tricia: i was just reading this thing that says 94% of guys would love 
you if you sent them flowers

Auto response from mark: I'll be right back.

tricia: what do you think?
tricia: lol
mark: well i think that would be interesting...
tricia: lol
tricia: something to think about like hmmmmmmmmm
mark: i think if a girl sent me flowers, it's an obvious uh... 
whatever you call it, and so if i thought she was worth dating, i'd 
ask her out
tricia: lol
tricia: it also says 89% of gusy want you to make the first move
mark: well it would make things a hell of a lot easier!
tricia: lol
mark: just think... we've been through a lot of rejection before 
we found you... so if you're interested, just kiss us, i'm sure that
 any guy who asks you on a date thinks you're kissable
tricia: lol
tricia: yeah but there are some guys who don't like that
mark: lol but if you're shy or we want to take things a little bit
 faster, i tend to try to pick up signals and such... make little tests 
to see if she's interested in me, and if so, then i go in for the kiss...
mark: but first... always... the holding hands
tricia: that always has to be first?
tricia: this is good stuff
tricia: like it is a sign if he holds your hand
mark: lol well it's like one of the tests... holding hands is a sign 
of affection, but a rejected hand is not as tough as a rejected kiss
mark: so it's easier to try to hold a girl's hand than to kiss them
tricia: wow
tricia: that is so true
tricia: i like it
mark: a lot of times i find myself doing crazy or weird things where 
i get to touch them, like pushing them lightly or something... before i even 
go for the hand
tricia: but if the hand is taken, even affecionately is is still hard 
to make the next move
mark: lol big brother mark: the source of dating knowledge
tricia: i'll just let the guy do it
tricia: lol i love you
mark: yeah, it is still hard to make the next move, but then you know 
you have a chance...
tricia: yeah you know that they at least want to be enar you
mark: so you get the door to drop her off, or you drive her home and 
just before she gets out, the guy gets the phone number, a sign of interest 
(though it might just be so that your feelings don't get hurt)
mark: at this time, you lean closer to her
mark: *the guy leans
tricia: m mmm hmmm
tricia: and then and then?
mark: so that the girl gets the signal (after all, all guys are just sex 
hounds, right?) and so if she would accept or want a kiss, she either doesn't 
move, or moves closer
tricia: oooooooo
mark: moving closer expresses definite interest
tricia: definite
tricia: what if you move closer and it turns out he wasn't trying to move 
closer?
mark: else it's like "well let's see how he kisses" or something like 
that... of course i suppose it could mean the girl is so nervous she can't 
move..
mark: well... you can tell if he's moving closer... the guy will be 
looking at the girl, right in the eye
tricia: oooooooooooo
mark: not like one of those unclick the seatbelt and learn over to 
release movements. if he's within a foot of you and looking you in the eye, 
and neither of you are saying a word, it's because something else is supposed 
to be happening with the lips ;-)
tricia: oooooooooooooooooooo
tricia: i love this stuff
mark: lol