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1 Before I tell you what brought all this on, let’s start with some for-examples. I’ve seen this one happen lots of times on “American Bandstand” and I’ll bet you have, too. A fellow walks over and asks a strange girl to dance. They step out on the floor, sweep into the dance steps and then all of a sudden she starts nodding and waving and saying “hello” to every other person there. When the dance is over, he ambles back to rejoin his gang and she stands there wondering why he isn’t interested in her. It’s simple: He thinks she isn’t interested in him. If a fellow gets up the ambition or the courage to ask a gal for a dance or a date, you can’t blame him if he expects her to pay him attention — at least for the duration.
Here’s another. “He” arrives, is greeted by Mom or Pop, introduced to the rest of the family, then hears a voice floating down the stairs. “Oh, is Tommy here already? I’d better hurry.” Well, along about that time, hurrying isn’t going to do much good. It’s later than you think. One that really got me one time back in high school is this: “He” arrives and you welcome him at the door, then announce, “I just got back from Carol’s house, but it won’t take me more than a few minutes to get ready.” He fidgets for a half-hour, tries to make conversation with your folks, decides he was a goon to knock himself out getting all rigged up on time. He wishes he’d dated Carol — and probably will next time.
Does this sound familiar? He’ll say, “Let’s go to see Pat Boone in ‘Mardi Gras.’ ” You smile and reply. “I’ve seen it.” “Then we could . . .” “I’ve seen it.” “Well, how about . . .” “Oh, I don’t want to do that ... or that . . . or that.” Let ol’ Dick give you a bit of advice. If you’ve seen the first movie he suggests, then tell him what you would like to see. He’ll be glad to go along with your suggestion, because for all you know he might have seen the first movie, too. with another date. The point he wants to make is that he will do his best to entertain you, and he’s just named one place to show you his idea of how best to do it. Your showing an interest by helping him arrive at an alternate idea tells him you’re agreeable.
The one that always used to shake me up the most, though, was the date who couldn’t wait to get to the corner soda shop to let everyone know that she had a date! I know you’ve been a witness to this one. too. The door bursts open and there they are, the two of them — framed in the spotlight with everyone taking notes. Girls, this is the time when the evening can start going downhill, but fast, if you proceed to go about it this way: Instead of going along to join a few friends at the fountain or in a booth, start by saying “hello” to the gang in the first booth, then have a gabfest with the girls in the second one, spin around and work through the first three or four friends ( Continued on page 84)
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