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| Dating Tips
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Q1:
If I only like a girl as a friend, is it okay to ask her to prom?
Q2: What’s the best way to ask
a girl to the prom?
Q3: Should I pick my date up or should
I meet her at the prom?
Q4: How do I get my date’s father
to like me, or at least trust me?
Q5: Should I bring my date flowers?
Q6: Where should I take my date to dinner?
Q7: Am I supposed to buy my date a gift?
Q8: What should I do if I don’t
know how to dance and my date really likes to?
Q9: How do I know if it’s okay
to kiss my date at the end of the night?
Q10: What time should I have my date
home by?
Q1: If I only like
a girl as a friend, is it okay to ask her to prom?
Ans: Yes, it is perfectly acceptable to ask
a girl to the prom as a friend. However, there are certain guidelines
that you are going to want to follow when doing so. Make sure
that it is very clear to her from the onset that you are asking
her as a friend and that you two will be going just as friends,
nothing more. Otherwise, you might be setting yourself up for
an awkward situation and someone’s feeling might be hurt.
Even though you’ll be going as friends, you should still
expect to pay for the entire evening unless your date offers
otherwise. You should also confirm whether or not you’ll
be attending any post-prom events together or whether you’ll
go your separate ways after the dance is over.
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Q2: What’s the best way to ask a girl
to the prom? Ans: How you ask a
girl to the prom can have a big impact on whether or not she
accepts your invitation. The best way to ask your potential
date to prom is to do ask her in person and in private. That
means that you don’t want to ask when all of your friends
are standing around or when all of her friends are with her.
If she’s with her friends, her answer may be directed
by what she thinks they want her to do rather than by what she
wants to do. While it may be hard to get up the nerve to walk
up to her by yourself and ask her face to face, she’ll
respect you more for it in the long run. If, however, you just
can’t bring yourself to ask her face to face, you can
call her on the telephone. Just don’t make the mistake
of having your friend ask her for you. Not only will she not
go to prom with you, she might wind up going with your friend.
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Q3: Should I pick
my date up or should I meet her at the prom? Ans:
Traditionally, you’ll want to pick your date up at her
house. Whether you’re picking her up in your own car or
whether you’re renting a limo for the evening, there is
one thing you are definitely not going to want to do when you
show up at your date’s house to pick her up for the prom.
Don’t, under any circumstances, sit in the car and honk
the horn, waiting for her to walk out to the car. Get off your
rear and walk to the door to greet her and her parents properly.
It’s more than likely that her parents are going to want
to take pictures of the two of you before the dance and her
father is probably going to want to confirm what time you need
to have her home by and he will likely set some rules and standards
for the evening.
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Q4: How do I get
my date’s father to like me, or at least trust me?
Ans: The best advice is to just be yourself.
No matter how much you want to impress your date’s father,
he’ll be able to sense if you’re being a fake from
a mile away. Nothing annoys a father more than someone trying
to weasel into his good graces. If you know her dad’s
a car enthusiast but you know nothing about automobiles, don’t
try drumming up a conversation about them just to impress him.
He’ll be shooting questions at you that you won’t
know how to answer just to trip you up. The best way to earn
a parent’s trust is to be respectful. Don’t, under
any circumstances, make any lewd comments in front of your date’s
parents. You can tell her how nice she looks, but that’s
about it. Acting like a gentleman and having your date home
by curfew is the surest way to earn a place in her parent’s
hearts.
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Q5: Should I bring
my date flowers? Ans: You absolutely
must bring your date flowers in the form of a corsage. This
floral arrangement is pinned to your date’s dress prior
to heading off to the prom. Find out what color your date’s
dress is and try to match the corsage to the dress she will
be wearing. That doesn’t mean you should bring a corsage
of black roses if your date is wearing a black dress, it just
means that the color of the corsage should go well with your
date’s outfit. Whether or not you bring her a bouquet
of flowers in addition to the corsage is completely up to you.
