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Dating Guide from 1938 (13 photos)

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  2. Brandon says:

    Hilarious!

  3. Alan the anti feminist says:

    Ah those were the days. Wish I coulda lived back then. I agree with all of them except #11

  4. Anonymous says:

    Good advice, all of it. Except the bra, feel free to go without.

    • Alan Francis says:

      No bra makes it easier to get at ‘em and start frisking up those nips and liveling up those breasts.

      Betcha can’t taste just one!

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  6. magentapyramid says:

    This would be hilarious if it wasn’t so pathetic.

  7. robin yates says:

    how did women get pregnant in those days ?

    • jeff in Australia says:

      Same as they do today silly. Fairies, or storks, depends on your beliefs, but one of those two

  8. April says:

    That book was def written by a man.

    • Mook says:

      Yea, silly to think that a man might know what a man wants. Lets instead have a woman write a book to other women about what a man wants because the butch dike pre-op man author knows what she-he is doing. You women need serious help, guys arn’t any better given but ffs you all compete with each other to the point where you are now wearing uggs (they are slippers), sweat pants, tank tops… This is what a bag woman looks like. Here is a simple tip. Go natural (hair color, makeup, casual dress), eat right and don’t get fat, don’t be a bitch, stop cutting your hair short like us men, try to communicate… amazing, now try that on a date.

      • HellHathNoFury says:

        And I’m sure that you’re successful, in great shape, a man of impeccable manners *as we can tell by your comments* and have a supermodel girlfriend.

      • nytjragn says:

        actually, some women look good with short hair. and there are men who have long hair. early frontiersmen, for example. not all short haired women are lesbians, you know. although i have to say, i do agree with the “natural look” part. i never really cared for wearing make up much myself, and when i did use, i used it sparingly. and i never needed blush. and my lips were always naturall ydark pink – never needed lipstick. so i do agree with you in part.

      • Charlotte says:

        You’re right about one thing: fashion is competition. It’s womens’ competition.

        What you’re misunderstanding here is that fashion is not about getting men. It’s a kind of sport. We already know what men want, but we’d rather have fun, and show off status (which can be communicated through high-priced or difficult-to-find items, regardless of whether or not they make us “attractive” to men) to other girls.

        …(psst! secret!) YOU WILL STILL FUCK US NO MATTER WHAT WE DO / DRESS LIKE. You’d fuck dogs. The only reason a girl should spend so much time worrying about what a guy thought about her, is if she was looking for more than fucking.

        As for the rest of us, we simply have no reason to bend to YOUR desires. If you want your dick sucked, you’ve gotta make sure we’re happy.

        • bring it on says:

          any tips for keeping you happy to get to the sucking part???

  9. Lionhearte says:

    For when a man dances, he wants to dance.
    I lol’d

  10. CHowder says:

    Of course it was written by a man, it’s an instructional article, not a delicious turkey dinner.

  11. HellHathNoFury says:

    By nuns, for nuns.

  12. bryainiac says:

    it makes it seem like men are selfish assholes.

    • Marci157 says:

      Well duh!

  13. MichaelGS says:

    #11 tells me it was written by a woman. no man would ever say that! since the dawn of time we’ve been using alcohol to get busy! its why we have survived as a species. did the dodo’s have alcohol? no and look where it got them!

  14. nytjragn says:

    i, (a female), actually agree with SOME of the advice, but for some of that advice with which i agree, i agree with for reasons other than, “because HE doesn’t like it”. some of this advice is not unsound. for example, the “don’t-discuss-clothing-thing-but-”please-and-flatter-him” ” bit- i agree it’s nice to listen to what another person has to say because you sincerely want to know about your date, or at the very least, to keep the conversation flowing. also, only discussing one’s interest in clothing – “material” things – does indicate a shallow person. any way, i agree with some of the advice, disagree with some and half-agree with the rest, but for slightly different reasons than, “he don’t like it”. it’s really a matter of consideration and courtesy of your date’s feelings… that’s really all it is. and the same advice might go for men – don’t discuss only YOUR interests, and DON’T get sloppy drunk….this advice goes BOTH ways.

  15. CDH says:

    Still good advice, especially regarding behavior and conversation. They guy should steer the conversation towards you and vice versa. Certainly don’t flirt with another man, play with your man’s ears, talk about other dates. It just shows that people have always wanted to be treated with respect and that rude behavior is always out of place. The same logic used in 1938 should be used today in dating and public behavior.

  16. mike says:

    Some of those modern liberal holes out there ought to try to follow this, instead of acting like slobs.

  17. Threewolfy says:

    Ha, I agreed with most of it – it’s just being polite. The woman they are writing this for seems a bit of a mess, getting drunk on the date, talking about the other guys she has fun with, then passing out :)

  18. Chewiesmom says:

    The woman in the photos looks to be actress Shelly Winters!

  19. Krashtester says:

    She looks like she was having a good time, he looks like an uptight boring jerk.

  20. axenstar says:

    I certainly dont want society to go back to a time when it was ok to beat a woman behind closed doors, routinely cheat on your wife, while you violently enforce fidelity on her, or have to use some rosetta stone-type keymastering device to get her undergarnments off, so you both could enjoy a little carnal plaeasure. But all in all, theres at least ONE of the dated, comedically-intended axioms listed here, that might STILL ring a little note of truth, even in our modern world>

    There are few things that make a female look WORSE, than when she agrees to go out with a man on a date, and proceeds to spend half her time dividing her attention between him, another woman she bonds with at the bar, or even worse, another man, bartender, musician in the house band, whatever the case may be. We understand youre a social animal. But how bout controlling your “animal” instincts once in a while? You fully expect men to do the same with theirs so, turnabout can only be fairplay here.

    Many women THINK theyre just expressing independence, and “showing” the man, how attractive and charming and alluring they are to other men, women, people in general, to enforce control and a pattern of respected obedience, in the man like a common canine.

    But what they DONT understand, is that in reality, most guys may already thinking that the girl in question, is at best, suffering from a mentally-dibilitating short attention span, or at worst, has the potential to be nothing more than an attention-seeking, trifling flirt, who will bring them nothing more than infidelity, misery, and disappearing cash, from their bank account.

    I know men can and DO, things that are equally bad, if not worse. But for the purposes of THIS discussion, maybe it wouldnt be the “worst” thing, if women simply attended just this one little session of charm school, just for the day.

    Being the same, “flirt with every person in the place”-boor that you despise in men, hardly makes you anymore of a lady, by imitation.

    • sallykiwi says:

      ha. spot on axenstar. and yes, men can do alot worse, but when I see a tart doing this to some poor chump who may have waited a week or more just to get the nerve up just to ask a girl out, only to have her pull that type of nonsense,,really makes me feel for wat men go thru sometimes.

      i personally, would never do that. and I truly mean, never. Rude, selfish and totally unladylike!!!!!!!!!!

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  23. Michael says:

    I like a classy dame, but not a prude.

  24. jim says:

    This made me mad. The sad thing is, not much has changed.

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