I just happened to be traipsing about the Fedora Lounge and found a link to this sparkling little gem. A Guide for Single Ladies from 1938.
Don't you think these rules (well, most of them anyway) should be revisited by today's society? I was shocked by the dancing one. I always try to be friendly with guys I dance with, just to ease the awkwardness of being so close to each other and not knowing who they are. Do you think this rule applies to guys today?
Don't you think these rules (well, most of them anyway) should be revisited by today's society? I was shocked by the dancing one. I always try to be friendly with guys I dance with, just to ease the awkwardness of being so close to each other and not knowing who they are. Do you think this rule applies to guys today?
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I just found this yesterday! What a coincidence!
I agree with the rules, I guess apart from the dancing one. Although, our "dancing" nowadays doesn't take much concentration, maybe if they were actually doing ballroom...the man would want to concentrate on the steps? I dunno!
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Because man does not want to talk while he's dancing, it takes too much concentration, durnit.
Ah, perhaps I did not make it clear that I was thinking solely of swing dancing. My mistake! For me, it's nice to chat and say hello just to break the ice. But I can certainly see how, as Blair puts it, our "dancing" doesn't require or facilitate the use of words. Now that I think of it though, it is awfully tough on the guys since they are the ones who initiate the steps (in swing dancing, I mean, since that is what I'm more familiar with). Hmm, food for thought.
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