[TheSkronkDonkey]

Cheers, Bionca. Without wishing to condescend, I'd say that that list is pretty simple and obvious. The bottom line is RESPECT. With a little modification to the wording, those rules could easily apply to any budding relationship with any person of any colour, creed or gender.

It made me cringe reading that date story of yours, Bionca. I would never dream of behaving like that to anyone. In fact, awkwardness sometimes occurs because I tend to tread a little too carefully, sometimes (inadvertently) appearing tongue tied or disinterested. There is such a thing as being overly cautious. I'm talking about meeting new people in general (never met a transsexual -- that I know of!). That guy really deserved a slap, but I guess you're above such things.