Friday, 30 May 2008
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Dating Series: GUY VERSION - Part AWESOME
by mr. oak
As you probably already saw, newly soon to be hitched miss plumeria came up with 10 things she found about dating. I thought it was a very thoughtful account on dating, but it was totally written in the female perspective. I thought i'd give it a dash of Y chromosome and give you the GUY version of how dating works. So, all you brothers out there...listen up - here's the dealiooooo:1. You can not read her mind...only God knows what in the world goes on in there...
Yes means no, no means yes, maybe means of course - sleeveless turtlenecks and pouting when you take her to McDonalds - there's a lot of things we may never know about the opposite sex. Seriously - only God knows...so why not ask the guy of all guys - God. The good book imparts a lot of good wisdom on how to be a good guy - loving her like Jesus loved the church, etc etc etc... bottomline - getting all upset and ninny pantsed (that's right i said a fictional word - ninny pantsed) won't get you any where. Plus, there's a bunch of Christian girls I talked to that said "I'm dating Jesus." So the dude knows whats up. Most likely, He knows everything about her already....1. You make mistakes - 99.9% of the time.
Yup you read that right. We make mistakes all the time. Who knew that a xbox360 with halo3 was not an appropriate Christmas gift for her. Who knew that a fishing trip complete with gutting the fish at the end, wasn't what she had in mind for Valentine's day. Bottomline - we make mistakes...but part of the fun is making it all up. Also, she doesn't make 'mistakes' cause no matter what, we're called to be as forgiving as possible. I mean, let's face it - when we fight with other guys, a simple a game of basketball and you're buddies again. We're simple creatures, why shouldn't we forgive our women the same?1. She is a princess...
No not like Disney channel chiffon wearing singing in the woods holding a sparrow type of princess. But more like Mario brothers princess, where you'll work your butt off, jumping lava pits, and dodging spiked dragons to only find that she wasn't there afterall and some psychedelic mushroom dude tells you she's somewhere else. Let's face it, it'll take us a few lives to really get the save the princess Prince Charming thing - even with the up up down down left right left right B A start, it's still tough. But making her happy, and being yourself is the best thing you can do. And let's face it - the journey is great..including the smashing the turtles part.1. Recognize the effort
As plumeria said, it takes effort on both sides. As a guy, you have to recognize what she's doing in addition to putting your effort in. Little things like, baking you cupcakes to making those tiny origami stars is all effort. You have to recognize that stuff - and sometimes a simple "thank you" is more than what she can ask for. Afterall, as brothers it's our duty to encourage and recognize the women around us. And we all know, edifying each other will always cycle back - when you recognize what she does, she'll recognize what you do. Including the good intentions of getting her the best of Bruce Willis DVD series for her birthday. Plus, everyone knows that the little origami stars are really the currency of the ninja.Well - that's part AWESOME for now - i'll continue the next part (part SWWWEEETTT) some other time. And if you're wondering why everything is numbered #1, then clearly you're not a guy. Cause we all know guys can only handle one thing at a time.
So, I ask you, what are some things guys should keep in mind when dating?
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Ok so miss plumeria's was good. but this PWNED it and I'm a chick. Mr. Oak is freakin' awesome. rec'd
i'm just impressed you know the word, "chiffon"
hahaha good one oak!
Hahahah! Funny....I love the Mario analogy. Thanks for the imput.
Whatever you do, only hold the door part open because if you open it all the way you are asking for the whole "you think I can't open the door" scene but if you don't open it for her, well, let's not go there, it's too horrific a story to tell.
oooh. oooh. oooh. i've one. i have one.
just because the guy asked the girl out on a date.. does not mean that her body is free for all nor will he get even a peck. i'm sure you can run with this one!
Mr Oak...this was great! I laughed and could relate at the same time. I also forwarded it to a friend for his amusement. Keep 'em coming!
sheeesh I would love to get xbox 360...and Halo as well.....do I hear angels singing? because that is just about heaven.
well it depends...did you forget the chocolate?
"Guys make mistakes - 99.9% of the time" helps me feel better about myself. The last girl I liked... Let's just say..."dang, I messed up a lot."
nice use of the word chiffon!
http://www.marshillchurch.org/sermonseries/religionsaves/week_07.aspx
This is an awesome sermon by Pastor Mark Driscoll on Dating...It's really helped me.
Well done!
LOL, I didn't realise all of them were #1's until it was mentioned in the text...
Well, maybe I'm not like most girls, but I would actually *like* to go fishing and gutting the fish (I have known how to do this since I was like 10 - daddy's girl when it comes to outdoors), and I would love an Xbox or a Bruce Willis collection for presents any time. Wait, maybe I world prefer a PlayStation, but the general idea is fine. But other great gifts would include clothes, books or perfume. Chocolate too, or a kitten.
What a guy should keep in mind when dating: Just try to be relaxed and not worry about this being a date instead of regular hanging out. Getting to know each other by talking and hanging out with no other people tagging along is just natural. We all know, that we all would like to do this, even though we maybe don't say so.
If you like a girl, tell her. Tell her exactly the truth, without underplaying or overdoing it. You don't have to use beautiful words as long as the message gets through. If you don't know how to bring the subject up, you can for instance say: "I like you, and I was wondering whether you think we could be more than friends?"
This is maybe a somewhat boring way to say it, but being straight to the point this way, allows her to give you an honest answer in a polite way, even when she has to say, "no I don't think so, I only ever thought of us as friends." Also, when you try to say things without using the actual words, there is danger to be misunderstood, or there can be doubt whether you made any promises or not.
You don't have to make any promises, you know. Just be straight about it. Some think that not wanting to bind yourself is a guy thing, but it isn't. It is just as much a girl thing.
This post was hilarious! Â haha. Â The whole thing pretty much made me laugh out loud. Â kudos
I love this post. I showed it to my bf and we had a good laugh and a good discussion about it.. Haha..
Thanks tons xD
:)
Wait until you're married. Your list of "#1" will grow substantially. Plus you'll learn how to multi-task as a guy ... really. I can talk and tick my wife off at the same time. How's that for handling more than one thing at a time?
i know the feeling
I like the Mario analogy!
Great post! I like the Mario analogy also.
I didn't even notice all the #1's. Was too immersed in your writing.
Props to you!
Yeah, I too didn't realize they were all #1 until you mentioned it! As for things to keep in mind:
Just be aware that men have the power to make a woman feel absolutely amazing about herself, her day, even the whole world sometimes. And the same is true for the opposite of that, so keep that in mind! That comes from experience =)
actually if you got me a xbox 360 i'd marry your ass. i love guts and nasty fish too. perhaps it just depends on the girl hahahaha
that was a pretty good post :)