SHe'd almost looked forward to the nonsexual intimacy stage, when he'd thought he'd be able to do it with Asher.
He does his best to hide how miserable he is.
"You were des-per-ate," he says, savoring the word, "for my cunt around your dick."
"Christine?" he says, louder than conversational volume but very deliberately not yelling.
Christine pauses near Marlo and whispers something that might be "I am sorry about this."
Serena gets in front of the group. "Many homosexuals are unfamiliar with appropriate dating etiquette. In order to allow you to be comfortable dating heterosexually, I will present how to date a person of the opposite sex."
She hands out binders. On page three of the binder is this handout.
"It is the man's duty to ask the woman out and to plan the date. Planning the date shows that you can take charge, think ahead, and lead, which are masculine traits. It is your job to come up with something that she will enjoy. Be sure to call her a few days in advance to tell her what you will do on your date, so she knows what to wear and how to do her nails. Women, you must gracefully accept and be pleased by whatever the man decides to do. That shows receptivity and gratitude, which are feminine traits."
This does not make him any less alarmed about how mainstream American culture treats women!
"It is important for both men and women to dress up nicely for dates. If you wear ripped blue jeans and a T-shirt, it shows that you didn't really care about the date and just wanted to dress in whatever you found comfortable. Even for a casual date, men can wear a buttondown and a nice pair of blue jeans, and women can wear a sundress."
Lev is torn between "but what if I like it when people look comfortable" and "RAINE IN A SUNDRESS! RAINE IN A SUNDRESS!"
That's... kind of fair, but given the preceding paragraph Marlo doesn't trust it at all.
...okay, that one isn't just straight people, that is legitimately pretty decent dating advice most of the time. Except for the implication that comfortable clothes are a bad thing.