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The Behrend Beacon
Guys: How to get a date...
by Eric Edwards
The Orlando Sentinel
Dear single people who are cur
rently attempting to date and are ap
plying the mythical, yet pervasive,
three-day-before-you-call rule to
your social lives - please stop it.
Stop it right now and never do it
again.
I know, I know, you and your bud
dies watched "Swingers," the movie
based on single life in Los Angeles,
and you learned that really cool
guys like Vince Vaughn wait six
days before calling a girl they just
met. You also learned that waiting
at least three days won't scare a girl
away, but what the movie doesn't
tell you is that that practice contra
dicts human nature and is therefore
asinine.
I am not sure who started the
three-day rule, but I am certain they
had incredible success with it. Oth
erwise people would not treat it like
a tenet of some major religion.
These days many people believe
that you can't call a girl the day af
ter you meet her because she will
think you are too available and
something must be terribly wrong
with you. It will not cross her mind
that you are just interested.
The worst part is that women
, claim they hate it when guys wait.
They say they don't like those kinds
of games. But they don't mean it.
Having long been victims of wait
ing three days for a guy to call,
women have bought into the notion
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5 Filled with
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qualities
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scene
that only desperate and depraved in
dividuals will pick up the phone the
next day to say: "Great meeting you
last night."
So women, you must stop it too.
Calling a girl is hard. It's not as hard
as asking for her number, but still it
is harder than completely ignoring
her and drinking your beer quietly in
the corner.
It should not be hard to dial up a
girl who just gave away her number,
because, hey, she already gave you
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her number
But somehow it is not that simple.
A big part of the problem might be
that once a man has waited 36 hours
to make contact with his potential
date, an enormous amount of pres
sure has developed because he has
had time to over-think what he will
say. Nothing can kill a good conver
sation like thinking too much about
it in advance.
If a guy wakes up the next day, af
ter having been blown away by some
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gorgeous woman, and he gives her a
call, he hasn't had any time to think
at all. So he can just talk and not be
worried if things are going accord
ing to some 12-point plan.
Jenine says she has her own three
day rule, one that I think is capital.
"If a guy doesn't call me in three
days there is no way I am going to
go out with him," she said. "After that
point the moment is gone."
Devin agrees that three days is silly.
"I'm used to guys waiting two or
three days to call, but it would be re
ally sweet if they were interested and
they called the next day," she said.
So I am proposing a one-day plan
that should sweep the nation. Or at
least the part of the nation that doesn't
mind being sincere.
Of course this plan doesn't mean
men should start picking out engage
ment rings before breakfast, I'm not
even suggesting that Saturday or
Sunday morning is the ideal time to
set another date. But it shouldn't be
wrong to establish that another date
may be forthcoming.
Then the guy can call back later in
the week once he has established a
plan, and they can work out the what,
where and when of it all.
This sounds radical, but if every
one gets on board, women included,
then we can all just be ourselves.
Sure some men wait three days be
cause they are busy, or because they
just aren't that excited about the
whole deal, and that's their preroga
tive. But I say if you are interested,
then share it.
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To get the advantage, check the day's rating
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging
Aries (March 21-April 19) - Today is a 6 -
Although you're becoming amazingly suc
cessful, you don't really want to be a
workaholic.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) - Today is an 8 -
Late in the day will he perfect for soaking in
the good life. Flowers can make any abode a
palace, so why not gather some?
Gemini (May 21-June 21) - Today is a 6 -
Feeling a little better, or are you not quite
ready to go out into the world?
Cancer (June 22-July 22) - Today is an 8 -
A person who loves you may provide the
missing puzzle piece you've been seeking. Let
people know what's going on with you.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) - Today is a 6 - One
of the reasons you win so often is because
you don't rest on your laurels.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Today is an 8 -
Provide comfort to a loved one who's having
a tough time.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct 22) - Today is a 7 -
Isn't it funny how things can just fall into
place? After pushing and pulling and strug
gling, how can it be so easy?
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) - Today is an 8 -
A good friend is influential in your life again,
so let people know what you want. Most jobs
and marriages result from contacts made
through friends.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) - Today is a
6 - You'll see the wisdom of your choices as
an old adversary turns into a friend.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Today is an
8 - Travel will go much more smoothly to
day, especially if you're doing business.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) - Today is a 7 -
You're almost through the hardest part. Plan
a fabulous outing for tomorrow night, and one
for Friday, too.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) - Today is a 6 -
Something doesn't quite compute, and you
can't quite figure it out. Maybe you're stand
ing too close to the problem. A partner who's
farther away can help guide you.
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