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[Jina]

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The Ten Best Ways for a Man to Impress a Woman

What do women want from men? Oh, not much. Adoration, eternal loyalty, and all the bathroom surfaces to ourselves. Time, babies and the moon on a string. The list could go on forever, and there are probably as many different answers as there are women. But, after scrutinising the opposite sex for an observation period lasting my entire adult life, and consulting with members of my distinguished coven, I have drawn up this list of friendly hints under the working title "George, Don't Do That: but please do this, and this and this".

1. Ask Me Questions
Over dinner, in a restaurant, nothing beats a good question or two.
It doesn't really matter what you ask, though "How was your day?" is generally better than "What's your name again?"

2. Stop Asking Questions
After you have asked enough questions, particularly the right ones,
there will come a time when you should stop - when you're in bed together.
"Do you mind awfully if I undo your bra?" is not sexy.
The only appropriate questions are "Is that nice?" and its cognates.

3. Call Me Back Straightaway
It's sure. It's decisive. It's polite. Verbose, over-worked text messages just look keen and girly.
Be a man and say it in 350 characters or don't say it at all. *Some text missing* isn't hot.
Neither are emoticons. Many a blossoming relationship has been killed stone dead by a ;{

4. Don't Be Tight
When it comes to small change, taxi fares, coffee money, tips and treats, penny-pinching is a huge turn off.
That said, extreme generosity early on in a relationship is scary and a bit gauche.
Lobster is for anniversaries, not the first date.

5. Carry My Bags
If they're heavy, please don't make a fuss about it, just do it.
Low-key chivalry and high forearm extensor strength are both good.
Door opening can turn into a bit of a silly gavotte ("You first!" "No, you!") and walking
on the side of the pavement nearest the road is a daft throwback, but spontaneous case-carrying works every time.

6. Don't Hide Your Appreciation
There is no girl alive who doesn't want a priapic response to a new dress.
Obviously the problem with involuntary physical responses is that they are involuntary,
but should you find yourself, so to speak, engaged by her new outfit, then why not let her know?
(This only applies to couples. Note: most of these hints, if misapplied,
could result in a prison sentence, so do only try them at home.)

7. "No" to:
Clammy hands, grunting in public, salivating into earholes, "sexy" tickling,
jokes about love handles and twanging bras.

8. "Yes" to:
a firm touch and a smooth hand, a frank attitude to nudity (ie, can walk to the bathroom without embarrassment),
evident and matter-of-fact carnal enjoyment, and an attentive approach to often overlooked areas of the female body -
ie, there is more to me than just the rude bits, OK?

9. Talk About Ex-Girlfriends
Go carefully. Too much detail and we will assume you are still hung up on them.
Blanket silence and we'll assume the same. We are best satisfied with a fond little anecdote that puts her
in a slightly bad light. Don't slag her roundly, however, or we will conclude that you're not quite a gentleman.

10. And Finally:
the three golden words. King Arthur's knight Gawain was sent off on a quest to find out the answer
to the riddle of what women wanted, but after schlepping up and down Ye Olde High Street,
he had a head-scrambling number of contradictory replies, from "kindness" to "Jimmy Choos"
(or the early mediaeval‎ equivalent, probably "cat gut clogs").
Finally, he bumped into a loathly lady in a magic wood who whispered three words in his ear.
(I think he had to marry her first - there may be a lesson there.)
Anyway, the lady may have been loathly but her words hold true today. All a woman really wants? "Her own way."

< Vocabularies >

1. cognate   ADJ : oft ADJ with n
Cognate things are related to each other.[ FORMAL ]
    cognate words.

2. penny-pinching 1. N-UNCOUNT
Penny-pinching is the practice of trying to spend as little money as possible.
    Government penny-pinching is blamed for the decline in food standards.   
3. turn-off 2. N-COUNT : usu sing
Something that is a turn-off causes you to lose interest or sexual excitement.[ INFORMAL ]

4. gauche ADJ
If you describe someone as gauche, you mean that they are awkward and uncomfortable in the company of other people.
    We're all a bit gauche when we're young.
    She was a rather gauche, provincial creature.
=awkward  

5. make a fuss 4. PHRASE : V inflects
If you make a fuss or kick up a fuss about something, you become angry or excited about it and complain.[ INFORMAL ]
    I kick up a fuss if my wife wants to spend time alone.

