Just a few requests...

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Registered: 09-01-2005
Just a few requests...
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Fri, 02-03-2006 - 9:45am

Due to a little run of first date BAD luck lately, I have a few requests to the guys out there.

(Please take with a grain of salt- some women may not share my opinion.)

When dating or wanting to date a woman:

1. Please don't assume we're desperate. Recently I've actually heard this line: "Come on, I'm the best thing you've got going right now anyway, right?"

2. Don't call me 'young lady', ever. Seriously, are you my grandfather?

3. Don't flirt with the waitress on our first date.

4. Don't drink enough to sink a ship on our first date.

5. Along the lines of request #1, please don't assume that without you, I'd be sitting at home watching movies with my cat. Do assume that, in some cases, this is better than being out with you. Afterall, the cat doesn't try to grope me when he's three sheets to the wind.

6. Don't insult me for being 26. Saying I'm "too young to understand" doesn't make me want you more!

7. Don't belittle my job because you don't understand it. Guys, no matter how much a woman may hate her current occupation, she's there by choice and telling her she's made the wrong choice on the first date is NOT a turn on.

8. Finally, possibly the most important of all, don't say a word about my weight. Fine, I'm not the size 2 you want, that's ok. I am, however, a darn good size 8 and suggesting our next date be at the gym is just wrong. It makes me want to eat two meals, order a whole bottle of wine and stick you with the check when I "go to the restroom" but really leave the restaurant.

Just a few requests, I hope you can understand.

If this generates a list of "what not to do on a date if you're a woman", I can appreciate that, too.

Happy Friday!

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Registered: 09-01-2005
Sat, 02-04-2006 - 11:26am

Yes, sadly, it was. Though I've had one or two of these things pop up on several occasions.

He wasn't that much older than me (5 years) but he thought he was so much more.

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Registered: 09-27-2004
Sat, 02-04-2006 - 1:50pm
Sounds like the date from hell. Sorry you had to go through that but at least you can laugh about it now and you can have a story to tell about a date gone bad. I went on a second date a few years back after having a really awesome first date with a guy and during the 2nd date he told me that he used to nail squirrels to boards when he was younger. I was utterly appalled by this comment and wondering why the hell would he say something like that to me on a 2nd date unless he obviously wanted to scare me off and wasn't that interested in me to begin with.
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Registered: 03-20-2003
Sat, 02-04-2006 - 4:29pm

How does a person catch one of those stupid little rodents, let alone hold onto it long enough to nail it to a board?

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Registered: 11-01-2005
Sat, 02-04-2006 - 4:49pm

Ummm...psychopath?? I think so...only freaks and psychopaths hurt animals and then brag about it later...

Scary!

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Registered: 09-01-2005
Sun, 02-05-2006 - 10:37am
I agree. That theory about the person who kicks the dog is only one bad day away from kicking you is true. They're scary and should be avoided. Yikes!

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