Absurd Dating Advice List

56 If you look good in sweaters, wear one on every third date. 57 Dress differently from the other girls in the office. 58 Get a sunburn. 59 Watch your vocabulary. 60 Go on a diet if you need to. 61 When you are with him, order your steak rare. 62 Don’t tell him about your allergies. 63 European women use their eyes to good advantage. Practice in front of a mirror. 64 Buy a full-length mirror and take a good look before you go to greet him. 65 Change the shade of your stockings and be sure to keep the seams straight! 66 Get that fresh-scrubbed look by scrubbing!

A cropped page from a vintage etiquette or dating-advice book lists numbered instructions for women, including wearing sweaters on every third date, getting a sunburn, dieting, ordering steak rare, hiding allergies, practicing eye contact, and keeping stocking seams straight. The joke comes from the bizarre, controlling, and outdated rules being presented as serious romantic advice, making the image useful as a reaction to ridiculous life tips or old-fashioned gender expectations.

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