A young man called his mother and announced excitedly that he had just met the woman of his dreams. Now what should he do? His mother had an idea: Why dont 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 arranged a date for a week later. His mother called the day after the big date to see how things had
gone.

The evening was a disaster, he moaned.

Why, didnt she come over? asked his mother.

Oh, she came over, but she refused to cook …