Your pad says a lot about you. It tells people if you’re clean or messy, neat or disorganized, fun and outgoing or a hardcore nintendo nerd. You can drive a nice car and have a five thousand dollar watch, but if your pad sucks your value can die off pretty quick. Women will judge a man by the shape of the place he lives in so you better have it in order.

    We’ll start with the Living Room. First of all… throw out those tacky neon signs and wall posters. You want your place to look classy and refined. Instead of movie posters you should opt for actual framed artwork. When picking art try to find something that matches the colors in the room and is hopefully something that will draw attention and/or spark a conversation. Something else you might want to add is a centerpiece, such as an aquarium or a statue. It can be anything as long as it is tasteful. On your coffee table you should have a few interesting books that reveal something about you or your hobbies (and something she will be interested in too). For extra points try to have a picture of your family somewhere in the living room as well. It shows you care about your family and value the relationships. If possible a real wood fireplace is a nice touch too.

    Next is the kitchen. Women love a man who can cook so if you don’t know how to cook, start learning. At the very least learn a few dishes that you can impress her with. And since you’re going to be cooking (or if she decides to cook) make sure you have a well stocked kitchen. That means lots of spices, cookware and a well stocked fridge. You should also have at least one good bottle of red wine. Another nice touch is to have some exotic tea or coffee. And as always the kitchen should be clean. That means no dirty dishes, take the trash out and make sure the stove doesn’t have food and grease all over it.

    On to the Bathroom. This room is always overlooked by men but it is the most important room to take care of. She will judge you ruthlessly based on the condition of the bathroom. It’s crazy. Again, make sure it is clean. Scrub the sink and bathtub and clean inside and around the toilet. The entire room should sparkle. When it comes to designing the bathroom try to use dark blues and greens to convey a more manly look and feel. keep the counter top clean with only your daily items (toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash, shaving cream/razor, etc) left out in the open. In the top drawer (and she will look) you’ll want to keep things like nail cutters, brushes, scissors… stuff like that. Keep a spare toothbrush that is still in the package in there as well in case she wants to spend the night. Save the acne medication for the bottom shelf that she might not look in.

    And finally the bedroom. This room should be comfortable and relaxing. It should be a room she can picture herself sleeping in. If you have a mattress on the floor you can forget about it. Buy a full bed with a frame and a nice headboard. A headboard with shelves in it works well as you can put things in there that she will nit-pick at. Make sure the bed sheets are clean. You should be cleaning your bed sheets at least once a month anyway. Something else that will come in handy is to have a spare pair of shorts and a t-shirt that will fit most of the girls that spend the night, for the morning after. Same as the spare toothbrush, it should not be obvious that you have these items just for her (or other girls). You just “happen to have it.”

Well that’s about it for now. Here are a few extra tips that will help you out:

• Use energy efficient lights in the kitchen and bathroom, but use regular soft lights everywhere else. They make the room look and feel more elegant and make you feel more relaxed.
• Have lots of candles. I have them in the living room, bathroom and bedroom. Scented candles work very well.
• Turn the temperature up a few degrees. It’s a fact that women like the house to be warmer than guys. Also the warmer they are the more likely they are to want to have sex.
• Have a bunch of things around the house that show you are interesting and outgoing.