The dating game

Don't just take them to a movie

Men’s tips usually circulate around how to ensure that the night will end in, well let us say, a ‘positive way’. Nonetheless, however nauseating that is, nothing quite made me feel as sick as the cutesy, mushy, vomit-inducing sentiments expressed by the women. ‘Ask her about herself’, they say; ‘don’t do anything too exciting’.

To be honest, I thought the whole load of it was complete bollocks.

And then I came across a site that, well, I didn’t completely despise or disagree with. A list of six ‘golden’ rules.

Here are my favourites.

Rule number 4: Good grooming. This is a sentiment I totally agree with. If you are going to make the effort to ask a girl out why not make an effort to look good. Trust me, most girls will be making some sort of an effort, whether it’s adding a bit more mascara to the usual make-up regime or wearing a new top. Everyone should be making at least a bit of an effort.

Rule number 2: Be yourself. This is an idea that you’d maybe think I’d disagree with, due to its soft centre; however, in this case, I totally agree. If you’re going on a date with someone the best thing to do is be yourself. If you act differently and try to be someone you’re not, then the dates will not progress much further than maybe a few hook-ups whilst you keep the guise up. If you’re looking for something more than just superficiality then it is definitely the best idea to be yourself on a first date.

Rules number 5: Choose a place for your first date that will allow you to have fun. Now, if you can excuse the extremely long title and focus on the point it's kind of obvious that a first date should be about having fun and getting to know someone. One of the writers on this website is absolutely right when he discusses the idea that going to see a movie can be incredibly dull. Suggestions such as ice-skating or visiting an amusement park are suggested as alternative amusements. That way you can focus on the fun, and if any awkward situations present themselves then you can just, well, dramatically fall over on the ice, or accidentally hook yourself in hook-a-duck?

At the end of the day thought, whether it goes well, or whether it goes badly; first dates are all about the practice.

And I think that practice should be preached.

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