Dating Manners
Here are the manners that a gentleman and a lady should not forget when they are in a date:
FOR THE GENTLEMAN:
- A gentleman remains standing until all ladies are seated and always rises when a lady enters, except in waiting room and other pubic places.
- Gentleman should help a lady up the step of a bus by giving a slight lift with his hand at her elbow.
- Gentleman should be the first one to gets off the bus and then turns to help his lady companion step down.
- Gentleman should seats his lady companion in her chair at the table before he himself sits down to eat.
- Gentleman should ask the lady what she would like to order and then usually gives both orders to the waiter.
- Gentleman should let a lady precede him down the aisle in a movie house if there is an usher. If there is an usher, the gentleman should goes ahead to find seats.
- Gentleman should guide a lady by the arm when crossing a street with heavy traffic.
FOR THE LADY:
- The lady should be as early as her escort on a date.
- The lady should not order expensive food and drinks when her escort takes her to a restaurant for a snack.
- The lady should politely insist on being taken home at the time she is expected to go home.
- The lady should show appreciation for the courtesies her escort shows her by being a pleasant companion but she should never allow familiarities from the gentleman or from other boys.
- The lady should observe good conduct and simplicity at all times. She can be refined without being a bore.