ABSTRACT
The rules of dating have changed, according to a recent headline (Green, 2013), and men may not be prepared. One change involves who stares at whom. In the old days, men checked out women, even when the men were on a date with a woman. In the new dating game, it’s women who are staring at men. And they are not starting at men’s faces: Women are giving men’s bodies attention that is similar to the ways that men gaze at women. Another change involves dating several women or men at once. According to the old rules, dating one partner was the ideal (Netting & Burnett, 2004), but the new dating rules allow dating several partners. However, the new rule applies equally to women, and Green’s headline article advised men not to be upset if some of the women they are juggling are performing a similar balancing act with several men.
