Speakin' of tips...

[NOWorNEVER]

Originally posted by THICKNCHOCLATE:


Compare my "fineness" to a food item. (i.e. Damn girl, you finer than some hamhocks and collards!! )

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ROTFL, I feel ya. I was in the mall once, and no lie, dude was like, "Daaaayum, girl you fine! Thick and yella like cornbread!"
(yes....cornbread )
Some more advice, DO NOT try to "holla" at a female in front of your boys. It'll only hurt you more when you're publicly rejected. Just be a gentleman. Approach her and spark up an intelligent conversation. Any decent woman will respect that.



[This message has been edited by NOWorNEVER (edited June 25, 2001).]

[novella000]

Total, I almost spit my Coke out.

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Originally posted by THICKNCHOCLATE:
Compare my "fineness" to a food item. (i.e. Damn girl, you finer than some hamhocks and collards!! )

Also do not compare our "fineness" to automobiles...yall remember "You Remind Me of My Jeep"

[MS.REVLON]

Originally posted by SweetestDiva:
Just a man that keeps it real and approaches intelligently. The following list may help further my point.

DO NOT...
1. Whisper "Pssssst..." when I walk by. I might turn around, but you can trust it will only be to roll my eyes at you.
2. Refer to me as "lil mama", "shawty" or "boo". Really, this applies even if we're already involved.
3. Even THINK about putting your hands on me when I pass you. You don't know me like that.
4. Send your raggedy friend to tell me you "wanna holla". Junior high is over... you may as well pass me a note.
5. Ask for my number and get pissy when I tell you no. Would you rather I give you a wrong number? Perhaps give you my real number and never answer when you call? Cut your losses.
6. Re-enact the following conversation:
YOU: Do you have a man?
ME: No....
YOU: You do now.
No, I don't. Really.

These are just a few things that irk me. The majority of guys aren't this trifling, but we all know they're out there lurking somewhere.

DITTO,DITTO. You hit it right on the nail sister.

[Sugar_N_Spice]

Originally posted by novella000:
I NEVER give my number to a guy, no matter how nice, fine, etc., that I have just met. I can't remember a time that I have ever felt comfortable doing so.
All of the men I have ever dated have been guys I knew for a while as friends... I have to know he's not an ass and that I can talk to him before we go out.

That's me too, except I have given out my number a few (read, like 3) times, unfortunately. I know the reason I don't have a man at the moment is probably because of this, but since I'm still in school I don't even care b/c I have other things to focus on (grades, job, etc). WHATEVA!!

This is why I do this:

Originally posted by Total Elegance:
You: Ey scruse me, you gotta man?
Me: Yes (lying)
You: Are you happy?
Me: Yes
You: Do you cheat?
Me: WTF?

Another case, true story
You: Hey bru-ti-ful....(yeah that's what he said..brutiful.)
Me: <Blank stare>
You: Is u married?
Me: Yes, showing my ring (I'm lying but I occasionaly wear a ring to keep the strays away but sometimes it doesn't work, cause he approached me.)
You: Girl that ain't no wedding ring. This is a wedding ring (and he shows me his wedding ring.) So can I have your number?

LOL at "Eyscruse me"!! This is why I WILL NOT talk to any-old-body-I-meet-on-the-street. I DO NOT like thugs, gangbangers, criminals, uneducated men, triflin' men, men with no job, and everthing that was one Sweetest Diva's DO NOT list.

Originally posted by SweetestDiva:
DO NOT...
1. Whisper "Pssssst..." when I walk by. I might turn around, but you can trust it will only be to roll my eyes at you.
2. Refer to me as "lil mama", "shawty" or "boo". Really, this applies even if we're already involved.
3. Even THINK about putting your hands on me when I pass you. You don't know me like that.
4. Send your raggedy friend to tell me you "wanna holla". Junior high is over... you may as well pass me a note.
5. Ask for my number and get pissy when I tell you no. Would you rather I give you a wrong number? Perhaps give you my real number and never answer when you call? Cut your losses.

Also add: DO NOT get mad at men b/c I don't wanna give you my phone number and then call me a b&#%h--b/c a minute ago you were tryin' to holla at me!! Also, DO NOT yell "Hey!" or "ey!" at me from across the street b/c I will not respond. When a guy yelled "ey!", a friend of mine used to yell "B...C, D!" back at them, LOL. They used to look at her like she was the crazy one.

Lastly,

Originally posted by OhSoPrettyNikki:
I absolutely hate :
3. Damn you sexy to be a big girl!!!!
Basically anything besides an introduction, I find annoying!

I feel you on that except I always get: "DAYUM!! You are FIIIIIINE for a dark-skinned girl!!" WTF? Then the guy has the nerve to ask me for my number after he insulted me!! I absolutely loathe this comment--as if all light-skinned girls are pretty and all dark-skinned sistahs are butt-ugly?!

These things make me feel glad (for the moment at least) that I am single!!

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"If there is no struggle, there is no progress"--Frederick Douglass

[Steeltrap]

Originally posted by Total Elegance:
The introduction I love:

Hello how are you? My name is ____. I noticed you and wanted to introduce myself to you. Short convo blah blah...I would like to exchange numbers but if you don't feel comfortable with that I'll give you my number. Maybe we can have dinner or a drink sometime. It was nice meeting you.

I've only been approached like that once.

