My wife is a nice blend of feminine and practical. She studied design in college and her father could fix anything, so she knows more about houses and cars than I do! But she likes soap operas and she's also scared of bugs, so I can be the masculine man who rescues her from what scares her without actually being threatened by anything of consequence. She's also more frugal than I am, so I don't worry too much about her sending us to the poorhouse.
Here is a question I am curious about since you mentioned it...do men find women attractive and feminine by their traits? The one in particular I am interested in is frugal. Is a woman who does not shop and buy clothes and cosmetics an attraction? Is a woman who saves as much as she can and uses it rather to stock up on food sale items someone who a man would seek? How about a woman who doesn't ask to be taken out? How would men rate that on a feminine scale? Women are welcome to give their vote as well
Semi-frugal is good... but not OCD obsessive about it.
On the date thing.. it depends. First date? I don't mind a nudge, I like it if it's subtle. Sometimes the guy is just plain clueless. I had dozens of girls come up to me years later after school telling me I should have asked them out... But you can't give him too much of a big head or he won't feel the need to chase. If a guy is not chasing, he's thinking maybe it's not his idea. Think of it like a car sale, do you like to be chased down by the salesman?
The big turn on was the eyes... the yes I'd say yes if you ask me out eyes, just enough to encourage me to come ask you out. If the eye contact is too short he'll think you are not interested. Too long and he'll think he forgot to zip up his pants.