I enjoyed the style in which this story was written. It was cleaver of Diaz to write down his personal experiences with girls in the form of dating advice. He wrote as if he was a third party, not the person who the story is happening to. I also caught the very direct theme of stereotyping. The author talks of treating women differently based on their race. The story, therefore, shows that his behavior almost mimics the behavior of society as a whole towards different types of women. Another underlying idea in the story was the role that his own race (dominican) plays in relationships. He talked about how different girls react to his neighborhood, culture and family. These reactions from females are again applicable to most relationships. In summary, I enjoyed the piece but not fully, as I couldn't really see eye to eye with the main character
MY OWN DATING ADVICE
a. Start off slow
b. If they say no, keep persisting
c. If the person gets annoyed, stop persisting
d. In the next year, try to rekindle what ever failed
e. Don't cheat on them, if you do, you deserve to be broken up with
f. Unless its under a weird circumstance, don't fall for the first person you see, wait until you find the right person
-s.sacks
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