The holidays are here, with Christmas less than twenty days away and New Years trailing soon after. John Carney posed a
humorous "guide to Holiday romance" over at his blog, and I've highlighted some of the important ones.
Avoid dating a girl just because she is your favorite bartender. Where are you going to drink when you want to forget her?
Avoid any girl who really likes girls who blog about their sex lives. She’s just too lazy to ruin your name right now. She’ll find a way later.
Avoid any girl who follows you on twitter. She’s already stalking you.
Avoid any girl who didn’t like “Once.” She’s dead inside.
Avoid any girl you meet in the bar where you and your friends are watching a game. She thinks she’s figured out guys. She hasn’t. She’ll fuck everything up all the while thinking she’s very clever about men.
Avoid any girl who tells you she thinks she feels a spark between the two of you. Her mind is trapped in a Sweet Valley High novel.
Avoid any girl who you never found attractive before but suddenly looks hot. You’re drunk.
And maybe of most interest to Datingish contributors and readers:
Avoid any girl who frequently blogs about her sex life. You know how that one goes.
Mostly, they are just funny, but they're all rooted in truth. I have to say that the sports bar one shatters everything I've ever believed about meeting guys. Cosmo must have taught me when I was young:
go to sports and alcohol and the boys will flock to you. While I love "Once," I hate "The Notebook" and I'm pretty sure that's the equivalent. And beware of any guy who wrongs me: I really will air all your dirty, sexy laundry out on the blogosphere.
What do you think? Are there any holiday dating rituals you follow? What do you think about John's list?
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I think these are rules that should be followed year round, not just the holidays. :D
"Avoid any girl you meet in the bar where you and your friends are watching a game. She thinks she’s figured out guys. She hasn’t. She’ll fuck everything up all the while thinking she’s very clever about men."
Hahahahaha! This is friggin gospel! I can't stand bar flies!
bars are just poor excuses for ppl who don't have the courage to go up to the person they are interested in and let them know it.
I sometimes worry about women who don't like the movie "Once" well. WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S TOO INDIE?! That's why you want to cry about it!!
I always recommend guys avoid women who blog about their sex lives. It makes men self-conscious thinking, "Will that orgasm I gave her last night be a featured post tomorrow? What about when I didn't perform well??" And the next day there is a post about coping with ED and although you SAY it's for your friend, we all know what that's really about...
"Avoid any girl who frequently blogs about her sex life. You know how that one goes."
And how exactly does that go, lol?
i think he's had one-too-many "bad" experiences with the opposite sex
41 makes me want to go make out at a christmas party...
and someone needs to make the list of guy to avoid fyi
:)
Avoid any girl who you never found attractive before but suddenly looks hot. You’re drunk.
That's great
sometime i make this mistake~! >.<
what the heck is "once?"
@SerenaDante@xanga - 'well the new guy is like 4 inches shorter than the last, if you know what i mean, i almost laughed...' i felt sry for the guy after reading that.
...
'once' may be one of the best opera/metal albums with female vox but idk... for those who are equally confused:
'...my loving heart lost in the dark...' from nightwish' song nemo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO4LyKd-Hws
honestly i'd kinda make the opposite point. if you like 'once' then you probably are a bit dead inside, probably from 'romanticide' xD. anyway what is wrong with dead girls? (yes a reference to rob zombie's "living dead girl" X)
@MissPixieGlitter@xanga - It's a sweet little movie that came out last year. I thought it was kinda random on this list though, even if it's sorta true =P
@Roadlesstaken@xanga - ah. lol, maybe i'll watch it after finals, but notebook-type movies scare me.
@MissPixieGlitter@xanga - Hmm, I wouldn't say it's like The Notebook, but it does have a musical-vibe to it. If anything, listen to the song Falling Slowly. It won for best song at the Oscars =D
Avoid any girl from class you hardly know, that adds you on Myspace. Yes? or No? >_<
Avoid any girl who really likes girls who blog about their sex lives.
She’s just too lazy to ruin your name right now. She’ll find a way
later.
..Huh?
Is that a typo?
Found out #1 and #7 the hard way.
@SerenaDante@xanga - I was wondering the same thing...?
hahaha i fell asleep during "Once".
frankly, i think you are off on many of them.
HAHA "Avoid any girl who you never found attractive before but suddenly looks hot. You’re drunk."
Lol. Indeed.
@SerenaDante@xanga - I want to know too! That one makes no sense to me.
@lenybobsyouruncle@xanga - I sort of lost you after about the first sentence, but in response to that - umm, so? If a guy dates a girl that actually likes him, she won't write something like that but rather try to make him out to be the best guy yet, unless she's just really rude. And in that case, he shouldn't date her because of her rudeness, not because of her blog.
@BlehhItsTu@xanga - only if she 'is new in town' and has no friends from previous town
A few suggestions:
"avoid any girl who frequently comments/contributes to datingish"
"avoid any girl who is the immediate family to a close friend or ex"
"avoid any girl who still has NKotB posters all over her room/apartment"