A member of the opposite sex enters the train carriage and sits down opposite, crossing her legs and smiling shyly at you. Smiling back, and wanting to impress, you pull some telling reading matter from your bag. Is it likely to be
What Car?
When Saturday Comes
The Economist
At home, however, you're halfway through
Bill Clinton's memoirs
Tony Parsons' The Family Way
Stuff magazine, leavened with the occasional foray into Zoo Weekly or Nuts
What will you need to clear out from under your bed before she spends the night?
Condoms and a box of tissues
Food
A can of WD-40 and an assortment of screwdrivers
You got off at the same stop. Rather than following her home, you asked her if she'd like to join you next week
at the Dr Who convention on the weekend
for a home-cooked supper
at the cinema
And - oh, joy! - she accepted. Where will you take her for a bite to eat?
Wagamama. Long benches, no candles or roses - we can always move on if she's willing
A fashionable little place in Soho that might get a Michelin star next year
McDonalds. The birds like the new salad range, apparently
She stayed the night. It's Sunday morning, and as you pull her close and marvel at the welcoming softness of her body, you propose:
You propose. No point in wasting time, is there? You might as well find out if she's interested
A light brunch - maybe brioche and some toast, with plenty of coffee - followed by a stroll in the local park
A few hours of Sims 2, followed by a curry from the local
It isn't long since her last relationship ended, and she's having trouble forgetting him. What's your response?
"I understand how you feel. But let's not spoil the chances of this working out."
"Where's he live? I know a bloke in Streatham who can deal with those kinds of guys."
"Are you trying to tell me something?"
You've offered to cook. What will it be?
A slow-cooked spiced lamb stew with rice, followed by crumble and two or three unusual cheeses
Asparagus, followed by oysters and baked Alaska
One of those posh pizzas from Tesco, with a few tinned olives scattered on top. If she's on Atkins, she can have the cheesy bits
It isn't going well. But how are you going to extricate yourself from the three-month-old relationship?
Over a drink
Via email
On the phone
She got there first, actually. You've been dumped. Where do you seek solace?
The pub, with a friend
Medal of Honor: Frontline
Your iPod. In bed
