University Daily Kansan
Thursday, February 26, 1976
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Women advance in dating game
By ANITA SHELTON
Staff Writer
Despite some comments to the contrary, dating relationships seem to be changing at the moment.
The women's liberation movement may have had some effect, but the general appeal of her work is
"Aggressiveness seems to be the thing," Witthers said.
Victoria Withers, housemother of Sigma Kappa sorority, said recently that women were asking men out more than they had before.
Women paying for dates also seems to be popular, according to Pat Domann, a marketing manager at Juno.
Donnan said that, although she didn't think women were asking men out more, she did think women were taking more interest in paying for activities while on dates.
HOWEY, E. J. Bonner, professor of sociology, said his male students often thought that "women's lib only goes as far as the pocketbook."
Bonnar said that, although there were no data on relationship changes, he had found in talking with students that not much had changed.
"Girl still expect girls to call them up and give她 the date," he said, "and male students do it."
However, some students think this tradition is changing. Dierick Birch, Kansas City, Kan., junior, said the quality of relationships also was changed.
"I don't think dating relationships are as deep now." Birch said. "You can date ladies for a nice time now. You're not as restricted."
Stanley Williams, Wichita junior, agreed that there had been a change in citing
WILLIAMS SAID relationships between men and women were much less confining now. He said that people weren't so ready to restrict each other.
Relationships really haven't changed much in the past few years, though, according to Williams. He said that women had been asking men out for a long time.
"I think that two years ago women were being more aggressive in relationships than men," she said.
He said that he liked the idea of women asking him out.
"My initial reaction is that it's a great ego boost for me. It provides a basis for the relationship to grow in a much more satisfactory manner because of the openness women now can feel."
George Folgham, Chicago junior, also went wrong the change in relationships was got worse.
IT ALLOWS women to be themselves,
Fulham said. Rather than trying to get the
man to ask her out, the woman can just ask
him out, he said.
Mumbi, director of Lewis Hall, said she hoped the change in procedural裙 would be
She said she didn't think the women's
liberation movement had anything to do with the change. She said she thought the ratio of men to women was the cause. This means that unless a woman has the opportunity to ask men out, she may be left without a partner. Mumbi said.
Marion Green, housemother at Phil Kappa Theta fraternity, agreed that the woman's liberation movement wasn't the cause of a change in dating relationship.
GREEN SAID that she hadn't seen a change in dating relationships.
Birch said that dating relationships hadn't changed very much but that he was open to the idea of women asking him out. Birch noted that "we have a common practice within the next five years."
Most of the men who noted a change said that women asking them out didn't affect their own behavior.
"We still have the same roles," Pulgham said. "I drive the women's car, and she gives the money to me so that it appears as if I'm taking her out."
Fulgham also said it wouldn't make him fail less masseuse if the woman drove the car. "You have to be very careful."
"IT MAKES ME feel more masculine for a woman to ask me out." Williams said. "It makes me look like a man."
Williams said he thought the trend of women asking men out would continue.
Witlers said that she didn't like the trend and that it would end.
She said she thought the traditional dating relationship would return as the popularity of online dating has grown.
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