The worst things you could possibly do on a first date

Publish Date
Tuesday, 23 January 2018, 11:57AM
Photo: Getty Images

Photo: Getty Images

First dates can be pretty damn tough at times.

You want to play it cool but not TOO cool. Available but NOT desperate. And most importantly, you wanna seem fun... but not crazy!

If you're looking for advice on first date do's and don'ts and have nowhere to turn, the internet is coming to the rescue.

Here's what the amazing people if Reddit had to say about first dates!

Don't take things too quickly.

Comment from discussion Women of Reddit, what’s a first date mistake men all too often make?.

A conversation takes two.

Comment from discussion Women of Reddit, what’s a first date mistake men all too often make?.
Comment from discussion Women of Reddit, what’s a first date mistake men all too often make?.

Leave your bragging at the door.

Comment from discussion Women of Reddit, what’s a first date mistake men all too often make?.

Don't take things too quickly. Again.

Comment from discussion What has someone done on a first date, that instantly ruined their chances of ever getting a second one?.

Maybe don't drink before your date...

Comment from discussion What has someone done on a first date, that instantly ruined their chances of ever getting a second one?.

Don't be this guy. This specific guy - never be him.

Comment from discussion What has someone done on a first date, that instantly ruined their chances of ever getting a second one?.

Don't open up the X-Files.

Comment from discussion Women of Reddit, what’s a first date mistake men all too often make?.

There's a compliment and then there's creepy.

Comment from discussion Women of Reddit, what’s a first date mistake men all too often make?.

Get off your phone.

Comment from discussion Women of Reddit, what’s a first date mistake men all too often make?.

Chill.

Comment from discussion Women of Reddit, what’s a first date mistake men all too often make?.

Just... what?

Comment from discussion What is an instant dealbreaker on the first date that makes you immediately think there won’t be a second?.

 

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