There’s a lot of advice floating around the web when it comes to dating—what to wear, what to eat, what to talk about, what to never, ever write on an online profile—and while most of this info is actually pretty useful, the fact remains that the best first dates are the ones where you’re able to be yourself.
Still, we can all agree that there are certain things that just shouldn’t be done, or spoken about on a first date—by a woman or a man.
DON’T be wishy-washy.
Nobody—and we mean nobody—likes a pushover, so if your date tells you he’s planned dinner at a sushi joint and you don’t eat fish, or he wants to hang at a cocktail lounge but you don’t drink, speak up. It’ll only look weird if you tell him all that after you’re already seated and waiting to order. Same goes for being decisive: If he asks what you’d like to eat, drink, or share for dessert, don’t say “I don’t care, whatever is fine.
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