Top Ten Rules for Single Men in 2006:
1. BE H FROM THE DOOR. Let her know if you have a girl, if you have 2 girls, if you have a baby..s mama, if you just want sex, if you are looking for a wife, etc....don..t build up false hopes i.e. lead her on...why? Cuz everyone else does, be different. Let her know what the deal is, if she "Can..t handle the truth!" (what movie was that?) Or she is not looking for that right now, then she..ll keep it moving. Don..t be an Oscar Winner like Denzel for three months and then get mad when she finds out all your dirt later....and they will find out. Time always reveals the truth.
1.5. BE CONFIDENT. If she smells your lack of confidence, or self doubt, she..s a goner mark my words. You have to think you are the man before she or anyone else will believe it. If you don..t think it, who will. No one wants to be with a loser or someone who emits a loser, low self worth aura.
2. TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT, INSTEAD OF ASKING FOR HER NUMBER, ASK HER FOR HER EMAIL ADDRESS...That way, you can learn about her, dialogue with her, while building up the anticipation for the first phone call and/ or meeting in person. If your written skills are tight, she..ll be anxiously waiting to talk to you and dead the emaill shyt real quick. Or if she starts talking crazy, can..t spell, or if half the yard, the block, or the city has cracked it, you never have to call her.
3. IF YOU DO GET THE NUMBER, BE EASY AND DON..T CALL THAT NIGHT OR THE NEXT DAY. Maintain your normal schedule, work, class, gym, calling your current girlfriend(s), or hanging with your boys. Calling too soon reeks of desperation like you have nothing else going on and just want to hit as soon as possible. Most ladies know every good man has a woman (and vice versa), and that if they want you, they must take you out of your current situation - survival of the fittest. If you come off as desperate,she..ll think, Something must be wrong with this guy, he looks that good and doesn..t have a girl? "Or, "Am I the only female checking for this dude? Let me google his *bleep*..."
4. LIMIT THE SLANG. Don..t be fooled by Destiny Child..s latest song. You just met her, easy on the "ma" and "boo" and "what..s really good" and "already" or whatever you guys say these days. The real quality ladies over 20 are not trying to hear all that. Save that for later when she knows you better or eliminate it period.
5. THE FIRST DATE SHOULD NOT BE SPENT ON THE COUCH WATCHING TV. "Yo ma, I..m feeling you, when can I can come through.!"
6. NEVER ASK TO KISS HER OR TOUCH HER. If you have to ask, it..s not time. Her body language should tell you when it..s a go, make your move only when you are 100% sure it..s a go. And don..t take too long to make a move, or she..ll think you are gay or that you find her unattractive. Give her the opportunity to push you away sometimes and say, "Not yet, I don..t know you..." Being pursued is fun. Let them tell their little friends, "Girl he thought it was going down last night, I quickly stopped that."
7. LEAVE RED LOBSTER, SIZZLER, PIZZA HUT, etc. ALONE. Women love to eat, but research Zagat and find a top rated italian, japanese, thai, greek or some other mom and pop type restaurant to take her to. Her man already took her to those spots, you want to come off as someone different and unique.
8. YOUR SMELL GAME MUST BE UP. Women love to tell their friends how a guy they just met smells good. Be that guy, yeah him. Make sure when you see her in person that you smell good - and I..m not talking only cologne. But leave that apple body wash to the ladies though, you don..t want to smell like a . Just be clean.
9. NEVER ASK, "HOW WAS I?" AFTERWARD. That shows lack of confidence. You know how you were. If you were not up to par, she..ll let you know by either not returning your calls anymore, give you a secondchance because she likes you, tell you what she likes so that the next time you handle your business.
10. NEVER TRY TO HOLLA AT HER GIRL. Girls are territorial, they get jealous and they envy one anothers man, job, prospects, clothes, looks, etc. Few things deal a more crushing blow than her finding out you slept with her so called "friend". I know you want to, I know the friend is hot, I know she is giving you the eye, but if you must be bad, go screw her enemy.
Shot at 2007-06-27