Women Asking Men for Dates

This paper will explore the question of whether women should ask men out on dates. The discussion will take the position that, even in today's modern world, where women have equal rights in the workplace, as a general rule, women should not ask men out on dates.

Today, many women earn just as much as their male counterparts. Also, many Americans, especially younger ones, do not think it is at all strange or improper for a women to ask a man she is romantically interested in, out on a date. There are numerous articles that have been written on the subject which appear in popular women's magazines, and quite a few successful marriages have evolved from situations where the women asked the man out for the first date.

One article, "Will You Go Out With Me," was written by a woman named Laura Ullman. This article, which appeared in Newsweek, suggested that young women can and should ask men out on dates. The article, written by Ms. Ullman when she was a college student, mentioned several reasons why this type of dating situation is acceptable. First, she said that many college students are more comfortable with informal dates, for outdoor activities, then for formal dinner dates. Second, the article suggests that when a woman asks a man out it helps build a healthy friendship prior to dating. Third, Ullman states that casual dating (which can occur when a woman asks a man out) improves people's social lives.

However, what Ms. Ullman's article fails to note it that a

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es. Those authors think that asking a man out on a date is like talking to him first a woman can destroy the natural order of things. They believe that the natural order of things occurs when a man speaks to a woman first. Those writers also maintain that when a woman pursues a man he is more likely to accept a date just because he's flattered and curious, not because he's really interested. Moreover, the danger in a woman asking a man out is that eventually he'll spot a woman whom he's really interested in, he'll ask her out and drop her! Thus, they take the position that it's better to have the man do most of the work in the beginning of the relationship because that will set the tone for how the two of them relate to each other later on. When a man is truly interested in a woman he will find a way to ask her out. If a man does not ask a woman out, then he could be childlike, boyish, immature, insecure, unsure of whether he wants a relationship, or really more of a wimp than a man in the first place. So, if a woman wants to date a man who does not have enough presence of mind to a) notice her and b) ask her on a date, then she should feel free to ask out anyone she chooses, but she should not complain when what she gets

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