STANDARDS
AT WHAT AGE SHOULD YOU BEGIN DATING?
Typically around 16 young people start to recognize relationships. Some people start later in life, when they feel it is best to start dating. The choice to date is different for each individual.
DATING RULES/STANDARDS _____ US TO FIND A COMPANION THAT IS RIGHT FOR US.
HELP
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO AFTER BEING SEATED FOR A MEAL?
PUT YOUR NAPKIN ON YOUR LAP
WHAT SHOULD STAY IN YOUR POCKET AT ALL TIMES.
YOUR PHONE. IT IS NOT POLITE TO ANSWER OR, MAKE CALLS DURING A DATE OR DINNER. IF YOU LEAVE IT ON VIBRATE YOU WILL KNOW YOU HAVE A CALL AND YOU CAN CHECK YOUR PHONE LATER AT A GOOD TIME TO EXCUSE YOURSELF FROM THE TABLE AND SEE IF THE CALL IS AN EMERGENCY; OTHERWISE, YOU NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR FRIEND(S).
WHEN ON A DATE WHO SHOULD "GENERALLY" PAY?
THE MAN
(OR, THE PERSON WHO ASKS.)
YOU CAN OFFER TO PAY, OR YOU CAN, "GO DUTCH" WHICH MEANS EACH PERSON PAYS FOR THEIR OWN DINNER. YOU CAN ALSO SPLIT THE COST OF THE TIP.
YOU CAN ALSO DISCUSS THIS BEFORE THE DATE SO THERE ARE NO SURPRISES.
WHERE SHOULD YOU GO ON DATES?
PUBLIC PLACES, or
WHERE YOU ARE DOING AN ACTIVITY; such as a movie or out to dinner.
HEALTHY DATING TAKES _______.
TIME
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO BEFORE YOU BEGIN EATING?
IF YOUR ORDER IS PLACED IN FRONT OF YOU BEFORE YOUR DATE, YOU SHOULD WAIT FOR YOUR DATE TO ALSO HAVE THEIR ORDER PLACED IN FRONT OF THEM BEFORE YOU BEGIN TO EAT. THIS WAY YOU CAN EAT TOGETHER.
NAME THREE "MANNER" WORDS...
PLEASE
THANK YOU
EXCUSE ME
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WHEN WALKING NEXT TO A ROAD, WHERE DOES THE WOMAN WALK?
TYPICALLY, FURTHEST FROM THE STREET.
WHAT ARE SOME CONS OF SERIOUS DATING AT A YOUNG AGE?
YOUR DO NOT GET TO MEET OTHER PEOPLE; AS WELL AS,
LOSING SIGHT OF your individual GOALS
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WHEN GOING ON A DATE A PERSON MUST BE ON _____!
TIME
IF YOU ARE WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE AT DINNER, IN WHAT DIRECTION SHOULD YOU PASS FOOD AROUND THE TABLE?
PASS TO THE RIGHT.
HOW SHOULD YOU ASK SOMEBODY ON A DATE?
IN PERSON
OVER THE PHONE IS OKAY!!
NEVER TEXTING!!!
WHEN GETTING INTO A CAR, THE MAN SHOULD?
OPEN THE WOMANS CAR DOOR. IT JUST A NICE, GENTLEMANLY THING TO DO.
WHO SHOULD YOU DATE?
THOSE WITH SIMILAR STANDARDS AND GOOD INTENTIONS.
WHEN DRESSING FOR A DATE, ALWAYS REMEMEMBER THAT "______ IS _______"
MODEST IS HOTTEST...IN OTHER WORDS, BE NEAT, GOOD HYGIENE (TEETH CLEAN, BODY SHOWERED AND USE OF DEODERANT AND CLEAN CLOTHING.
WHERE SHOULD YOUR HANDS BE PLACED DURING A MEAL?
IN YOUR LAP.
NO ELBOWS ON THE TABLE OR, SLOUCHING!! BE INTERESTED IN YOUR DINNER MATES CONVERSATION.
WHAT ARE SOME POSITIVE BODY LANGUAGE CUES THAT SHOULD BE GIVEN ON A DATE
SMILING
SITTING UP STRAIGHT
EYE CONTACT...
WHEN SITTING DOWN AT A TABLE, THE MAN SHOULD?
PULL OUT THE WOMAN'S SEAT, HAVE HER SIT AND THEN GENTLY GUIDE HER CHAIR AND HER NEARER TO THE TABLE.
WHAT ARE GOOD THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU BEGIN DATING?
GROUP DATES,
NOT DATING THE SAME PERSON OVER AND OVER,
GET TO KNOW LOTS OF PEOPLE. JUST BEING A GOOD FRIEND.
WHEN AT A MEAL, DO NOT ____ ...
BE A "HOG"! DO NOT TAKE MORE THAN YOU CAN EAT.
HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU TIP YOUR WAITER?
TYPICALLY 10% - 15% OF YOUR TOTAL BILL IS A MINIMUM AMOUNT TO TIP.
HOW DO YOU SHOW YOUR DATE THAT YOU ARE LISTENING WHEN THEY ARE SPEAKING?
EYE CONTACT
NOT INTERUPTING THEM
ASKING THEM MORE QUESTIONS, FOLLOWING ALONG
SMILING/NODDING
NAME A COUPLE CHARACTERISTICS THAT SHOW A MAN IS A GENTLEMAN?
RESPECTFUL
KIND TO OTHERS AROUND YOU
DOES NOT COMPROMISE YOUR STANDARDS
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