Dating Advice
The sad truth is that only very emotionally insecure people pad their dates with a third wheel or a posse of friends. Either the date will think that you are too insecure to make decisions (because you have to take a poll to see what your friends think) before you embark on a relationship) or that your relationship history is so bad your dates need to be monitored for quality control.
I’ve noticed, particularly amongst the under thirty crowd, that a good way to get to know someone lately is to ask “what kind of vibrator do you use?” or “How many hundreds of dollars are you in overdraft?” This used to be the kind of thing that was never discussed in polite company, but nowadays it seems that one can never be too forthcoming with personal details.
Another rule to remember is “never ever get too drunk.” This one also sounds obvious but it is amazing how one drink leads to another when your nerves are frayed by the sight of a potential lover who makes you too nervous to even eat.
In the worst case scenario, you might find yourself asking your partner “Will you respect me in the morning?” He or she might respond, “Why should I? I don’t respect you NOW!”
Needless to say, copious amounts of alcohol have been known to release more than sexual inhibitions. It can lead to the kind of confusion that has you going home with the wrong person.
A third law of dating is: “never, ever share too much.” —Has anybody else noticed that we live in a confessional culture, one in which we are encouraged to “tell all at first sight”?!
It used to be that one could get to know someone else by asking, “what kind of movies do you like?” or “what kind of books do you read?”
Sometimes it is possible to get to know somebody too well, too soon to the point that knowing all about their little personality quirks and habits turns you right off. This is why you should “never ever give it all away.”