I was listening the NPR. One of those Car Talk/Wait Wait/Whaddya Know shows -- can't remember which one. They said scientists have researched this topic. It was determined that the most successful way to romance a woman is (are you ready for this?) by taking her to dinner.

Who knew it was that simple? lol I guess this means that the way to a WOMAN'S heart also is through her stomach!

So, what do you think? Do you agree? Disagree? Has it worked for you? lol

Karen

BTW have you ever noticed how the word "baguette" works so well with jewelry AND food? Somebody was thinking when they came up with that one. lol

Karen

It has been my observation that the "hound dog" guys that simply pester a woman into submission get the most dates.

Bunnyman, I do hope you're joking. :o)

Karen

I live in a small town so I only ask once. Sometimes the question hangs for years. Local gals treat a dinner invitation like a marriage proposal. This makes a dinner invitation unreasonably heavy but is the way things seem to work most of the time.

: )
michael

I guess you'd have to define "serial dater." Although I'm thinking my answer is probably "no." I imagine that I don't hang out in the same places where they would hang out.

Karen

One of the ways a female bird chooses a mate is by acting hungry.

The male who feeds her the most diligently is the one she chooses.

He's the one whose babies are most likely to be taken care of.

The show also said that that's where kissing comes from:
All that mouthy stuff is just a substitution for *food*!

Going out to dinner - hmm - kind of the same. Again, I take myself out to dinner whenever I want. A man doing it for me does not do much for me, but think about the time we just wasted, driving, ordering, waiting, eating, waiting, paying the bill, driving back.... In fact, I don't like going out much. I do, should it decrease on my having to cook and stuff, but not in "I'll buy you dinner, I get laid" sort of way :P

Actually, I wonder how they determined that....

On the other hand, I DO think that most people are shallow people (I used to substitute people for men, but have since learned that it is true for both genders)

Ok, so I am new, does that mean I am also naive???

And then on Thursday letter time they read a letter from someone who said, "When I was in college, I too used a mathematical method with girls... I helped them with their calculus homework."

Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a
neighboring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him but was moved by
Arthur's youth and ideals. So, the monarch offered him his freedom, as
long as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a
year to figure out the answer and, if after a year, he still had no
answer, he would be put to death.

The question....What do women really want? Such a question would
perplex even the most knowledgeable man, and to young Arthur, it seemed
an impossible query. But, since it was better than death, he accepted
the monarch's proposition to have an answer by year's end.

He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everyone: the princess,
the priests, the wise men and even the court jester. He spoke with
everyone, but no one could give him a satisfactory answer.

Many people advised him to consult the old witch, for only she would
have the answer.

But the price would be high; as the witch was famous throughout the
kingdom for the exorbitant prices she charged.

The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no choice but to talk
to the witch. She agreed to answer the question, but he would have to
agree to her price first.

The old witch wanted to marry Sir Lancelot, the most noble of the
Knights of the Round Table and Arthur's closest friend!

Young Arthur was horrified. She was hunchbacked and hideous, had only
one tooth, smelled like sewage, made obscene noises, etc. He had never
encountered such a repugnant creature in all his life.

He re fused to force his friend to marry her and endure such a terrible
burden; but Lancelot, learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur.

He said nothing was too big of a sacrifice compared to Arthur's life
and the preservation of the Round Table.

Hence, a wedding was proclaimed and the witch answered Arthur's
question thus:

What a woman really wants, she answered....is to be in charge of her
own life.

Everyone in the kingdom instantly knew that the witch had uttered a
great truth and that Arthur's life would be spared.

And so it was, the neighboring monarch granted Arthur his freedom and
Lancelot and the witch had a wonderful wedding.

The honeymoon hour approached and Lancelot, steeling himself for a
horrific experience, entered the bedroom. But, what a sight awaited
him. The most beautiful woman he had ever seen lay before him on the
bed. The astounded Lancelot asked what had happened.

The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her when she
appeared as a witch, she would henceforth, be her horrible deformed
self only half the time and the beautiful maiden the other half.

Which would he prefer? Beautiful during the day....or night?

Lancelot pondered the predicament. During the day, a beautiful woman to
show off to his friends, but at night, in the privacy of his castle, an
old witch? Or, would he prefer having a hideous witch during the day,
but by night, a beautiful woman for him to enjoy wondrous intimate
moments?

What would YOU do?

What Lancelot chose is below.

Noble Lancelot said that he would allow HER to make the choice herself.

Upon hearing this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the
time because he had respected her enough to let her be in charge of
her own life.

Now....what is the moral to this story?

The moral is.....
If you don't let a woman have her own way....
Things are going to get ugly

Could a guy substitute making her a dinner, in lieu of taking her to dinner, and not be considered a cheapskate?
(and not expect sex, of course)