Miss Manners

So a friend introduces you to one of his friends, and low and behold, this "friend of a friend" turns out to be someone you like ! How do you say thank you ? Do you send you friend a thank you note ? Do you send him flowers ? Chocolate ? Do you send him your porno subscription with a note that says "thanks to you I don't need this anymore ?" What would Emily Post do ?

I think manners are very important to the whole dating scene. I'm not just talking the general basics like don't pick your nose, don't burp aloud, chew with you mouth closed. I mean more specific things like remember to compliment the person you are with..... say thank you when they compliment you......listen when they are speaking....don't let the cell phone be more important than the person you're out with......if you make food for him/her, ask what they like to eat and remember the answer......same goes with favorite music, favorite wine, favorite things to do, etc.
Don't take each other for granted.

Call me old fashioned but I really like a man who opens the car door for me, who lets me go through a door first, who pulls out a chair for me, etc. It is those little things that seem so simple but are so memorable. It is important that we remember to be polite and thoughtful of each other whether you have been together a week, a month, ten months or ten years. Manners and polite gestures are a simple way to let that special someone know you love him.