Q&A;: Relationships At The Office, Dating Practice

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Yes, it's that time once again: the day we feature your dating and relationship questions. Although we would like to answer each one personally, and with as much detail as possible, the overwhelming amount of inquiries forces us to highlight those that are most interesting to AskMen.com readers; your e-mail may even be answered in the process.

This week's Q&A focuses on dating coworkers, flaky women, why women are attracted to bad boys, and dating regular women to practice for the beauties. David DeAngelo, author of Double Your Dating: What Every Man Should Know About How To Be Successful With Women, has your answers.

What should a guy do if he likes a girl at the office?

Don't date your close neighbors, don't date anyone related to a close friend, and don't dip your pen in the company ink. All of these are very likely to wind up being bad long-term investments.

Better idea: Tease and use all of your best cocky/funny ideas on this girl... great target practice. At some point, one of you will probably no longer work for the same company, and at that point, she will like you so much that you will have fish in a barrel for the shooting.

Women can be very flaky. Is it a good idea to call to confirm before you pick a woman up for a date?

You know, it's been so many years since I've gone to a woman's house to pick her up for a first date, I can't even remember.

I recommend that you do not do something expensive and typical like picking a woman up, taking her to dinner, etc. for a first date.

Instead, either:

Have her come to your place, and leave for a cup of tea from there.
Meet her at a coffee shop that's close to your place, and if she flakes out, you can still enjoy yourself and you're not far from home.

Another rule of thumb I have is to not make a date too far in advance. I've found that oftentimes, you can call a woman up and say, "Let's go get a cup of coffee right now."

It's rare that I would ever make plans more than a day in advance... this also helps prevent flakiness.

Find out why women like bad boys and what you can learn from them, and whether you should "practice" your approach on regular women... Next Page >>