by Sac Barb
In
the world of romance, one single rule applies:
Make the woman
happy.
Do something she likes and you get points.
Do something she
dislikes and points are subtracted.
You don't get any points for doing
something she expects. Sorry, that's the way the game is played.
Here
is a guide to the point system:
SIMPLE
DUTIES
You
make the bed (+1)
You make the bed, but forget the decorative pillow
(0)
You throw the bedspread over rumpled sheets (-1)
You go out to buy
her what she wants (+5) in the rain (+8)
But return with beer (-5)
You
check out a suspicious noise at night (+1)
You check out a suspicious
noise, and it is nothing (0)
You check out a suspicious noise and it is
something (+5)
You pummel it with iron rod (+10)
It's her pet
(-20)
SOCIAL
ENGAGEMENTS
You
stay by her side the entire party (0)
You stay by her side for a while,
then leave to chat with an old school friend (-2)
Named Tina (-10)
Tina
is a dancer (-20)
Tina has silicone implants (-80)
HER
BIRTHDAY
You
take her out to dinner (+2)
You take her out to dinner and it's not a
sports bar (+3)
Okay, it's a sports bar (-2)
And it's all-you-can-eat
night (-3)
It's a sports bar, it's all-you-can-eat night, and your face is
painted the colors of your favorite team (-10)
A
NIGHT OUT
You
take her to a movie (+1)
You take her to a movie she likes (+3)
You take
her to a movie you hate (+6)
You take her to a movie you like (-2)
It's
called 'Death Cop' (-3)
You lied and said it was a foreign film about
orphans (-15)
YOUR
PHYSIQUE
You
develop a noticeable potbelly (-15)
You develop a noticeable potbelly and
exercise to get rid of it (+10)
You develop a noticeable potbelly and
resort to baggy jeans and baggy Hawaiian shirts (-30)
You say, "It doesn't
matter, you have one too." (-8000)
THE
BIG QUESTION
She
asks, "Do I look fat?" (-5) (Yes, you lose points no matter what)
You
hesitate in responding (-10)
You reply, "Where?" (-35)
Any other
response (-20)
COMMUNICATION
When
she wants to talk about a problem, you listen, displaying what looks like a
concerned expression (0)
You listen, for over 30 minutes (+50)
You
listen for more than 30 minutes without looking at the TV (+500)
She
realizes this is because you have fallen asleep (-4000)