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I’ve never really been on a date before. My history with men and women is brief and the only dates to speak of have been awkward couplings for high school and middle school dances. At least 2 of them were gay anyway. You must be wondering how I have had a boyfriend for 3 years without dating him at some point. To be honest, we just sort of segued from not being together to being exclusive in a seamless fashion. Some making out seems to have facilitated it. There were no dinners or movies or anything of the like. Just kissin’ and then more than kissin’.
This realization has made me learn that I don’t know how to negotiate the territory of a date very well. I’m not really sure what is expected of me in such an encounter and I don’t know how to communicate my interests very well. Why do I need to know how to date when I already have an awesome boyfriend? Well, I am looking into finding other partners to have sex with. It seems like for most people dating is a pleasant prelude to bumping uglies. So I need to learn how to play that game.
Am I doing this all backwards? Are there any tricks I need to know? I obviously need to negotiate this differently than I would if I was looking for a relationship. Am I over-analysing?


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you must learn to buy strawberries and flowers every 4 months !
Four months just to get laid? Count me out! – ellie
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I haven’t dated much either. It has been a string of meeting people at school/work/internet/parties, hitting it off with them and then fucking. Later a relationship is formed… or not.
All I know about dating is that if you get lobster, you have to fuck him. Steak is at least a handjob.
Seriously though, to my knowledge dating is pretty passe. I mean people obviously still date, but the rules have been rewritten too many times. You have the modern “Coffee Date”, where you go out to coffee with someone you got the number from at a club/party/bar/office/class and find out if they are a psycho. Pretty much you want an easy way out if it isn’t working out and an easy way for you to continue things if it is working out.
A drink or coffee is proposed and from then you can go to dinner or a movie. I find a great way to find out if someone is worth my time is coffee and then touring around a bookstore. Flirting over bookshelves is a necessary skill.
Going from an early drink or coffee to a movie can be a good buffer too.
Then again I have been living with a girl for a year so my knowledge of dating is limited.
Yeah, I had figured the short amount of time thing out. No sense planning a whole day with someone I might not like. Thanks for the tips. – ellie
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All I know about dating is that if you get lobster, you have to fuck him. Steak is at least a handjob.
LMAO! Dammit, now I know what I’ve been doing wrong!
What are you going to be doing on your date, do you know?
Who said feminism was dead? I don’t actually have a date – this is more of a pre-emptive research process. – ellie
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I’m an expert at giving dating advice, feel free to e-mail me hun (or IM me).
Thanks sweetie, I might take you up on that. – ellie
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Dating, it seems to me, is an activity that’s going out of style for some reason.
I have friends in high school and college (which used to be where dating was heaviest) that tell me that the ritual of a young man nervously approaching (or phoning) a prospective partner and asking for the honor of her company just doesn’t happen anymore.
You’re right. I’ve been waiting for Chip to ask me to the sock hop for ages. . . I guess it just isn’t happening ;) – ellie
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