There’s nothing wrong with having out-of-date musical tastes. In full disclosure, most of my favorite musicians were born before my parents. Still, there is something to be said for having interests beyond fifty-year-old rock stars.

Melissa and I met in college. She worked at the college library and seem to be quite intelligent. She read a lot, and talked a lot about reading. Yes, obviously there is more to intellect than that, but then again, it isn’t like I have an IQ test on ready at all times. So a girl who actually bothers to read, and bothers to read more than Danielle Steel, seems like a good bet for at least a passively interesting conversation. Not always so, as Melissa taught me.

Melissa and I started dating and things seemed very good at first. She was funny and a fair bit more outgoing than I, which is a good thing. As a more reserved person I need someone who can step it up to pull me out of my cave. She was also short, cute, and perky–the killer three for men, and a disgusting three for other women. (more…)

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There are, of course, obvious bad dating acts such as leaving your date behind at the restaurant. But this list focuses on some more, ahem, subtle bad habits you or your date might suffer from.

1. You talk about your job–a lot. There is nothing wrong with discussing what you do on a date. For example, with a little detective work, you will find that even the most common sounding of jobs (say, teacher or nurse) can be truly interesting in the day to day happenings. Still, a date is about you, and contrary to what business school taught–you are more than your job. A good indicator you are talking too much about it? Your date has stopped asking questions. (more…)

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