Topic
First dates
12 articles.
First-date questions that aren't an interview
What do you do, where are you from, do you have siblings. Three questions in and you're both already bored.
Where to go on a first date
The venue does more work than anything you wear or say. Most people pick the one that makes the evening hardest.
Who pays on a first date
The bill arrives and a perfectly good evening turns into a small negotiation nobody prepared for.
Talking about your ex on a date
The rule isn't never mention them. It's never let them take up more room than the person in front of you.
What to do on a second date
The first date answers whether you want to be here. The second answers whether you actually like each other.
What to do about silences on a date
A three-second gap feels like a minute when you're the one panicking through it.
What to do with your first-date nerves
Nerves aren't a malfunction. They're what caring feels like before anything has been decided.
When there's no spark
Nice person, good conversation, nothing at all in the chest. The most common outcome in dating, and the least discussed.
What to wear on a first date
The best outfit is the one you stop thinking about the moment you leave the house.
How to end a date well
Most dates don't go badly. They just end badly — vaguely, apologetically, at the wrong moment.
Drinking on a first date
Two drinks makes you charming. Four makes you think you were charming, which is a different thing entirely.
When a date goes wrong
Not every date is salvageable, and you are allowed to stop attending an evening that isn't working.
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