Been subbing a book for a guy who's on Ryze. It's about dating and depression and is a really good read.
He's from the US and the women over there sound so different from most of my mates. Apparently, the man has to make the first move and the women are rubbish at flirting, thinking a glance will suffice.
Sounds far too time-consuming to me. Having heard women utter such subtle delights as 'So, can I crash at yours tonight?', 'Can I buy you a drink?' and even 'Fancy a blow job?' and blokes still not realise she was interested, I'm always amused by the whole dating thing. I've counselled many male friends through the realisation that the woman they'd been lusting after for months actually was coming on to them and the fact that she said 'I'd love to have sex with you sometime' may have been a small indication she was interested.
Maybe we should all have red, amber and green lights on our foreheads. If we fancy a person, the green light comes on. If we don't, the red light comes on. If we might, then it opts for amber. Would make things far easier. But a lot less fun.
Posted by emilyd at August 23, 2002 02:57 PM