04-07-2006, 05:38 PM
As a guy, I am not sure guys understand the rules of social niceties, plus, things have changed. It has been over 10 years since I have had a first date.
"hailed a cab, opened the door and jumped in before me"
Opening the door for you would have seemed old fashion and weird maybe. Climbing in first to a cab means crawling across the backseat right? Maybe he consciously or unconsciously thought he was doing you a favor.
"I was carrying the wine and he never offered to take the bag from me"
I hate carrying things and he was probably nervous. One of the remaining gender splits in this world is that women carry things and men don't.
"didn't pour wine for me when he poured for himself or when my glass was empty"
Offering you wine would have been nice, but again, he might have been avoiding any appearance that he was trying to get your drunk. People used to drink so much more and would always finish their drink and even the bottle of wine. These days, many people drink much less, and will leave wine in the bottle, etc. He doesn't know anything about your drinking habbits and doesn't want to jump to conclusions.
"hailed a cab, opened the door and jumped in before me"
Opening the door for you would have seemed old fashion and weird maybe. Climbing in first to a cab means crawling across the backseat right? Maybe he consciously or unconsciously thought he was doing you a favor.
"I was carrying the wine and he never offered to take the bag from me"
I hate carrying things and he was probably nervous. One of the remaining gender splits in this world is that women carry things and men don't.
"didn't pour wine for me when he poured for himself or when my glass was empty"
Offering you wine would have been nice, but again, he might have been avoiding any appearance that he was trying to get your drunk. People used to drink so much more and would always finish their drink and even the bottle of wine. These days, many people drink much less, and will leave wine in the bottle, etc. He doesn't know anything about your drinking habbits and doesn't want to jump to conclusions.