<p>I didn’t bother to read every post…but as far as being nicer to girls, I don’t see anything wrong with that. </p>
<p>I’m very boyish in a lot of ways, so I act differently around my guy friends (who I go fishing with and can hold my own in any conversation they can come up with) than I do around my girl friends (who aren’t girly, but still don’t cuss at all, do crude or dry humor, or talk about anything that could be remotely offensive to nuns) as well. </p>
<p>I definitely like when guys treat me a bit special when they’re just getting to know me because it shows that they care enough to test the water instead of just saying something awful and hoping for the best. I dunno…sometimes it’s just nice to be treated like a girl instead of one of the guys. After a while, though, I want them to just be themselves around me so I can be comfortable being myself around them as well.</p>
<p>Example. When I’m driving with my girl friends in the car, I have to be really careful about what I say when someone does something stupid (like turn in front of me from the wrong effin lane…or try to merge when I’m right beside them…or randomly decide to ignore a stop sign…oy). With my close guy friends in the car, however, I can mutter lines that even George Carlin would be impressed with (and yes, my friends get a real kick out of it when I do this) just as I would when I drive by myself.</p>
<p>I’d still rather a guy (or girl for that matter) not burp and/or fart in front of me…I can joke about it and all, but that’s one of those things that just get under my skin.</p>
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<p>And on the paying for dinner thing. I think it’s sweet every once and a while when my guy friends pay for me, and for the first few dates with a guy…but I honestly feel like crap when they won’t let ever me pay for stuff. I just don’t think it’s fair for the guy to pay for everything every time we got out.</p>