First Date Advice

How many of us have been on a first date, be it through online dating sites or the old fashion way? *raises hand* Yea, just what I thought.... every last one of us. When it comes to first dates, there proper ways of divulging information, but better yet, is it necessary to even go there?

I find it difficult to predict the tone of a first date. Some first dates leave you feeling confused, others will have your head in the clouds... and some, well... they just suck ass. For those of us who have had a sucky first date, you can probably agree with me of some of the first date no-no's:

1. Don't take yourself too serious. Come on, get over yourself. No one goes on a date to be interviewed or judged. Just laugh, talk, and have a good time.
2. Don't talk about children, your children. Now don't go yelling at the computer screen, I am not saying that you cannot mention your children, in fact, I definitely receommend you tell your date that you have kids. But what I am saying is that you do not need to go into details. I am sorry, but people do not want to hear about your daycare bills and baby mama drama on the first date.
3. Don't talk excessively. I must admit, I am kind of guilty of this. Once you get me going, I can take a conversation and run with it, but it is a terrible idea to talk excessively on the first date. You should be getting to know one another. If one person dominates, the other person will get bored or feel like you're self-absorbed.
4. Don't be on your cell phone too much. "Hello jerkoff, I am sitting here waiting to talk to you!" Please don't take too much time looking at Instagram or updating your Facebook status... the date is about 2 people, not your whole social network. Who cares what your friends are doing, you have "opportunities" sitting in front of you.
5. Don't talk about your Ex. Your ex is your ex for a reason so do NOT talk about your ex on a first date, or period unless asked. That's total bull that you would think it is alright to carry on a conversation about how good or bad he/she was. "I don't care and I was hoping you didn't either." Do this and you are probably almost certainly not going to get a second date.

Read these steps thoroughly and I am sure your first date will go just fine, in fact, you may even get that kiss you want!

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