What’s the most romantic thing a girl can do for a guy?
A simple surprise date. A lot of the time I think this gets over thought. When people think of romantic gestures, they either think too sexually or too over the top. Instead of worrying about a super date that involves every cliché activity out there, why not try and just surprise the guy with something simple? The date could be anything from surprising him by bringing ice cream, or a surprise movie date, or anything that the two of you enjoy doing together. As much as girls like to be surprised because it shows that the guy cares and is thinking about them, guys appreciate much of the same things. The important thing is that it’s spontaneous, easy, and creates an environment that’s stress-free.
Do you think guys find smart girls sexy? What about “nerdy” girls?
Yes. My girlfriend will never admit it, but she is much smarter than I am, and I love it. I think it’s great that we can have conversations that go past “what are you up to?” It’s not like we spend every conversation talking about DNA primer synthesis (although yes that happens, we’re both bio nerds), but it helps to have someone to talk to that can hold her own in conversations. We’re #blessed at the University of Michigan to have an extraordinarily high concentration of smart students. Being at this school allows us to see different kinds of intelligences, all of which will attract different guys based on their likes. Any guy that says he “doesn’t like smart girls” only says so because he is intimidated by them. In terms of “nerdy” girls, it all depends on the likes of the guy. “Nerdy” can mean a ton of different things to a ton of different people. The one thing I will say is that dressing up as a “nerd” for Halloween doesn’t count.
Do guys like it when girls make the first move?
Absolutely. Much of the middle school/high school bullsh*t of “Does she like me? Does she want me to kiss her?” still applies in college. Just because we are supposed to be more mature, doesn’t mean we don’t still get nervous in the beginning stages of a relationship. If a girl were to make the first move, it would only affirm that she likes you. Another reason it might be a good thing for girls to make the first move comes from guys not being perceptive. Every girl on the planet is probably rolling her eyes saying “yeah we know guys are idiots.” Obviously there are guys that think they are getting signals sometimes that are clearly not and make a fool of themselves; however, there are guys that can’t recognize the signals in the first place. When my girlfriend and I first started dating, there were times when she claims she was giving me the signal that she liked me, and I clearly wasn’t receiving it. After a couple more dates, I finally figured it out and put the pieces together, but sometimes, a guy might need the girl to make the first move. And yeah, it’s scary, and yeah you might be wrong and get shot down afterwards, but hey, it’s no less scary for us, and you might be glad that finally did.
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