Comments on: Interview #1

By: Dave Pullig

Dave Pullig — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:15:53 +0000

The american dating game is funny to watch. The sense of a monopoly of time is annyoing to watch in your friends. I know a guy who was amazing at golf, he could be playing for any school he wanted to. Instead of keeping up with his game in the off season with the rest of the guys, he hung out with his girlfriend on the weekends. His handicap rose by almost 10 points coming into senior year. He is now going to UNT, without scholarship.

The abality to be apart without feeling guilty would be nice from time to time. I want to second matthew’s opinion on the natural look!

By: Matthew Miller

Matthew Miller — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:59:37 +0000

I can definately see how she could be confused with the dating game. I’ve lived here all my life and im still confused. I’m never quite sure whats a date and whats not. I wish dating was simpler. She is right about the possessiveness of people that are in relationships. Also, I really dont like it when women spend too much time on their looks. I like the more natural look that she talked about.

By: Kimberly Waddle

Kimberly Waddle — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:28:47 +0000

It seems unusual to me that there would be such drastic differences between dating here and in Germany. The comment about jealousy not being natural struck me as odd. I say that because the entire purpose behind life is to create offspring, and jealousy is a natural reaction to a biological threat to you continuing your genetic code. Either way, it just seems really strange to me that there would be such a big difference between here and there.

By: Brent Sherman

Brent Sherman — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:43:41 +0000

Well the whole article is foreign to me because I don’t do a lot of the stuff that is promoted in the interview. However, I could see it both ways. It seems to me that there is that type of individualism that is prevalent in the United States where people run and do their own thing. That would happen to spill over into the way we form romantic relationships. The way it seems that Germans go about this is that they have groups of friends running around, and two of them at a time might be dating, but they still do it as a group. I don’t think the differences are that big, it’s just that both Germans and Americans do it in different ways.

By: Kelsey Liggett

Kelsey Liggett — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:45:51 +0000

I wouldn’t say her outlook on the American dating scene is entirely accurate, because I know plenty of people who still hang out with all their other friends after starting to date someone. Then again, I also know people who cannot go fifteen minutes without texting or calling whoever they’re dating. Which makes going to the movies with those people really annoying, haha.

I guess it seems to me that although she’s made some interesting observations, she doesn’t quite have the whole picture.
(Sorry this is late!)

By: Emily Bright

Emily Bright — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:57:27 +0000

When i was little my parents, especially my father taught my sister and i to be “ladies”. Were taught from a young age the proper ettiqutte of being a young lady. This entails crossing your legs, if your wearing a dress keep your knees together, place your napkin in your lap, do not talk over others, etc. I believe we are being trained from a young age for the dating world.

I believe in good hygene and looking presentable. when i was young we were told to brush our hair and teeth before doing anything else. We had to shower everyday and im glad i was tuaght to do so because now i have these things instilled into adulthood.

I also beleive that when you become a couple, you dont lose yourself or your friends. I think that in order to have a healthy relationship you need to hold on the a little of who you were before you met your significant other. Dont shut out your friends, because evetually your going to get on eachothers nerves.

By: Justin Kooker

Justin Kooker — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:45:00 +0000

I was interested in the contrast in cultures between Germany and the USA when it comes to the interactions of men and women. I agree with a lot of what the Germans do. Although I can see to integrate some of the American interactions. I don’t like the hoop-la for dressing up and being clean cut. I often get frustrated with it.

By: Ashtyn Leslie-Hodge

Ashtyn Leslie-Hodge — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:42:36 +0000

I agree with most of the things she said. But, then again I think it all is different based on who you ask and what circumstances they are under.

I was raised to “present myself”. Which means I was taught to dress up before going out, always fix my hair with hairspray/curl/straighten, and to wear make-up. While I don’t always do these things to go to school (especially in the summer because I am friggin’ tired in the morning from late nights), I always fix myself up before I leave to go out with my husband and/or my friends or go to work. That’s just what I was taught to do. I just don’t like looking like I don’t care, I guess.

I cannot really fall into the “coupleness” thing, where you only hang out with your significant other and other couples. Our friends are all single and they always invade our house. We don’t mind because we like the company, but I DO know people who shut everyone out after they couple off/get married.

Anyway, I enjoyed the overall outlook of the German dating scene.

By: Jason McGee

Jason McGee — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:37:50 +0000

Her whole idea of relationships is a little weird for me. Her idea of dating in America and dating in Europe just kind of threw me off. I do agree with the whole idea of living together before your married because I’ve known many people who have split up because they didn’t realize what it would be like to live with that person. But the whole idea of going out with friends and having cliques in Germany happens in America as well so that doesn’t really seem special to Germany. But other than that right there, I mostly agree with everything she said. Yes, just realized I switched my idea of this whole thing right on the fly. But that’s how I roll.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:17:06 +0000

I disagree with many of her ideas on relationships, but much of that comes from my Christian upbringing and not so much related to an American way of looking at things. For instance the living with someone before you are married, it seems to be the norm both here and in Germany, but I would not subscribe to it. Perhaps many of the other things that bothered me are because of my lack of knowledge in the subject of dating, but many of the ideas she expressed such as going out w/ someone you just met does not seem right to me.