Conquering the Date

When I get home from work, I change my clothes, put in my contacts, give my hair a quick blow dry, and put on some jewelry. I have a date with David* in a half an hour. Luckily, it is right down the street. I get to the bar first, order a drink and watch the TV, even though it is football and I am not paying too much attention. I have talked to David a few times online and once on the phone. The conversation was great, so my expectations are higher than normal for David. David walks into the bar and greets me with a warm hug and kiss on the cheek. He is well put together and on time.
So far so good.
As the night progresses, David and I are talking freely and laughing a lot.
The body language is magnetic. So what can I find wrong? Nothing. Unfortunately, this is not the usual case. To make a long story short, David and I ended up dating for a short period, but eventually, I did find something that I could not compromise on. So now we are friends. The relationship is not complicated at all and David is always happy to give a guy’s point of view about the rest of my romantic life.
When going on a first date, I can almost always know by the conversation, energy and excitement if this is a guy that I want to see again. As many people can be nervous on the first date, I usually give the guy a second chance, but most of the time I know in the first five minutes if this is going to be a wasted night or worth the effort. There have been guys that are very attractive physically, but when they open their mouth, they quickly become unattractive. There are also many guys that do not look like their picture and guys that only want one thing from that dinner (and it is NOT your opinion). As such, you need to be optimistic but wary. And so the search continues. But in the meantime, at least I get to try new places to eat.

Happy hunting!