# A-courtin' we will go - Female advice needed

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-courtin-we-will-go-female-advice-needed/206357>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 8, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-courtin-we-will-go-female-advice-needed/206357 "2003-10-08T21:09:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-courtin-we-will-go-female-advice-needed/206357/21 "2003-10-09T08:13:06Z")

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Am I really the only woman who thinks the poem is a wonderful idea? A full-on, old-fashioned romantic gesture - it’d melt my heart. Men should woo women. There’s not enough woo-ing in the world.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-courtin-we-will-go-female-advice-needed/206357/22 "2003-10-09T11:46:18Z")

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I’d be kind of creeped out by a poem, I think – but if it was from a guy I liked, maybe not.

I think **Ellis Dee** is right: If she likes you, whatever you do will be fine – if not, you’re not going to change her mind.

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**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-courtin-we-will-go-female-advice-needed/206357/23 "2003-10-09T12:07:00Z")

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I knew a guy once who tried to woo a girl with poetry…

Problem was, he was this short, freaky guy who looked like a Viking Dave Mustaine. He worshipped Odin and practiced rune magic.

He wrote the love poem in **runic**.

Needless to say, she wasn’t impressed…

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**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-courtin-we-will-go-female-advice-needed/206357/24 "2003-10-09T13:44:34Z")

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Poem is the cowards way, dude, and you know it. Here’s one that worked 20 years ago and whether you’re shy or not. Invite her to lead you into it:

“Err . . . \<shuffle yer feat, scratch your head\>  
“What ?  
Well . . . \<shuffle yer feat, scratch your head\>  
Well what . . ?  
Its kinda personal . . \<look forlorn\>  
Okay . .  
Is that okay . . . \<look helpless\>  
Yes, I’m listening . .  
Well, I was kinda wondering . . .  
\<now, if she does the coy, girlie thing right here - in for the kill!\>  
If she doesn’t, um and arr a bit and if there’s no girlie stuff happening ask for help with . . . decorating your room!

Btw, closure is the “Would you mind if I kissed you” thing, but only after the coy thing from her - from ther coy thing, you’re onto a dead cert anyway.

- if she doesn’t lead you in and, say, changes the subject: ABORT MISSION, ABORT MISSION!

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