When I opened the door and saw a handsome man in a suit and a beautiful overcoat, my first thought was that maybe he was in the mafia! I went on the date and struggled for the entire evening with my conflicts about his wardrobe. I couldn’t tell this man, of course, that I was turned off by his gorgeous clothes! He was an Italian, and my first exposure to a European man’s sensibilities towards women. Years later I would remember what this man taught me.