6. low-key ADJ
If you say that something is low-key, you mean that it is on a small scale rather than involving a lot of activity or being made to seem impressive or important.
    The wedding will be a very low-key affair.
    He wanted to keep the meetings low-key.
7. chivalry
2. N-UNCOUNT
In the Middle Ages, chivalry was the set of rules and way of behaving which knights were expected to follow.
    the age of chivalry.   
8. forearm extensor strenth

팔뚝힘?

9. gavotte

The gavotte (also gavot or gavote) originated as a French fork dance.

It is notated in 4/4 or 2/2 time and is of moderate tempo.

10. pavement 1. N-COUNT : oft supp N
A pavement is a path with a hard surface, usually by the side of a road.[ BRIT ]
    He was hurrying along the pavement.

11. daft(=silly) throwback N-COUNT : usu sing, oft N to n
If you say that something is a throwback to a former time, you mean that it is like something that existed a long time ago.
    The hall is a throwback to another era with its old prints and stained-glass.

12. involuntary 2. ADJ
You use involuntary to describe an action or situation which is forced on someone.
    insurance policies that cover involuntary unemployment.
=   forced  

13. grunting 1. VERB
If you grunt, you make a low sound, especially because you are annoyed or not interested in something.
    The driver grunted, convinced that Michael was crazy.

14. salivating  VERB
When people or animals salivate, they produce a lot of saliva in their mouth, often as a result of seeing or smelling food.
    Any dog will salivate when presented with food.
=    drool  
15. tickling  1. VERB
When you tickle someone, you move your fingers lightly over a sensitive part of their body, often in order to make them laugh.
    I was tickling him, and he was laughing and giggling.

16. love handles

A layer of fat that is deposited around a person's midsection, especially visible on the sides over the abdominal external oblique muscle.
They are called "love handles" because they provide a soft place to rest one's hand while one's arm is around a person.

17. twanging  1. VERB
If you twang something such as a tight string or elastic band, or if it twangs, it makes a fairly loud, ringing sound because it has been pulled and then released.
    people who sat at the back of class and twanged an elastic band.
    The song is a fiery mix of twanging guitar with relentless drumming.
    The fiddle began to twang.

18. carnal    ADJ : usu ADJ n
Carnal feelings and desires are sexual and physical, without any spiritual element.[ FORMAL ]
    Their ruling passion is that of carnal love.
=    sexual  

19. attentive    1.    ADJ
If you are attentive, you are paying close attention to what is being said or done.
    He wishes the government would be more attentive to detail in their response.

20. anecdote   N-VAR : oft N about n
An anecdote is a short, amusing account of something that has happened. 
21. slag   N-COUNT
Slag is used by some people to refer to a woman who they disapprove of because they think she is sexually immoral.[ BRIT, INFORMAL, OFFENSIVE ]

22. schlepping 1. VERB
If you schlep something somewhere, you take it there although this is difficult or inconvenient.[ AM, INFORMAL ]
    You didn't just schlep your guitar around from folk club to folk club.
=   lug  

23. mediaeval‎  ADJ : usu ADJ n
Something that is medieval relates to or was made in the period of European history between the end of the Roman Empire in 476 AD and about 1500 AD.
    a medieval castle.
    the medieval chroniclers.

24. loath ADJ : v-link ADJ to-inf
If you are loath to do something, you do not want to do it.
    The new finance minister seems loth to cut income tax.
=    reluctant  

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 <Questions>
1. What do you think about these 10 ways? Do these make sense?

    Talk about each single way and if you have anything have done that or expirence, let's share

     yours with your members.
2. Is there anything that you don't agree? tell us about that and why?
3. Can you add something to these?
4. What can be in "The Ten Best Ways for a Woman to Impress a Man"?

   can you list them?

[Eric Yoo]

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[Jina]

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[Jamess]

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[Jina]

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[Jamess]

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