Tuesday, August 23, 2005

DATING



* DO Bathe. Every day. Personal hygiene is important. No one wants a date who smells like yesterday's garbage. And this includes washing behind your ears and brushing your teeth! Plus, either shave or have your beard/goatee trimmed neatly.
* DO make it a habit to wear clean clothes every day, especially when you are trying to make an impression on someone.
* DO listen to your date and give encouraging remarks to what she says. No one likes to talk to a wall.
* DO make an effort to watch the anime she may like, even if you think its a waste of time. Or encourage her to watch some anime that you both may like, especially if she is not an avid anime fan like you are.
* DO respect a girl's wishes if she doesn't like hentai. It's a rare woman who considers La Blue Girl one of her favorite hentai series.





* DO put a little effort in your appearance. Put on a little makeup, and dress a little more feminine by putting away those anime T-shirts and combat boots. (Wear contacts if you have them!)
* DO be a bit more tolerant and patient with your otaku than normal human beings. Most of the male otaku species doesn't know how to act with 3D women, so they will be confused and not really know what to say or do.
* DO try to get your otaku out of the house, away from his TV, DVD player and VCR. Other activities exist out there, and the exercise will do him good. Try to get some color in those cheeks!
* DO try to read up a little more about the anime genre so conversations don't go stale, and you don't look like a complete idiot in your date's eyes!





* DON'T leave your house without a box of Kleenex, especially if you are prone to spontaneous nosebleeds.
* DON'T don't run the risk of getting too close on a date or run the risk of getting a Naru belt in the head for accidentally bumping into something
* DON'T have the attitude that Dragonball Z is the alpha and the omega of anime. Be open to other titles.
* DON'T condemn or tease your date if she really likes Sailormoon and likes other shoujo or magical girl anime titles. You will either get a deadly glare or be hit in the head by the Interdimentional Baka Hammer.
* DON'T monopolize your conversations by talking about the history of mecha armor in anime or the perky Gainax bounce of your favorite female anime character.
* DON'T compare your date with another woman or 2D anime character, especially if she is sensitive about her looks. (Hint: most women are.)
* DON'T watch hentai on the first date.



# DON'T be too surprised or shocked about the types of anime the otaku likes. If you don't like a particular type of anime and the otaku does, try and make an intelligent discussion out of it, rather than by just responding, "Ewwwww, groooss!"
# DON'T ever, ever say, "Oh, you mean you watch cartoons?"
# DON'T run away when he admits that he likes and really gets into watching magical girl anime.
# DON'T ever say to your date, "Well ... Tamahome was a LOT more romantic than you are." Remember, Tamahome did beat his girlfriend up once and break her arm.
# DON'T wear skimpy cosplay costumes on the first date, or your otaku will use up all of his Kleenex he brought with him!
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