Dating advice gone wrong
Erin Bradley, advice columnist extraordinaire at Nerve, calls out some of the worst advice columns in a new weekly series. Below is an excerpt from
Veronica Vixen at
Lowrider Magazine, which is, I'm finding, so much more than pictures of boobs and cars!
The Dilemma: Robert's girlfriend goes all Twilight on him during make-out sessions. How does he criticize her aggressive kissing style without causing offense?
The Advice: "I say the next time you guys are making out give her a taste of her own medicine. Suck on her lower lip and give it a nice little bite and see if she likes it. If she doesn't and she gets a little upset, smile and say, 'Sorry baby, I thought you would like that because you always do that to me.'"
The Rebuttal: Intentionally hurting someone in lieu of communicating like an adult? Sexy! Robbie, there's no way to deliver this news without making someone feel like a huge dork, so get it over with and then compliment her ass off for the new few days.
In the spirit of Nerve's new feature, I'd like to add one from
Beth Harbi via
Down to Earth
on, "How to be more confident on dates in Chicago!" Not only is Beth
desperately in need of spell check, but her advice reads like a
conversation that a seventh grader would have in her diary:
Confidence booster: It's not always you, it's might be them
Face it, bad dates are going to happen. But it's imporant to remember
that it's not a refelction on you. As Silver says, "When you take a bad
date personally your confidence can really suffer" So instead of
thinking, "Gosh, I really dont' understand dating" say to yourself,
"Man, there are a bunch of strange people out there." Don't think "My
date must have flaked out because I'm not that cool," tell yourself,
"My word, people can be so inconsiderate!" If you think all is right
with you, bad dates can be great conversation starters, not an attack
on you ego.
I had this exact conversation with Ernest Hemingway via Ouija board
after a particularly lousy date at High School Musical on Ice. He also
informed me that, unfortunately, gladiator sandals will be in fashion
until 2010. Now THAT'S solid advice.
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