tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267922.post1821158625281635376..comments2023-09-02T06:18:57.484-06:00Comments on Random Thoughts from the Center of the Universe: One Two... Get DownUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267922.post-35534788040527364552009-03-29T01:58:00.000-06:002009-03-29T01:58:00.000-06:00Ideally, all date related communications should be...Ideally, all date related communications should be made via the use of hand-painted signs similar to those employed by Wile E. Coyote. Thus, when I can no longer withstand the urgent longing to taste the lips of my female companion, I hold up my sign reading, "Kiss Me Now!" My date bobs her head forward sharply, our lips briefly touch, and then, a millimeter away from my face she softly coos, "Meep meep!" and runs off into the night. Once again, I set off in pursuit.Timothy Patrick Hinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034920810850992878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267922.post-13251246600785056832009-03-23T18:17:00.000-06:002009-03-23T18:17:00.000-06:00< datingisinsane >Short, 3-Part Epistle:1- W...< datingisinsane ><BR/><BR/>Short, 3-Part Epistle:<BR/><BR/>1- Who Asks?:<BR/>This is the *21st* Century, people--girls should be doing *just* as much of the asking out as guys! Clinging to archaic courtship rituals just causes problems these days...not the least of which being 2 people who like each other *not* going out because they're *both* too scared!<BR/><BR/>2- Who Pays?:<BR/>This is a dicey issue... The guy always paying was one thing back in the day when men were "dominant" & women were "subordinate". But in today's enlightened time of gender-equality... Money can *quite* easily become a problem when it comes between equals. The guy doesn't want to come off as cheap, or that he's trying to "buy" the girl's affection. But neither person should *expect* the other to spend money... Cheap or free dates are thus best, but...it's just hard to say. I still kind of expect to pay, but ladies, I suggest that if it's something cheap (movie, ice cream, cheap meal, etc.), offer to pay for yourself--it'll take a *lot* of pressure off of the guy. But regardless of who does the asking, the more expensive the activity, the more the askee would expect the asker to pay for...so there's still no definite solution...<BR/><BR/>3- Who Kisses?<BR/>Like with asking out, either person should be able to initiate the first kiss. Obviously it's harder...there are no guarantees, but it's just about how the chemistry has progressed...no definite solution here, either. I've heard of a way for the guy to covertly "test" to see if the girl wants to be kissed, but I think I'll keep that under my hat >.><BR/><BR/>< /datingisinsane >K'laamashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306072243055496278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267922.post-25363962387464663102009-03-22T11:40:00.000-06:002009-03-22T11:40:00.000-06:00Lauren and I always talk about who's paying. Are w...Lauren and I always talk about who's paying. Are we paying for ourselves, is she paying, am I. We ask before we go out. It works really well that way. It worked great when we first started dating as well. That way it gets the whole gender bias thing of the man always paying outta the way but in a way that doesn't seem like one party is cheep.veganaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14537808949620668001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267922.post-76194853734297949672009-03-22T10:38:00.000-06:002009-03-22T10:38:00.000-06:00I'm not going to address the bulk of your post, be...I'm not going to address the bulk of your post, because the older I get, the less I find I know about the dating process.<BR/><BR/>But I will say that I once went on an actual Date (with a capital D making it very official), and we turned out SOOOOO incompatible that we had no choice but to make fun of how incompatible we were the entire night. We started to discover this before we even had dinner. Every single thing I brought up we had completely opposite views. Sometimes you just have to make light of the silliness of the situation.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579131202503632999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267922.post-65597069365056252212009-03-22T08:10:00.000-06:002009-03-22T08:10:00.000-06:00I suspect that if I ever stop being too lazy for a...I suspect that if I ever stop being too lazy for a love life, I'll have to initiate as much as possible. Otherwise, I'll suspect my motives too much ... and, you know, I'll doubt the subservience of my potential partner. Can't have that!<BR/><BR/>But, well, what does any of that have to do with my being female? Control freaks come in all genders!Krug, Sh.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10521519399688826128noreply@blogger.com