First dates are incredibly awkward and uncomfortable. Why anyone would want to make a first date worse defies logic, and yet some people do. Ladies, if your date does any of the following on your first date take it as a sign to leave.
Comments on how much you’re eating
Look, even as a joke between best friends food can become dicey (no pun intended). The last thing anyone should joke about on a first date is how much the other person is eating. If your date does, take it as a sign to get out of there. Making such comments is a sign of control issues. He makes you feel insecure so that he can feel more in control of the situation.
Brings up sex during dinner
Yes, all men think about sex. And they think about it even more on a date. Still, he should be able to control himself at least through dessert. Sure, there is such a thing as playful flirting about sex, but it should come after the chocolate sundae. It isn’t being prudish, because if the guy can’t wait that long to even mention the subject it means he has no other interest in you than that.
Doesn’t offer to pay for dinner
This might be questionable to some, but even in this day and age men should offer to pick up the tab. If you simply insist on going Dutch, or the two of you have discussed it in advance, then that’s fine. There’s a chance that he might not be able to afford it, but most men simply would take the woman somewhere cheaper than ask her to pay. If he does ask, it’s a sign that he isn’t fully committed to the “wooing” of you.
Takes you to see the new R-rated action extravaganza
Unless the two of you met cute while discussing films at the video store, and therefore he clearly knows your taste in film, it’s a fairly bad sign for him to take you to a big action film. Why? He’s just letting me be part of something he enjoys! No, he’s being selfish. The first date should, again, show some signs of wooing. That includes taking one for the team and seeing something you will enjoy as well. That doesn’t necessarily mean a romantic comedy, but neither does it mean something you will detest.
Answers his cell phone at any point
Assuming the two of you aren’t planning to meet others, or his aunt isn’t sick in the hospital, this is a very bad sign. Sure, many people text message now while driving or even while in church, but both those show a lack of respect for the activity the person is participating in. While out with you his attention should be focused on you, and now what his friends are scoring at Halo at home. If he starts the typing, send him one yourself, “l8tr.”