- Share This Post
- Pin It
- 8
-
Sparkle (0)
Contributing editor Liz Rizzo also blogs at Everyday Goddess.
1. It's too late to lose 10 pounds, so let it go.
2. It's also too late to dye those grey hairs, so let it go. Pretend it's your "Rogue" look.
3. You do not have to be in control, just let the evening play out.
4. It is OK (and healthy and fun even) to have someone treat you.
5. Relax
6. Don't drink too much. Remember, when you're nervous, alcohol hits you more. Guinness being the exception, and always an excellent choice.
7. It's OK to be nervous.
8. When you find yourself blabbering like Hugh Grant in every romantic comedy ever (and you will), it's OK. Stop. Ask your date a question. Listen.
9. Wear really sexy underwear, even if there's no way in hell your date is going to see it.
10. Look your date in the eyes.
11. Safety, safety, safety! You're meeting your date there or you've gotten references. Tell a friend where you're going, or schedule a safety call.
12. Show a little breast. Show a little breast. And not in the freezing cold, that's just stupid. What you're wearing should be comfortable before it's anything else.
13. Review the results of your Google stalking.
14. Are you wearing deodorant? Got cash? ID? Jacket? All that practical stuff.
15. Don't be afraid of moments of silence. You don't have to fill every moment with chatter.
16. Don't lie. Remember, lying about your interests on a first date is a standard sitcom plot. Don't be a sitcom.
17. Remember, you can't be the only person in the world that goes to the bathroom ten times before a date, and it's not like anyone's going to know. Unless you blog about it.
18. Have fun.
19. Be yourself.
20. Breathe.
So, did I miss anything???
