By CHAD LAWSON
chad@du2.byu.edu
Valentine's Day is upon us and it is now time for the male population of BYU to shine. All you have to do to impress your lady love, guys, is follow this simple council.
I am talking to the male population at BYU who have a date this weekend and are desperate to impress that special somebody.
The first step to having a successful date is to find that someone to ask. Since you have already got this covered, I am not going to help you too much here, because I am not a matchmaker, but merely an expert on how not to mess up your date.
I hope you have a little something planned, and I hope you planned it for Saturday instead of the actual V-Day, which will be held on a Sunday this year. If we have climbed that first hurdle, then we are on our way.
Girls will be happy with the basic date. A girl wants to be treated nicely and pampered with gifts, flowers and food.
Hopefully, you have a nice place to eat in mind that will be fun for both parties involved. It does not necessarily have to be the most expensive place in town, but remember this is for those trying to impress. I realize that some of you may consider El Azteca fine dining, but it is not going to do the job of impressing the girl. Take her somewhere where you have the option of ordering something besides a bean burrotio at Taco Bell. By doing this you can set the tone because the girl will take care of her first need, which is FOOD.
Now that you are enjoying a good meal, it is important to have good conversation. The number one rule with this is to never, ever, EVER start any sentence with 'When I was on my mission.' Trust me on this one. You don't want to be the guy that talks about his mission all night. She doesn't care about how you biked up hill in the snow or got caught in a flood. Talk about how pretty she looks and how she is different from all those other girls, and you should be OK.
It should be noted that this article is also aimed at those who are not on a first date, but somewhere in between the second or third date and engagement. I guess that only covers a two month span, huh? What's up with that anyway?
Let's get back to the date now. After a nice dinner you can do the traditional movie thing, which I don't think is possible to screw up because you just sit there. I take that back because you could take her to some movie where there is no possibility of crying. You must remember that crying is good and even for guys it is cool to cry.
If you make it passed the movie, guaranteed the girl will be ready for dessert. That can be something you have made at home and you can enjoy it there. Make sure you know how to make it, and can make it fairly good. I suggest buying cookie dough at the store and getting ice cream for it. I'm trying to keep it simple for you.
There it is laid out for all of you to follow. Good luck to all of you on Saturday night. As for me I will be working with my Valentine at a restaurant. My Valentine wanted to work instead of going out for a night on the town, because she knows that I am romantic all year round.