Dating 101: The Look Away

I have 3 little sisters, and I hope to have a bunch of little girls. This is the first in a series of posts designed to impart my feminine wisdom with the hope that a.)they will think i'm the funniest, and b.) they won't do the same dumb crap I did.

Dating is a game.

Should it be? Absolutely not. But it is.

Every player has a few signature moves. One of mine is the "look away."

Here's how you do it: Find a guy(that you don't know) that has DP(Dating potential). Place yourself in his line of sight, but far enough away you can be doing something else. Talk to a roommate or something while periodically glancing at him. Eventually you'll meet his gaze. This little staring contest should only last 2 seconds. Don't smile, don't wink, don't frown, don't mouth "I love you," just meet his eyes for 2 seconds, and then go back to what you were doing.

Now don't do it a million times, just once or twice before you talk to him so that he notices you before you actually introduce yourself.

I've been practicing the look away on a DP, and finally introduced myself a couple days ago. I said I liked his shirt, he asked for my name, I said, "Cate."

Next day I run into him outside, we walk to class together, he asks for my name, I say, "Cate."

I see him later, I walk over and say hi, he asks for my name, I say, "Cate."

End of conversation comes, I say goodbye, he asks for my name. Again.

There are only two explanations for why he couldn't possible remember my name:

1. He has terrible manners and/or a terrible memory, Or

2. He was playing games of his own. The "too cool" game to be exact.

Tip: Nobody likes the people that are, "too cool." They're annoying, and pretentious. Don't be them.

Moral of the story little girls, the look away is a genius move, and if the guy tells you his name a couple times, remember it. But if a guy asks for your name 3 times, walk away. You know I did.