It’s a nice token and a gesture that many girls appreciate;
but if you’re only going to the prom as friends or if
your relationship isn’t that serious, bringing flowers
can give the wrong impression. However, if you’ve been
in a serious relationship with your prom date for quite a while,
flowers are probably expected and you should show up with an
arrangement that includes your date’s favorite blossoms.
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Q6: Where should
I take my date to dinner? Ans: It’s
tradition to take your date out to dinner on prom night; and
on this special occasion, not just any old restaurant will do.
It doesn’t matter how much you may like McDonald’s;
chances are your date is going to be a little more than miffed
if you pull up to the drive through on your way to the dance.
Tonight is the night to show off your sophistication, and you’re
going to want to choose a restaurant that combines maturity
and class. Seafood restaurants or upscale steak houses are generally
good choices. When you do decide upon which upscale restaurant
you’ll be taking your date to, make sure that you book
your reservation at least a couple of weeks in advance or you
might be disappointed to find out that there aren’t any
tables available at the restaurant of your choice.
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Q7: Am I supposed
to buy my date a gift? Ans: The
only thing you are required to purchase (besides prom tickets,
dinner and prom photos) for your date is her corsage. Whether
or not you buy her a gift in addition to that will be determined
by how much money you have to spend and how serious the relationship
between the two of you is. Even if you have all of the money
in the world, the last thing you want to do is buy a piece of
personal jewelry for a girl that you have no intention of being
in a relationship with. While you might just mean it as a kind
gesture, she’ll take it as some sort of signal that your
relationship is going to the next level. On the other hand,
if you are madly in love with your date and the two of you are
in a committed relationship, buying a thoughtful gift is the
perfect way to show her how much you appreciate her.
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Q8: What should
I do if I don’t know how to dance and my date really likes
to? Ans: Not knowing how to dance
isn’t the end of the world, but your date will probably
be a lot more enjoyable if you could learn how. If you don’t
know how to dance, you might want to look into taking professional
dance lessons in the weeks before your prom. While you might
never dance like Fred Astaire, you’ll at least be able
to hold your own on the dance floor. If dance lessons are out
of the question due to time or money issues, rent some dance
videos or ask your friends to show you some moves. You could
have the worst moves in the world, and as long as you’re
having fun, it doesn’t matter. Your self-confidence can
outweigh even the biggest lack of dancing ability. There will
be a combination of slow songs and fast songs, so dance at your
own pace and just try not to break any of your date’s
toes.
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Q9: How do I know
if it’s okay to kiss my date at the end of the night?
Ans: Whether or not to kiss your date
at the end of the night has been a question that has plagued
young men for centuries. Nothing can get a mind racing like
the thought of possible rejection or potential reward. There
are some key things to look for when deciding whether or not
to kiss your date at the end of the evening. First of all, take
a look at her body language. Is she leaning in to you or constantly
touching your hand or your arm? If so, you can safely assume
that it’s okay to give her a good night kiss. On the other
hand, if she’s standing at a distance with her arms crossed
over her chest, don’t even try it. If you’ve had
a wonderful evening and both of you have had a great time, put
your arm around her and see how she reacts to that. If she doesn’t
ward off your advance, go ahead and go for the kiss.
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Q10: What time
should I have my date home by? Ans:
What time you have to bring your date home will depend on a
number of factors, the most important being when her parents
told you to have her home. Unless you never want to see your
date again, don’t plan on bringing her home at four in
the morning if her dad told you to have her home by midnight.
Curfews are a serious thing for most parents, and if you abide
by her parent’s curfew, they’ll be more likely to
accept you dating their daughter in the future. If there is
no set curfew, ask your date when she would like to be home
by. Many kids stay out all night and sleep the next day. It
will depend on what post-prom activities you have planned and
how late things stay open where you live. If there’s nothing
to do and nothing is open, you should probably assume that it’s
time to head back home.
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