Why the French Don’t Date
Oh, French women. By way of a different culture, language, and romantic norms, dating someone from any country is bound to present some serious differences. Understanding the realities of French dating customs requires digging a little deeper than one or two great dates—so we spoke with five women who maintained actual serious romantic relationships, not just a week of abroad flirting. I’ve been on first dates in France that I couldn’t drag even long-term boyfriends to in the U.
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This initially stumped me. What would you like to do? So, if you fancy going to the cinema, tell him you want to go to the cinema. It will be more satisfying for you when he dreams up a fabulous idea for a date because he knows you would just love it. What happened to waiting for the man to contact you after a first date? What about the rules of letting the man be the one to text you first? It always came down to playing it cool and not giving too much away.
When dating the French, however, it is completely normal for the woman to tell the man when she wants to see him again. By all means, get in there and book him in for another date. It is natural in France , for a woman to be completely honest and tell the man she wants to see him again. I was once in this position with a man I had feelings for, I was cautiously optimistic that he felt the same way but neither of us was brave enough to admit our feelings.
After summoning my friends to a crisis coffee meeting, where I had to tell them about what had just happened to me, my friends explained I had, in fact, told him that I liked him a lot — but as a friend. He will say it sooner than you think, since he probably already knows his true feelings for you after the first date. But what happens if you find yourself in a stalemate situation where neither of you is making the move to take your relationship to the next stage?
