A young man called his mother and announced excitedly that
he had just met a young lady of excellent character and
virtue that interested him very much. What should he do?


His mother had an idea: "Why don't you send her flowers, and
on the card invite her to your apartment for a home-cooked
meal?"


He thought this was a great strategy, and a week later, the
woman came to dinner. His mother called the next day to see
how things had gone.


"I was totally humiliated," he moaned. "She insisted on
washing the dishes."


"What's wrong with that?" asked his mother.


"We hadn't started eating yet."