Dating Process
Rules to decide where to go for first date
Pick an activity
that you enjoy A first date
should be something that you like to do. Do not pick something you
hate just because you think your partner will enjoy it.
Pick an activity that you
can easily afford Don't try to snow somebody
on the first date by spending gobs of money. The dangers of throwing
money around are that it makes you look cheap later, when you scale
back your spending to accomodate your budget, and you never know
whether your date likes you or your wallet.
Do something that doesn't require new
clothes New clothes are
often uncomfortables and tend to bunch, rip, catch, and get spilled
on. Why worry about clothes when there are more important things to
worry about it. Wear your happy, easy-to-wear good luck clothes.
Do
Something That Isn't Competitive Avoid arm wrestling on the first date. Although
some relationships thrive on tension, it's hard to put competitive
feelings in a context when you don't know each other. Even if you're
not competing with each other, how you deal with someone trying to
beat you while the date you're trying to impress is watching gets
pretty dicey. And beating
someone on a first date means that one of you feels like a
winner and one like a loser. Not a cool idea.
Pick An Activity
That Doesn't Involve A Lot Of Alcohol
You might
say the wrong think if consume too much of alcohol.
Leave Time to
Get to Know Each Other A date that is chock full of activity keeps you
busy, but if the purpose is a chance to get to know one another,
some quiet time is a
great idea. Without a bunch of distracting noise, activity, or an audience, you
can talk to and get a sense of one another.
"Picking up woman is so
easy", Wayne Ross
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