The first date: The dos and don'ts

New Pittsburgh Courier;  April 2, 2008 ;     655 words ......life story on the first date. Save some room for the person to get to know you on a...time. If this is your first date with this person, time is of the essence...enjoy yourself and the other person. Even if the date does not lead to another...

Boy meets girl // The first date can be the most difficult hurdle to clear

Chicago Sun-Times;  April 19, 1987 ;     700+ words ......never find. The first date is perhaps the most...anything, about the person you are going out...potential of first-date disaster, there are...fun with this new person. "Definitely so...don't get to know the person that way. Do an activity...there's a second date in the cards. ...

THE DATING DANCE; First-Date Jitters: Where to Start?!

Jewish Exponent;  November 17, 2005 ;     700+ words ......You can take the date seriously, but think of the first date as a preview: You''re just viewing the person long enough to see...jeans-and-sneakers person; if I add a cute...suffices for a first date (you want to be yourself...think you know a person over the Internet...arrange the ...

COLUMN: How to handle a first date: Tips for making the night go well

University Wire;  March 11, 2008 ;     660 words ......quick glimpse of the other person to see if a second date is worthwhile or not. Since...offending to the other person on the date. The idea of a public atmosphere...thing would be to have the person meet friends. If the first date is not successful and a...

COLUMN: Survey says it's a date

University Wire;  March 28, 2005 ;     700+ words ......no longer like the person after the first date or if it didn't go...that it wasn't a date, all you're doing is ruining the other person's mojo -- making...difficult for the other person to say afterward it was not a date and still save face...

COLUMN: Anatomy of a first date: The good and bad

University Wire;  January 25, 2007 ;     700+ words ......compatibility with your date if the persona you present (and...goes into a first date toting the question, "What if this person is the One?" (If...something about another person while you're at it. Think of the first date as a trial, a demo...

date(1)

Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      184 words ......Dictionary 01-01-1988 date(1) (dat) n. 1. a...goes on 4. [pl.] a person's birth and death...engagement with a person of the opposite...an engagement c)a person of the opposite...letter, etc.) with a date 2. to find out...old-fashioned or out-of-date 5. to reckon by...engagements with ...

Blind date can be fun way to meet new people

Charleston Gazette;  November 29, 2007 ;     492 words ......easygoing on the date. If you've met the person on-line, make sure...and while a second date may follow, you are...getting to know the person, and that takes time. And if your date doesn't turn out...try to finish the date with a positive attitude...respect for the other ...

43 of Singles Have Googled Someone on the Internet Before a First Date.

PR Newswire;  August 3, 2005 ;     688 words ......sent about their date that was forwarded to that person. However, 97 of...always confirm the date by phone -- it's much more personal. 4. It's always...details about your date on email with your...of singles send personal emails on their...

date

The Oxford American College Dictionary;      308 words ...date 1 / dāt / • n...1776 and 1789 they've set a date for the wedding. ∎  ( dates ) the years of a person's birth and death or of the...or engagement: a student on a date with someone he met in class. ∎  a person with whom one has such an ...

Defending date ? Don't go macho

Charleston Gazette;  October 12, 1999 ;     520 words ......or at a table next to your date. Excuse yourself to the restroom...of drinks. Spot that other person approaching your date. Watch painfully as this bold person takes your vacant seat. See...say hi. See Dick hit on your date. Run, Dick, run! If you're...And when someone serves your ...

blind date

The Oxford American College Dictionary;      23 words ...blind date • n. a social engagement or date with a person one has not previously met. ∎  either person of the couple on a blind date.

Does Fido Hate Your Date?

The Washington Post;  February 13, 2005 ;     538 words ......The cat goes to the person that hates him...pups included. Your date should come armed...food, instruct your date to toss the treat...between the scary person and delicious food...scents. Does your date love the way you...dangling something, your date enables the cat to...think, ...

DO'S AND DON'TS FOR THAT FIRST DATE.(LIFE)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  July 13, 1998 ;     192 words ......asked for your business card. Offer it at the end of the date. Show up late. Being fashionably late applies to parties, not dates. Gripe about work. Talk about yourself the whole date. Ask for second dates at the doorstep. Wait a day or two, then call. DO: Keep it light and fun. Make the date short and ...

Tel Aviv school teaches singles how to be a good date

Jerusalem Post;  April 11, 2007 ;     700+ words ......man who can be a person of great quality...excessively on the first date, often intimidating...seek to find in a date," explains Biran...life. On the first date, he is already asking if this person will be the mother...no chemistry." A date, the professionals...getting to know ...