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'Dont Do that's on a First Date.

Breetai

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Don't tell her your entire past on the first date - that is just creepy!

Don't introduce her as your girlfriend if friends see you together on the night
AHHH!

Don't talk about how much your mum wants you married well!
AHHHHHH!!

Don't waste your time. Get that ring on her finger and she can't get away.
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
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Don't talk incessantly so that your date never gets a word in edgewise. Furthermore, try to mention some things you like as opposed everything you hate.:mad:

At the end of the night, don't back your date into the front door expecting some lip lock action.

And last but not least, if you're graciously turned down for a second date on the grounds of incompatibility, don't tell that person that they'll get over it and you'll call later to discuss details.




I swear, that date had me curled up in the fetal position the second I was behind my closed bedroom door. I received an email the next morning saying that he had a great time and that he'd call me to arrange details of the next date. :doh:
 
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Here's some tips for the ladies:

1. Don't be so nitpicky! Women may try to pick apart a guy's character on the first date, while we're trying to get past the fact that you're so beautiful...it makes us nervous that we make goofy mistakes to cover up our insecurities. Give us some slack.

2. Try not to get turned off at a guy who gets nervous. Don't follow your emotions. Follow your brain. You tell us to look in your eyes. After a while, it can make us very queasy. Not because we're disgusted, but because we look at those chocolate or marble eyes of yours, and our hearts practically get ripped out of our chests.

3. Don't be arrogant. Girls are definitely not perfect, but thanks to your looks (I don't care how chubby or ugly you think you are, some guy somewhere thinks you're a fox), it obscures all the imperfections in your personality.

4. A lot of guys LIKE to be gentlemen. But sometimes we forget. Please remind us gently.

5. Forgive us if we want to talk about things like marriage and sex. We are WIRED for it, and it's on our minds quite a bit, as I'm sure you're aware. Try to encourage us to keep it clean, but don't be offensive about it.

6. Forgive us if we say something that seems insulting to you. Like if a guy says, "I could teach you a lot." Don't interpret that as "He thinks I'm stupid." Take guys words for EXACTLY what they say. Miscommunication is big between sexes. Know the fact.

7. Be AVAILABLE. Yes, we'll call once, maybe twice, up to 10 times if we're desparate when you aren't home, but if you never call back, a guy will move on (hopefully).

8. Check out "Guy knowledge" at ericandleslie.com for everything else you need to know about understanding guys.
 
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Oh yes, and if you don't really want to date him ever again, tell him (that is, if he seems like the guy who won't become violent.)

Tell him where he could improve in the future, give him a chance to explain himself (maybe he just screwed up big time but really has an awesome heart.) And then tell him where you'd go from there.

BOTTOM LINE: Not everyone's always at their best. Don't base a friendship with someone on first impressions. Fight the temptation like the plague!
 
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Fatolia said:
Here's some tips for the ladies:

1. Don't be so nitpicky! Women may try to pick apart a guy's character on the first date, while we're trying to get past the fact that you're so beautiful...it makes us nervous that we make goofy mistakes to cover up our insecurities. Give us some slack.

2. Try not to get turned off at a guy who gets nervous. Don't follow your emotions. Follow your brain. You tell us to look in your eyes. After a while, it can make us very queasy. Not because we're disgusted, but because we look at those chocolate or marble eyes of yours, and our hearts practically get ripped out of our chests.

3. Don't be arrogant. Girls are definitely not perfect, but thanks to your looks (I don't care how chubby or ugly you think you are, some guy somewhere thinks you're a fox), it obscures all the imperfections in your personality.

4. A lot of guys LIKE to be gentlemen. But sometimes we forget. Please remind us gently.

5. Forgive us if we want to talk about things like marriage and sex. We are WIRED for it, and it's on our minds quite a bit, as I'm sure you're aware. Try to encourage us to keep it clean, but don't be offensive about it.

6. Forgive us if we say something that seems insulting to you. Like if a guy says, "I could teach you a lot." Don't interpret that as "He thinks I'm stupid." Take guys words for EXACTLY what they say. Miscommunication is big between sexes. Know the fact.

7. Be AVAILABLE. Yes, we'll call once, maybe twice, up to 10 times if we're desparate when you aren't home, but if you never call back, a guy will move on (hopefully).

8. Check out "Guy knowledge" at ericandleslie.com for everything else you need to know about understanding guys.


1. Girls are typically nervous as well and swooning over the sweet smell of your cologne and your overall cuteness. Picking apart character has to happen at some point unless you are the type to date for the sake of dating. Some of us girls are more wise than you may think and much less judgmental

2. Hmmmm...I have difficulty looking in someone's eyes myself, especially if the guy is cute and is giving me a compliment. :blush: Girls get bashful too. If we think you are a cutie and we like you, we aren't going to judge you just because you hit your head against the glass of the movie ticket booth ^_^

3. Arrogant? yes, I suppose some girls are. But, for the most part, even the supermodels have parts of themselves they find ugly or unattractive. Most girls don't go around thinking they are hotties. We are highly self critical, even the prettiest ones are. Trust me, even if she is confident there are insecurities.

4. We shouldn't have to remind ya'll. ;) I think it would be kind of rude and not becoming of a lady to tell a guy he needs to open the door for her. You either do or you don't and I can see that. Most guys don't have problems with this. And most girls will not judge you based on whether you remembered to open the door.

5. Still on a first date, sex and marriage are not really things to discuss, unless you know one another very well or are getting engaged! Discussing expectations for what kind of girl/guy you want to marry is fine. You don't have any need to discuss sex on a first date, in fact you shouldn't have a need to do so unless you are very serious and want to discuss past mistakes (not in detail) or are planning to marry and then there should be a discussion of expectations. Wired for sex? Haha. Um, both sexes are wired for sex ;) Just because yours is on the outside doesn't mean girls don't struggle with lust or have thoughts about sex. Neither sex needs to verbalize those thoughts.

6. Agreed.

7. Yah. Just make sure ya'll actually call us when you say you will.
 
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