Where’s the Woo?

Stop texting and start talking. Keep planning stuff that shows us you want to impress us, that you’re interested in us, that you’re glad you took the ten minutes out of your day to ask us out. Or that you still love us and want to spend some special time with us even though we’ve been married for twenty years. We love that. It doesn’t have to cost a cent. Just show us you that you thought about it. You know we’d do it for you if we were doing the asking.

You may not see a future beyond one date, but have you heard of a little thing called karma? And have you heard of a little phenomenon called word-of-mouth? Women have friends and we just love to tell our friends when something good happens. Wouldn’t you rather we use our 20,000 words a day to spread your good instead of your evil?

To mark the Return of the Woo, I’d like to share my favorite personal story as inspiration:

Man calls woman on the telephone. It’s Monday and he asks her out for Saturday. He tells her he’s got a plan but it’s a surprise. Bring something warm to wear.

Woman meets man in a park near his house about an hour before sunset. Man is carrying a picnic basket. Man and woman walk to Coit Tower in San Francisco. He unpacks picnic basket to reveal two bottles of wine, two wine glasses, cheese, crackers, and grapes. Conversation ensues, stomachs jump, smiles endure, sun sets, and conversation continues. Man offers his coat to woman to keep her warm. The moon is full, hands touch, eyes lock, and kissing begins.

And that, my friends, is how it’s done. There’s nothing complicated or expensive about it. Just good, old-fashioned romance.

Please share your favorite stories and then direct those in need of some wooing guidance here to review them.

With a little a little teamwork, I think we can return to our days of dating glory.