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April 9, 2005
The Man Date
This is amazing (and true):
Anyone who finds a date with a potential romantic partner to be a minefield of unspoken rules should consider the man date, a rendezvous between two straight men that is even more socially perilous.
Simply defined a man date is two heterosexual men socializing without the crutch of business or sports. It is two guys meeting for the kind of outing a straight man might reasonably arrange with a woman. Dining together across a table without the aid of a television is a man date; eating at a bar is not. Taking a walk in the park together is a man date; going for a jog is not. Attending the movie "Friday Night Lights" is a man date, but going to see the Jets play is definitely not.
Seems somewhat apropos given that it seems likely I'll be living with a larger number of guys next year than I have in the past.
Posted by David Richmond at April 9, 2005 11:28 AM EDT
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this new term coined by NYTimes will live in infamy. watch it grow in popularity as blogs go global with it. Hwood movie soon with same title. watch.
Posted by: david hume at April 11, 2005 2:41 AM