Ask Men U.K. had an interesting article recently on the top ten ways a guy could take a relationship “down a notch” when he doesn’t want to necessarily end it — or, you know, give up regular sex — but just “slow things down a little.” AM tells its readers, “The trick is cooling things down without turning her off” and then gives ten ways to navigate such a “delicate situation.” They suggest having group dates (10), which will makes things feel “less like you’re in a relationship and more like you’re ‘just hanging out,’” not to introduce her to any of your friends (9) , call less often (7), do it-‘n-dash (2), go on vacation without her (1), and just act like an overall jerk (4). Call me crazy, but if a guy really wants is a friends-with-benefits relationship, why not just ask for one? Why go to the big expense of flying to Phoenix alone for the weekend just to prove some point when a conversation would have the same effect? Anyway, we ladies have a few “tricks” of our own. After the jump, the top ten ways we “creatively” take things “up a notch.” 1. Leave a box of tampons in your bathroom
2. Bake a cake for your birthday
3. Change our Facebook status to “in a relationship”
4. Invite you and another couple over for “game night”
5. Give you a nickname on our blog
6. Ask you to go car shopping with us
7. Become Facebook friends with your sister
8. Take you to our cousin’s wedding
9. Buy you a hat from Urban Outfitters
10. Wear one of your shirts to bed
