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A little while ago, I apparently went on a date. I say apparently because I had no idea this was a date. It was understandably awkward for both of us. So to help make sure no one else suffers this fate, let's try to define "date."
It's hardly black and white. Is a date simply going to a movie one-on-one? Or do you have to hold hands and make out in the back row to cross the "dateline"?
For someone like me who wants to be everyone's friend, it's easy to wind up dated and confused. Call it drive-by dating.
It was innocent at first. Both of us wanted to see the same movie all our friends saw without us. A trip to the movies with a friend turned into, "Am I giving him enough room on the arm rest?"
Everyone knows the rule, "If you pick her up and you pay, then it's a date." Well, not necessarily. She might have no gas or no cash, or both. So here's what to look for.
A key sign that you are, in fact, on a date is the outfit choice. If she looks good, Heidi Klum good, then congratulations, you just roped one in. If it looks like her outfit was the product of numerous phone calls to friends and countless outfit changes, that's also a good sign.
As important as how she looks when you pick her up is the moment of truth at the ticket counter. If you indeed are dating, you are indeed paying.
Don't get confused. She might rifle through her purse at first as a common courtesy, but a girl on a date won't argue when you fork over the dough.
She might even touch your arm in gratitude. The touching is key. Even if you aren't funny whatsoever, she will laugh and slap you just like in fifth grade. It's a love pat.
Not everything is so violently obvious. Girls are sneaky. If she's touching you and she looks good, and you paid, odds are she also wants to be touched. It's feedback.
She will maneuver herself in a way that makes it easier to touch her. Look for a hand resting on an armrest, playing with her hair or turning her body toward you and leaning in.
If all those signs slip past you - not doing so well, are you slick? - look at her eyes. First, women love this. Also, her eyes will tell you when she wants to be touched. It may sound bizarre, but trust me, you will know. She won't be able to take her eyes off of you.
Let the sexual tension guide you, and trust your instincts.
-Melissa Johnson is an advertising senior.
-This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Daily Aztec.
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