2008 Woodie Awards
She Said: Why is "the test" used to determine first impressions?
Rachelle Murphy
Issue date: 2/2/06 Section: He Said/She Said
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It is your first date; you are going out with a decent guy. However, you don't know him very well. So to get to see if he is the right person for you, you initiate "the test?" People generally use "the test" on their first date so that they can tell whether or not they are the right person for you. If your date doesn't do nice, courteous things for you, such as opening doors, being polite, etc. He probably is not the person that you are looking for?
We, women make the men go through "the test." We see if they are polite, we ask about their families to see how they treat one another, and we even test them before we date them. Women ask their friends and their date's friends their opinion on the match. If the response is positive, "the test" might be administered more lightly than if the response was negative. The date might not even happen if the response was negative? "The test" will determine whether or not the people can continue to see each other after the first date. The reason why this method is so popular is because it provides a quick, easy way to evaluate someone. No one wants to spend a long time dating a person who is completely wrong for them. It is much better to find out sooner rather than later?
The best advice about "the test" is to just make sure you do not do anything too mean to your date. You do not want to scare your date away!
We, women make the men go through "the test." We see if they are polite, we ask about their families to see how they treat one another, and we even test them before we date them. Women ask their friends and their date's friends their opinion on the match. If the response is positive, "the test" might be administered more lightly than if the response was negative. The date might not even happen if the response was negative? "The test" will determine whether or not the people can continue to see each other after the first date. The reason why this method is so popular is because it provides a quick, easy way to evaluate someone. No one wants to spend a long time dating a person who is completely wrong for them. It is much better to find out sooner rather than later?
The best advice about "the test" is to just make sure you do not do anything too mean to your date. You do not want to scare your date away!