Do Italians do it better? Have fun discovering the answer to this question for yourself. He picked me up in a gullwing extravaganza, took me to Assunta Madre, and suggested flying my family out to Italy from Australia at his expense in case I missed them. They have an apartment or two in the centre and therefore have a vehicle pass to drive through the centre of town as a resident. They insist on picking you up from your door because they want to show off their very expensive car, even though the restaurant is within walking distance. I had one of these types pick me up in what seemed like a spaceship Lamborghini and take me to La Pergola, the only three-Michelin star restaurant in Rome. Admittedly it was one of the best and most experiential meals of my life. He organised a meeting with the world famous Executive Chef Heinz Beck, a signed copy of his recipe book and the promise of private cooking classes. They talk of hooking you up jobs, apartments, sorting out your visa issues and to be fair, this is the type of country where you need a network to make things happen. They have the behaviour and lifestyle of a 26-year-old boy, the cash flow and connections of a man twice that age, yet the immaturity and fear of commitment present in Peterpan guys who have never had a real relationship. They can be fun if you feel like being spoilt but dull conversationalists when you realise everything is tainted by their everpresent fear of growing old and settling down. Moving Festa with a Side of Famiglia Then there are those who organise a series of events so that you go from day at the beach straight to an aperitivo, on to dinner, then a rooftop party and then dancing. These guys get an A+ for organisation and Rome is made for these types of multi-location dates where swimming merges organically into dancing over aperitivo anyway. This type of non-stop action is a heady mix for any girl, let alone an Italophile. The move of taking a girl home to mamma is not to be undervalued. And you know, the first three or four times it really is a beautiful way to spend an evening. Diehard Dinner Daters These are almost like the kind above in that they have zeroed in on the poetic image of an Italian guy cooking at home for a foreign girl. Team Player They invite you away skiing or sailing or out for a night dancing with all their super cool friends. This can be great fun and an excellent way to broaden your social circle. This is the most ridicules article I have ever read about Italians. None of this applies to Italians in general, or even men. This person obviously attracts retards. How about the Italian men out there that are normal and looking for real relationships? I know all about them because I married one. Shame on Romeing for even publishing this. I think there are some people who act in this way but the article do not give at all the right image of the Italians. There are such immature people but these are the minority. There are many who would really like to meet a foreign girl to get married. These are not going to marry the first one they meet, but they are really looking for it. Personally, I date HUMAN BEINGS, I married a human being. I am so bored of hearing about what Italian do or not do. Every person is different. I completely agree with you Samantha. I hate hearing about women who have given up on all Italians after being lied to by one — perhaps you could offer them some advice after having lived here so long. He brings me breakfast in bed almost every morning; he lets me go to dinner alone with other males then gives me a lift on his Vespa afterwards to make sure I get home safe; and he takes me to a different town in Italy almost every weekend. And I hear there are others out there like him; lurking in alleyways of Campo Marzio, gliding by on vintage bicycles in Monti and just waiting to fall deeply in amore with a foreigner like you. I can absolutely relate all my dating experiences in Italy to this. Well, or maybe I have always been lucky to have met the genuine and lovely Italian gentlemen who always treated me like a princess. Looking forward to more articles, Kylie! It was light but with essence, entertaining, fun to read and informative about some possible situations you may see yourself in, when dating in Roma. That is how I read it. The title was: The 7 deadly dates in Rome, and in my opinion Kylie stuck to the subject. I am prety sure there are super nice guys too, but this article was not about them; it was about 7 situations you may run into. 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