Dating education

The original prologue from Sonichu #8, where dating education was first mentioned

“	Those who can, do, those who can't, teach	”
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Dating education is Chris's term for the formal instruction he believes should be available to instruct people on how to date. The concept is intended to be analogous to sex education; Chris's premise is that it is pointless to teach young people how to interact sexually if they don't even know how to interact socially. As with "sex ed," Chris abbreviates dating education to "date ed," and is overly fascinated with the (alleged) joke that the idea of "date ed" sounds "dated".

Consistent with his autism and his particular refusal to accept reality, Chris tries to seek out clear, direct steps in social interactions where his natural gut instincts and social skills (or lack thereof) fail him. While modern psychology offers such people social skills groups which address the root issues by introducing basic social skills, Chris instead prefers his own notion of dating education and would rather sit around waiting for the public school system to implement it.

In principle Chris believes dating education should be taught in high school as a companion course with sex ed; however since the primary audience for this class is himself he has depicted it as being available at a collegiate level as well. To persuade the world to introduce date ed Chris devoted Episode 19 of Sonichu to demonstrating his vision. However, the paradox of dating education is that it is supposed to teach Chris things he doesn't know, while his depiction of it is necessarily limited to teaching only what he does know. As a result, dating education ends up being a semester of being sequestered away from potential mates while chatting with them anonymously over the internet, until love arbitrarily happens. Presumably, under Chris's understanding of love, his characters will be trolled relentlessly in the meantime.

In short, Chris believes he is capable of teaching something he is demanding that be taught to him and others on a grand scale.

Origins

Chris, in his own words, describes why he feels the need for sex ed:

“	As I have proposed the idea in my adult life within my Sonichu Comic Books, and a bit before then, High Schools SHOULD have Dating Education Classes along with the Sexual Education Classes. In my humble opinion, Sex ED is fine for AFTER 3 or so DATES, but HOW DO WE EVEN GET TO THE FIRST DATE?!!! If I had the Dating Education back then, I wouldn't have to had suffered being a frustrated virgin for soo many years.	”
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Chris genuinely believes the reason why he doesn't have a sweetheart is not due to the fact he's lazy, fat, ugly, racist, homophobic, a liar, and an overall failure but that he merely doesn't know how to date. Chris seems to think this is the reason why most people are single, not due to personal defect but merely lack of knowledge on how to go about on a date.

Course Syllabus

Required text: How to Talk to Girls

Core concepts:

• "Remain calm and to keel all flustered emotions off your minds when first approaching your person of emotional interest"

• Be friends first and "let the romantic emotions grow between you two over a reasonable amount of time. A few weeks to even a few months will multiple meetings and dates with your friend are reccomended [sic]."

• A gentlemen "should ask before kissing her (or you), as a gesture of respect and kindness"

Methodology:

• Boys are given Barbara dolls and girls are given Robert dolls to better understand the "opposite gender."

• Students are paired up by the teacher over the internet anonymously and then eventually reveal themselves and fall in love in person.

• Students will be required to regularly do short transcripts of imaginary conversations with GI Joes for the women and Barbies with the men.

• Darkies are rejected by anthropomorphic Pokemon because Chris hates them

Final Exam

Final Exam as written by Chris in episode 19.

The final exam consists of 10 questions, the last being an essay question. No calculators. Black or blue ink only. You have one hour to complete. Send all answers to Chris himself so they may be used to improve his own personal dating method graded.

Name_________________ Date__________ 1. About _% of regular girls ditch boys, and _% of pretty girls ditch boys A. 10/100 B. 50/50 C. 73/98 D. 75/13 2. Which of the follow characteristics attract your opposite gender best? A. Class Clown B. Full Show-Off C. Silent - Types D. None of the Above 3. When is an appropriate time to ask for a phone number? A. Upfront B. Middle of Converstation C. End of Enjoyable Conversation 4. Boys can be like magnets, and girls the metal, when the boy is confident, honest, and smart. A. True B. False 5. When there should be a girl for every boy, all people of your opposite gender is already taken by some other dude or gal. A. True B. False 6. If the relationship or crush doesn't work out, you... A. Worry B. Move On C. Cry and Pout D. None of the above 7. How should you approach the person of your opposite gender if you are really shy? A. As a Friend First B. Run Away C. With Hankey in Mind D. Send Someone Else 8. If she/he gives you a wrong number, try harder on that person. A. True B. False 9. To keep your girl/guy liking you, you should... A. Keep Clean B. Act Normal C. Show off A skill D. All of the Above 10 Essay Question. From Approach to the end of the conversaion, list a 10-step approach in walking to and talking to people of your opposite gender. **FOR ALL Sonichu & Rosechu Site VISITORS AND COMIC READERS** YOU MAY TAKE THIS EXAM FOR YOURSELF AND IF YOU DO, FEEL FREE TO COPY THIS IMAGE, PRINT IT OUT, AND TAKE THIS EXAM FOR YOURSELVES. THEN E-MAIL ME YOUR ANSWERS, VERBATIM, ESPECIALLY THE ESSAY QUESTION AND I WILL GRADE IT HONESTLY.

Answer Key

1. C
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. D
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On 01 August 2009, Chris uploaded an answer key to the test as it appears on the test, including a suggested essay question answer.

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  Answers to the multiple choice.

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  Answers to the essay question.

External Links

• Abridged MyBuzz Quiz version of the exam