For all of you hopelessly romantic people out there here is the second part of the "useful-vocabulary-for-dating" series:
Two days later, Sandra is talking to her friend Ivana on the phone.
Sandra: He's gorgeous! So easy to get on with.
Ivana: What does he do?
Sandra: Design software.
Ivana: I hope you didn't bombard him with questions about his job.
Sandra: Look, are you my dating coach or something? Anyway, why not?
Ivana: He might think you're checking for wallet padding.
Sandra: You've never even met him!
Ivana: He paid, I suppose.
Sandra: Yes. Is that another mistake?
Ivana: So, when are you seeing him again?
Sandra: Tonight.
Ivana: Tonight? Don't you think you're coming on a bit too strong?
Sandra: He only suggested a quiet drink somewhere.
Ivana: Don't you think maybe now's a good time to hang back a bit?
Explanations:
bombard with- an excellent, show-off-your-range-of-vocabulary way to say that someone is asking you way too much questions:
They bombarded him with questions about his looming wedding.
dating coach- After some time browsing the web, I stumbled across a great article about dating coaches which goes to show that they are currently all the fashion. According to the article, dating coaches are the last port of call for a mushrooming number of desperate singles. Although the methods applied on the clients and the charges vary greatly from dating coach to dating coach, apparently all of the coaches have one ultimate goal-to boost their clients' seductive skills. What can I say about that, but ask myself what ever happened to the good, old times when people just went on a date oblivious of any rules and still found their perfect match.
To read the whole article, visit: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/FunMoney/Story?id=2193295&page=2
wallet padding- is an expression which stands for how much money there is in a man's wallet
come on strong- informal-to make it very clear to someone that you find them sexually attractive
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