conditions
* Be late (more than 20 minutes)
* Don't leave your date with others
* Talk in the third person
* Kiss on the first date
* Play games
* Fish for compliments
* Don't phase out, end it
* Whine (never ever)
* Set someone up as a charity date for your roommate
* Tell long stories, that aren't cool (and that end with, "you had to have been there")
* Retell a joke that somebody missed
* Honk to pick up date
* Give hugs to anyone other than your date (unless it's your parents or grandparents)
* Stay out too late
* Do the never-ending date
* Brag
* Elongate the door step scene
* Go on a lot of group dates
* Hit on others while on the date
letters@chronicle.utah.edu
Issue date: 2/15/05 Section: Opinion
PrintEmail Article Tools Page 1 of 1 For those wallowing in sorrow and loneliness yesterday, here are some dating guidelines gleaned from the personal experiences of many students to improve your chances for love.
Do
* Clean Car
* Brush teeth
* Floss
* Have a plan
* Ask questions about your date
* When asked for ideas give a suggestion
* Be honest
* Show affection when appropriate
* Hooker boots
* Have a back up plan or a failsafe plan
* Compliment your date, (please and thank you are great)
* Get the door
* Be a lady
* Be a gentleman
* Dance
* Sing along to the radio
* Play a little (only a little) hard to get
* Eat
* Leave'm hanging till the next date
* Look showered, clean, dressed and wear decent clothing
* Have an opinion
* Introduce your date to others
* Girl-unlock the dude's door
* Smell good
* Equal initiation of conversation
* Call within 5 days of a date
* When asked what CD you want to listen to don't say whatever-pick a CD
* Be true, be yourself
* Give courtesy laughs
* Register your car
* Let your date know how to prepare
* Know what you want (no wishy-washy crap)
* Better overdressed than under dressed
* If you are genuinely interested but honestly busy, offer a time/date for a reschedule
* Have a roommate slyly ask when you'll be back so you know how long the date will last
* Go to some effort
* Smile
* Eye contact
* Be confident, not cocky
* Say no if not interested
* Tell clean jokes
* Be spontaneous
* Get out of your comfort zone
Don't
* Put on too much makeup
* Wear witch shoes
* Give one-word answers
* Wear a tube top
* Talk about yourself all night
* Gossip about others
* Speak to your mission buddy in a foreign language, unless the date understands
* Use inside jokes, they aren't funny to anyone else
* Lie
* Don't try to hide acne with two layers of makeup; the cure is
worse than the problem
* Talk about ex-relationships
* Answer the phone
* Talk about unsanitary mission conditions
* Be late (more than 20 minutes)
* Don't leave your date with others
* Talk in the third person
* Kiss on the first date
* Play games
* Fish for compliments
* Don't phase out, end it
* Whine (never ever)
* Set someone up as a charity date for your roommate
* Tell long stories, that aren't cool (and that end with, "you had to have been there")
* Retell a joke that somebody missed
* Honk to pick up date
* Give hugs to anyone other than your date (unless it's your parents or grandparents)
* Stay out too late
* Do the never-ending date
* Brag
* Elongate the door step scene
* Go on a lot of group dates
* Hit on others while on the date
letters@chronicle.utah.edu