Wow, you got a new haircut. You got the car washed and even vacuumed clean the carpet and Windex the interior too. You cleaned up like never before. New jeans! I mean, this is your first date, after all. You have her phone number and address in your pocket. $40 dollars should be enough for the movie, treats, and some ice cream after the show. You arrive and walk up to the door. Her Dad answers. He’s a cop. OK, be calm. He seems nice enough. Until he says she has to be home by 11:00. That only leaves a half-hour extra for kissin in the car. She is so pretty. You are so nervous. Start to drive off. About a block away she says, “Let’s go to the Teen Center instead.” OK. She gets there and says, “See ya later” and runs off to hang with her girlfriends. At 5 minutes to eleven she says, “Let’s go.” You drive her home and she jumps out of the car without kissing. Dating a pretty girl is always a bit of a challenge. It requires patience. I learned that early on because my Dad said that when he was young he dated Marilyn Monroe's second cousin from Arizona.