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The Handshake Test.
The first time you meet a girl, shake her hand. I've found something like one out of five have a firm, no-nonsense handshake. Those are usually the ones that have all their sh-it together. Girls that give you the "limp fish" are the types of chicks who faint in English period pieces. .
The Introduction Test.
You're walking down the street and she runs into a guy she knows. Does she introduce you, or leave you three steps behind? If she didn't introduce you, maybe there's a good reason, like. she forgot your name .
Hostess With the Mostest.
Whenever I have people over, I separate the wheat from the chaff by watching what they do after a meal. After all the chopsticks are laid to rest and there's a lull in conversation, I stand and start clearing dishes. .
Some girls will automatically begin assisting you, regardless of whose place it is or what they're wearing. Others will feign assistance until you tell them to sit down and relax. .
The third kind will sit there without lifting a finger. These are the ones you want to avoid. They're either princesses, spoiled, or annoyingly self-entitled. .
Note to the Girls: If you see a guy sitting there doing nothing when plates are being cleared, he's at best a mama's boy, and at worst a useless sexist. If he asks you to pour coffee for him, make sure the coffee's hot and you're clumsy. .
Oral Skills (not that kind) Dating a shy, quiet girl is fine if you're a shut-in, but for the rest of us social animals it's a problem. Assuming you enjoy the company of other people and aren't one of those possessive freaks who demands that your lover use you as an interpreter, it's best to have a girl who can Make The Talk. .
This test is as simple as bringing a potential partner to an outing with your friends. Dinner party, picnic, visiting your mother in jail, whatever. Does she: .
- Get your friend's jokes?.
- Become shy and withdrawn, like Jodie Foster playing Nell? .
