ronin - 12:30 pm on Mar 8, 2006 (gmt 0)

The one thing that I have taught my children before I let them date, is to learn how to become "friends" with the opposite sex.

Hmmm. I'm not convinced about this. >;-> I usually find that once I've made friends with a member of the opposite sex the chances of getting it on with them are comprehensively dashed.

The correct answer to the question, "Do these pants make me look fat" is...

... is surely: "It's not the pants that make you look fat. It's all the cake you eat that makes you look fat."