Total Elegance,
Bravo!
Thank you for posting the cultured, classy way for a man to approach a woman that he's interested in. I'm filing this one away in the memory bank to see if a man approaches me with this setup.
Brothers, please take heed of this wonderful advice.

[SableCherub]

hi. what is your name? no bull$hit no sey boos, no sey reds...no comments on my looks or my a$$ets...don't flash your money or your car...BIG turn off...and if you have a girl...even if its on the rocks...keep strollin' by as if you had never seen me... don't say nothin' bad about your mama or your sister...don't touch your stuff...or anywhere near that area while you're talking to me don't stare...it shows a lack of self-control... if you're a freak and looking for one...i'm not the one don't use the word "dsl's"...basic questions...what is your name? where are you from? what do you do? what is your sign? what is your favorite color? is there life out there? not would you like to see a movie? can i take you to dinner? can i buy you a drink? ummm, numyummm... gee golly gee beave...just think before you speak...that would help alot...



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[Miss. Mocha]

LOL AT EACH AND E'RY ONE OF YA!

[dog dog bang bang]

What if a man approaches you one evening and say "Excuse me I hate to impose on your evening, but how would you like something hard and sweet, something that I'm sure would satisfy your evening." And then offer you a peppermint and tell you to have a good night. How would you react before he offer you the peppermint.

[Sexy Mocha]

Originally posted by dog dog bang bang:
What if a man approaches you one evening and say "Excuse me I hate to impose on your evening, but how would you like something hard and sweet, something that I'm sure would satisfy your evening." And then offer you a peppermint and tell you to have a good night. How would you react before he offer you the peppermint.

I'm not sure how I would respond during the pre-peppermint stage...but if the brother is looking good I'd be real disappointed after he hands me the candy.

[THICKNCHOCLATE]

Originally posted by Sexy Mocha:
I'm not sure how I would respond during the pre-peppermint stage...but if the brother is looking good I'd be real disappointed after he hands me the candy.

LOL @ Sexy Mocha!!! Girl, you're too much!!! As for me, I wouldn't react at all up until he gave me the candy...after that, if I'm NOT attached, I might give him the cell ph#!!! I think that's kinda cute

[Ideal08]

Soror Sexy Mocha, you are hilarious!!! LOL!

Originally posted by dog dog bang bang:
What if a man approaches you one evening and say "Excuse me I hate to impose on your evening, but how would you like something hard and sweet, something that I'm sure would satisfy your evening." And then offer you a peppermint and tell you to have a good night. How would you react before he offer you the peppermint.

dog dog bang bang, good to see you're not MIA anymore!

Anywho, if a dude said that to me, my response would be (if I was in a good mood), "Well, it all depends. Lemme see." After the peppermint, though, he'd get str8 clowned (in a good way, of course)! I mean, really, how would a peppermint satisfy your evening??

If I was in a bad mood, though, he wouldn't even get the time of day. And he could keep the peppermint, too.

[HeartbrAKA]

I have decided to never give my number out again because I always get the weirdos. The last guy I gave my number to just didn't have it all.
The phone conversation went like this, now mind you I just met him earlier that day.....

him: how you doin
me: fine
him: i didn't ask you whut you look like, i ax you how you doin
me: um nice try....
him: so whut you got on...
me: ??(click)

What you mean what I got on? WTF? Brothaman kept calling me for a minute asking why I aint neva called him back...so the last time he called I let my brother answer the phone and he pretended to be my angry husband..lol...needless to say ole boy hasn't called back since.

I think I have a "I Accept Rejects" sign across my forehead. Here's what happened to me.
I'm at the gas station minding my own business after work. A turquoise car pulls up to the pump next to me....WTF was he thinking buying a turquoise car...who in the hell makes turquoise cars...and to top it off he had gold teeth....anyway...

Him: How you doing?
Me: Fine
Him: You dressed nice
Me: Just left work
Him: You must got an office job dressed like that.
Me: (thinking) why is this dumb a$$ still here?
Him: You need me to pump your gas
Me: No but you can pay some car notes, damn pumping gas...that's the least of my worries.
Him: You must got a lot of money. You filling your tank all the way up.

I proceeded to get in my car and drive away. I know there are intelligent men out there....I know there are Lord.



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[Sugar_N_Spice]

Originally posted by Total Elegance:
I think I have a "I Accept Rejects" sign across my forehead. Here's what happened to me.
I'm at the gas station minding my own business after work. A turquoise car pulls up to the pump next to me....WTF was he thinking buying a turquoise car...who in the hell makes turquoise cars...and to top it off he had gold teeth....anyway...

Him: How you doing?
Me: Fine
Him: You dressed nice
Me: Just left work
Him: You must got an office job dressed like that.
Me: (thinking) why is this dumb a$$ still here?
Him: You need me to pump your gas
Me: No but you can pay some car notes, damn pumping gas...that's the least of my worries.
Him: You must got a lot of money. You filling your tank all the way up.

I proceeded to get in my car and drive away. I know there are intelligent men out there....I know there are Lord.

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ROTFLMAO at: the turquoise car, you thinking "Why is his dumba$$ still here?", at the fact that he said you must be rich b/c you filled up your tank (HELLO?!--he was dumb)and lastly at you saying there must be some intelligent men in the world...tell me where they are when you find out so I an move to that city b/c there aren't many of them here--and I live in one of the biggest cities in the country!!


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"If there is no struggle, there is no progress"--Frederick Douglass