Lihu’eacute; Rearte: If you go on a first date with someone to a restaurant and they have something in one of their teeth, what would you do?
Zujei Gomez, English junior: I don’t know what to do in that case. I feel like I have to tell them, but it’s embarrassing. People need to go to the restroom on first dates and smile at the mirror.
Rearte: (laughs) What are things guys shouldn’t do on a first date or second, even third?
Gomez: They shouldn’t take you out to eat because it might turn really uncomfortable, and it’s too formal. They shouldn’t take you to the movies because you want to get to know the other person at first, and at the movies you can’t do that, and please, no more Starbucks.
Rearte: I agree. What is your ideal date?
Gomez: My ideal date would be at a bar, where there is music. You can go outside to talk, and sometimes get a table if there is one at the moment (laughs). I like guys that ask me out after I’ve talked to them for a while, and after I hung out with him as friends. That’s how you get to know someone and figure out if you actually like him. Then it wouldn’t be awkward.
Rearte: So, what do you look for in a guy? What makes someone interesting?
Gomez: I like guys who show confidence, but not too much. Someone who likes to play sports, read and who isn’t ignorant. There are a lot of things that make a certain someone interesting, but what I just told you is essential. Oh, I forgot something very important: someone who knows about good music.
Rearte: So, you wouldn’t date someone who is shy and does nothing when a girl is interested in him?
Gomez: Oh, don’t get me started (laughs). I think shyness isn’t a bad thing but there’s a point where if the guy doesn’t react to a girl trying to catch his attention then it turns into a problem.
Rearte: So what is your advice to UH students who are trying to ask someone out and don’t know what to say?
Gomez: I would tell them to take some dancing classes. It helps them relax, coordinate and show some moves the next time they go out with someone. So, start dancing.
Photo by Mauricio Lazo
