Sunday Advice Blogging
Today we are returning to the Teen Guide to Homemaking (a 1961 American text book), to look at Boy-Girl Friendships (their phrase). It's a shame that our text books didn't provide us with information about how to be more interesting to the opposite sex, so I'm making up for it now.
Girls Like a Boy Who...
...has good manners.
...is clean and well-groomed
...dresses neatly and appropriately
...is intelligent
...is a good conversationalist
...is considerate
...is good natured
...is clean-minded
...is honest
...is punctual
...has a sense of humour.
...gets along with other people
Boys Like a Girl Who...
...is attractive and well-groomed
...is neat and clean
...is helpful and considerate
...dresses appropriately
...is dependable
...is a good conversationalist
...is a good listener
...is friendly
...is interested in a boy's hobies
...is modest but not shy
...has good manners
...does not talk about other dates.
You've got to admit there's some jolly desirable stuff there, especially the punctuality.
ReplyDeleteI would add for both, class consciousness, willingness to shout when its your turn, toleration of occasional farting and appreciation of country and western music.
that last posting was not anoymous, it was tenor horn , but I'm still working through all this tecnological shit, so please bear with me.
ReplyDeleteps After a bit of a lay off the moreporks are back at the top of Aro valley.
nice eh.
more positve stuff on line I'd like.
Girls like a boy who is clean-minded.
ReplyDeleteOh dear, that's me out then.