- Do not let more than 1 day go by without contacting her
- Be on time
- Open her car door
- Help her put her coat on
- Hold the door for her to enter/leave an establishment first
- Pull her chair out for her in the restaurant
- Order for her (Note – this does not mean tell her what she’s going to have for dinner. Have a conversation about what she wants and then when the waiter comes, order for her.)
- At the end of your date, don’t drive off until she’s safely inside
So, I was bored tonight, and completely out of ideas as to what to spend my time on. If I actually spent my time on what I was supposed to do, I would be done taping my room to prep it for painting. In any case, I was on Yahoo! and came upon an article posted on divinecaroline.com about a blog made my fellow Tumblr Anthony Rojas about “How to Treat A Woman on a Date: The Basics.” The article sparked an interest in me, and I decided that since I was dreadfully trying to find something to do, I would post a reblog (among other things, I eventually found to do).
1. Do not let more than 1 day go by without contacting her. I think Roja’s made a very good point on this, taking into consideration that both parties enjoyed the date. I’m going to go out on a limb and say that most guys probably think that women expect a call from a guy. However, there are women who really could care less if the guy calls because she probably didn’t enjoy his company. My advice is if the guy promises to call or mentions that he’ll call, then he should - whether that is to tell his date he didn’t enjoy her company or that he did.
2. Be on time. It’s called common courtesy. Unless there is a dire emergency, then, yes you can be late. Otherwise, if you really want to impress the woman, then plan ahead! So when the day of the date comes, you are prepared to be on time (irregardless of whether she’s ready when you get there).
3 , 4, 5, 6 Open her car door. Help her put her coat on. Hold the door for her. Pull her chair out for her. This is when we really get to the chivalry issue. Some women would disagree with this and say that they are not disabled. Let’s face it! It’s the twenty first century! Women have grown to be independent. As surprising as it may seem, this next few sentences will be directed to the women. Let him. Let him open the door or hold it or pull your chair out or put on your coat. We, women, admittedly know that we don’t always know what we want. We meet guys who mistreats us, and we want kings. We meet kings, and we want arrogant, lazy jerks. Since it’s a date, just let him treat you like a queen that you are =) If you aren’t used to it and are disgusted by thought, don’t worry…the chivalry soon ends as you move further into the relationship (unless of course, you’ve found a real king at heart!)
7. Order for her (Note – this does not mean tell her what she’s going to have for dinner. Have a conversation about what she wants and then when the waiter comes, order for her.) I don’t think Roja’s means to belittle the capability of a woman to order on this note (as stated on his note, lol). My advice is that the man asks the lady first if it’s all right with her that he gives the orders. Some women are very picky, or should I say “specific” with their order, and would like to order for themselves. To be safe, gentlemen, ask.
8. At the end of your date, don’t drive off until she’s safely inside. Now, the end of the date. This rule, if you want to call it that, also makes women uncomfortable. (As you can see, many things do). However, I would have to agree with The Frisky on this when she said in her article, “In today’s society we should all be looking out for each other’s safety. A woman I know went out with a male friend a couple years ago and at the end of their evening, they parted ways down the block from her apartment. When she got inside her building’s vestibule, she was attacked and sexually assaulted. When her guy friend found out what happened, he felt awful—he still feels awful—that he didn’t walk her home and make sure she got in okay. Now he makes sure to do that with every female friend or date, so as to ensure, as best he can, that it doesn’t happen again. What a jerk, huh?”
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I hope you enjoyed my input on that =)
