Ten Ways to Drop the Ball on the First Date

Ten Ways to Drop the Ball on the First Date

1. Show up late. Late is late. Plans at 7:00? Show up at 7:03? Late.

2. Not having a plan. No woman wants to be driven around aimlessly while figuring out where only she wants to go. We don’t want to think about that on the first date--we want to be witty, look pretty, and possibly enjoy your company.

3. Immature pick up lines. You’re already in, no need to say things like ‘nice view’ as she walks up the stairs….

4. Being cheap. Don’t order the chicken when we know you rather have the steak. If you couldn’t afford two nice meals you should have just sent us out on our own with a gift certificate.

5. Not tipping at least 20%- unless the service was horrible. No woman wants to sneak an extra five out of her purse when you aren’t looking. Also, being rude to wait staff or any other customer service people is a definite deal breaker.

6. Even mentioning ‘maybe’ meeting up with your friends. If you can’t stay away from your buds for one night to spend some quality time with a female then maybe you should consider dating one of them instead.

7. Expecting sex and then getting indignant when she turns you down. Also ties in with the hand-on-the-knee-slowly-inching-up-her-thigh-like-she-isn’t-going-to-notice-move from middle school. Don’t do that unless you’ve built up an immunity to bear mace or stilettos to the balls.

8. Bad mouthing the Ex. Hearing about your past is great, but being bitter about an Ex leaves us to believe you either aren’t over her, or are a potential wife beater. If you have nothing nice to say….

9. Not taking an interest in her interests and continuing to drone on and on about things like what a catch you are and how many women you’ve been fighting off now that you’ve finally ‘made it’ and become sous-chef at the local ‘hey, what used to be there?’ restaurant.

10. Bad hygiene or too-good hygiene. The margin for error is huge between you showing up looking like an unbathed Grizzly Adams or a freshly waxed Pauly D. Get it right before ringing that bell…

-patricia dees 2010