![]() ![]() As far as they're concerned, you’re a moneyed prince who only has to click his fingers to get whatever he wants, not someone who scours the internet – with his tongue hanging expectantly out of the side of his mouth – for the best place to get a cheap pre-theatre dinner. ![]() It’s a funny old world, but when you take someone on a date they tend not to be too interested in which cocktails are on special offer or the deal you managed to cut to get a table at this nice restaurant. Even better, once you’re both alone you will find yourselves bafflingly arguing about whose side you were on – even though you both think the other couple were a pair of dull wankers. "How many of those have you had, Sue?" No thanks. But beyond that, it’s a front-row seat to watch two people even more boring than you, either considerably less in love than you two or sickeningly more so, laugh at each other’s jokes and give serious side-eye at how much the other is drinking. One couple – with all their boring in-jokes, petty squabbles about nothing and ridiculous bargaining over whether they’ll be having sex that night – is bad enough, so why would you want to share a night out with another one? Sure, there’ll be a few more conversation topics thrown into the mix – you could’ve just stayed at home and watched Question Time – and, yes, you’ll have to go to the bar less often. "We should go out together, us two couples." Nope. ![]() It’s a minefield, isn’t it? What’s a guy to do? Ease up on the flowers every day, congratulatory trips to Paris when they pass their driving theory test and lavish gifts – they’ll start to wonder what you’re trying to cover up. However, overkill on the syrupy stuff is, inexplicably, a one-way ticket to an appointment with your phone in one hand and your old chap in the other. You’re no less of a man for being sweet and selfless. As long as you don’t overdo it (see below), sweet nothings and thoughtful deeds can get you a long way. ![]() I know it interferes with all your manly manliness and, yes, isn’t masculinity toxic – oh woe is us – but here's the thing: romance gets people laid. Sexting shouldn’t happen until it feels natural, you’ve built up a rapport or it’s immediately understood that’s what you’re both after. Technology has moved on, but our emotions are lagging behind a little – people still expect build-up, to be wooed. Just because you can wheel out your pecker straightaway doesn’t mean you should. We’ve seen you, on the apps: you say hello to someone you like, they say hello back and then boom you send them a dick pic. We live in different times, we’re on social media 24/7 asking the world to adore us – it stands to reason that the same would apply with your love life. Look, your dick isn’t going to fall off if you send a message back on the same day, you know? There’s a time and a place for playing it cool, but playing it hotter can also work. Being too pickyĪnd that brings us to another issue – it’s almost too easy now, isn’t it? How many sizzling hot sure things have you said no to just in case someone better comes along next time you open the app? The trick is to live for the moment and go with your gut, not hold out for something that may well never happen. Treating ‘em mean only drives ‘em into someone else’s arms. Even drop dead gorgeous guys with deep pockets and thick packages can’t get away with it for long. Does it really work? How do we know when we've reached the sweet spot between being too keen and so indifferent they lose interest? We always hear the old cliché "I just love a bad boy", but this generally doesn’t mean treating someone like garbage. Of the dating mistakes men make, this is the most boring. ![]()
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