“…a survey of my girlfriends showed barely any had ever requested a first date.
But why? Isn’t it pretty weird we still follow this age-old courtship script – despite our culture of sexual equality?
I think it is.
But my own research clearly showed women don’t tend to ask men out because they fear they’ll appear sexually aggressive – and therefore less ‘feminine’.
And because they’re told men love the ‘chase’ – so eliminating that aspect of the ‘game’ would be counterintuitive…”
(ed:..can i just register as one male who feels that whole ‘enjoying the chase’/'women sexually aggressive’ meme is just utter bullshit…)
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Rebecca Kamm: Why women don’t ask men on first dates – Life & Style – NZ Herald News.
