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bluskies4ever is offline bluskies4ever Post #1  December 23,2009, 5:38pm
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You're greeted by a waiter wearing faded glory jeans and an Ed Hardy tee shirt and tennis shoes, who maybe showered yesterday (if we're lucky) and then treated himself to a good workout today. Not a stylish haircut. But it doesn't matter - because his audience is women and we have to take what we get.

No we don't.

Did a man write that article or a woman? The by-line says eH staff. You would be more helpful to struggling male daters out there if you would gear the metaphors/allusions to them now and then. Generally, women err on the side of putting A LOT of effort into primping and dressing up for dates, coffee and otherwise.

I liked the detail about wearing ironed clothing. Good point.
 
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Generally, women err on the side of putting A LOT of effort into primping and dressing up for dates, coffee and otherwise.

Generally, I err on the side of putting in a day's labor, often two, to pay for a date. Her, not so much.

Iron comes in castings, forgings, and extrusions ... why is my date interested in this?
 
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I kinda lost interest at the prom picture.

And the neatness of my house has no bearing on short-term dating prospects. It will take several dates for a match to learn where I live.
 
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D_Lion wrote :
Generally, I err on the side of putting in a day's labor, often two, to pay for a date. Her, not so much.

Iron comes in castings, forgings, and extrusions ... why is my date interested in this?

Bah Humbug!
 
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I would say the title says it all. Make sure that you present yourself as someone that you are not just so that you can get a date.

Liar, liar pants on fire.
 
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Liar, liar pants on fire.

I knew it was best to forego pants.
 
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Gr8Guyn2008 wrote :
I would say the title says it all. Make sure that you present yourself as someone that you are not just so that you can get a date.

Liar, liar pants on fire.
The Aramis collection has been known to make ladies swoon for their swain. Yes, it's a collection gents, soap, antiperspirant, cologne. It's called putting your best foot forward.

I have a collection of 20 or so masks on my wall; it's just a matter of deciding which one to wear before I meet my dream date. Oh... I shall wear the flawless one.
 
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General good grooming and a little extra effort says a lot. The first eh date I had met me for Sunday brunch wearing sloppy cargo shorts, a wild print shirt and ratty sandals. Things didn't get better after that, luckily he was about as disinterested as I was. My second eh date met me wearing slacks and a nice sport shirt, that was for a week night dinner, four months later we are still dating. Now the conversation and companionship keeps me coming back, but it was nice to be treated as someone special.
 
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what is wrong with try to look ur best on a date???or when u go out of the house at all???
sometime all the thing that get talk about here is confusing like ever one is a
SNAKE BRAIN!!! with they thoughts go here and there.
okj ok sometimes i am a SNAKE BRAIN roo but i just try to be hoo i am all of the time, which is a person who trys to dress nice. And a waitress always has t be clean!!!! if that guy showed up @ my rest. the mgr would send him home or fire him. we do not come into work messy thats for sure.
it is Part of The Job To Be Ready For Work. so that story wasnt true for real rest. anyhow.
ok i said enoff.Thank You Very Much Souxie
 
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D_Lion wrote :
Generally, I err on the side of putting in a day's labor, often two, to pay for a date. Her, not so much.
.............deep sigh
 
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