Angus Watson and Tanya Gold look at the classic dating mistakes of the sexes

 WHERE WOMEN GO WRONG

    * They talk about cats, self-help books and soap operas; to men, this is dull and may indicate the beginnings of insanity.
    * They talk about past relationships; the ultimate turn-off.
    * They dress either dress too sluttily, or turn up disguised as Margaret Thatcher.
    * They boast about their highly paid jobs and salaries; this can make less well-paid men feel small, helpless and angry.
    * They get drunk and emotional.
    * They sometimes expect sex on the first date, which can leave men feeling ‘used’.
    * They talk about marriage, families and babies precipitously; men like to feel that marriage is their idea, even if it is plainly not.
    * They give mixed messages; if you like a man, say do, if you don’t, politely disappear.

Angus Watson

 WHERE MEN GO WRONG

    * They lie on their profiles. About everything: height, ‘hair situation’, age, marital status, children...
    * If you’re overweight and 60-years-old don’t expect a warm response form a 23-year-old woman looking for a ‘a sporty man agged 22 to 35’
    * They can’t spell: “Hi Cuttie, how r ya?”
    * They are too pushy: They don’t think that most women prefer to get to know the man a little (email/ phone etc) before they meet a complete stranger.
    * They use sexual innuendo: e.g. to girl who likes fishing: “Will you hold my rod?”
    * They don’t always bother with innuendo: “I want you now you, sexy”
    * They confuse dating with getting laid.
    * They are shy. A bit shy is cute, too shy is weird

Tanya Gold