Dating Advice

Dating Do’s

• Do create an interesting and fun environment when dating.
• Do stay positive even when dates do not end well. It is very likely that you need to date a few people before you can find the one you are looking for. Treat each unsuccessful date as a lesson to learn how to communicate and interact with people.
• Do try to look your best and be punctual on dates. If you know you are going to be late, phone and let your date know that you are going to be late at least 15 minutes before your meeting time.
• Do interest your date and be interested. Do your best to say or do something to interest your date and be interested to hear what your date says.
• Do tell people if you are not interested in dating them again. If you do not want to see some people again, then let them know that in the nicest possible way you can.
• Do date the kind of people you like and are attracted to.
• Do flatter and compliment your date on the way they look and the things they wear. People tend to put some effort on their look. So, being told that you look good is a good thing to hear.
• Do go out and meet as many people as you can. Practice your chat with strangers such as bar attendants, shop workers and bank tellers. As your communication skills get better, you will not be shy and have more topics to talk about with your date.
• Do have a list of places you always want to visit in your local area. This list will come in handy when dating.
• Do surround yourself with positive and like-minded friends who are also dating. You and your friends can help and encourage each other in dating matters.

Dating Don’ts

• Do not give out personal information such as home phone number and address on the first few dates until you are sure your date is a good person.
• Do not date the kind of people who have dumped you before.
• Do not call your date more than once a day if your date does not reply.
• Do not tell lies to your date. When your date finds out the truth, your date will get disappointed and not trust you any more.
• Do not be late for a date unless you have a very good reason.
• Do not be too available. Being available every night of the week means you are making yourself uninteresting and you have nothing to do except waiting to be dated. Be busy, unavailable sometimes and interesting.
• Do not talk to your friends on your cell when you are with your date for more than 5 minutes. Your date will get bored while you are on the phone. Have the courtesy of concentrating solely on your date when you are in a date.
• Do not be rude or get drunk on a date.
• Do not ignore your personal safety on the first few dates. Have a fully charged cell ready. Tell your parents or friends the name of your date, your date’s phone number and the meeting place. Call your date’s phone number to confirm it is right and meet in well-known public places.
• Do not give away too much details about yourself when you two start to know each other. People like mystery. A small bit of details about yourself at a time makes you interesting.