Wining and dining best way to woo women

[sabra]

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L26132894.htm

Wining and dining best way to woo women

LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - Forget expensive presents or costly jewellery. Wining and dining is the best way for men to woo women, scientists said on Tuesday.

Researchers at Imperial College London developed a mathematical formula and modelled courtship as a sequential game to find the best way to impress the ladies.

Their results show that offering an expensive present signals the man's serious intentions but he must be wary of being exploited by gold-diggers who will dump him after receiving the gift.

"Guys are less likely to offer expensive gifts to females they don't have a long-term interest in. And girls won't be impressed with cheap gifts. By offering expensive but worthless gifts, such as dinner and theatre trips, the male pays no cost if the invitation isn't accepted," said Dr Peter Sozou, of University College London (UCL).

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[Racenut20]

1. woo ??????? Do we still do that in the age of "relationships" ???

[MissMillie]

2. Gosh, I hope so!

I want to be wooed. (And I'm happy to reciprocate.)

[short bus president]

4. when it happens,

will you post here to tell everyone you "got wood?" :evilgrin:

[MissMillie]

6. LOL

probably not. I don't kiss (or anything else) and tell.

[northzax]

3. especially the 'wining' part

beer goggles are your friend!

[Spinzonner]

5. I prefer whining and droning

Keeps em away every time

[On the Road]

7. What They're Forgetting Is

that regardless of economics, a nice restaurant meal can be a very special experience. A woman may appreciate a present, she will appreciate YOU if you have a nice dinner and conversation with her.

The effect works for ongoing relationships, too.

[pitohui]

8. good way to have space to sit and talk

a meal in a gourmet restaurant, where time is taken over food and wine, means a couple hours or more of uninterrupted face time where you sit and talk on a wide-ranging number of topics

a meal in a lesser restaurant is rushed by staff who are in contests to turn-over and see who can upsell the most desserts and it's noisy and not the same experience

[zbdent]

9. Especially in the Repuke manner -

where you drug the wine . . .