While first impressions do determine how we feel about someone -- and even though I've said you should consider your time, energy, and attention precious and not to waste them -- there is a point to giving someone another chance. The first date may have been really good, but he may have been on his best behavior. more dates are necessary before...

Now that you got over the hurdle of the first date, it's time to think about whether you are going to go another round and ask for the second date. Again, don't think about it as a formal date. Think about making more time to spend together. To decide about the next meeting, ask yourself the following questions: "Did we enjoy each othe...

After the date, you will invariably have thoughts about how it went. Hopefully you will feel peaceful and satisfied. That's the best sign that things went well and you felt good about yourself and your date. But often, the next day you may find yourself "Monday morning quarter-backing" in a critical review about what you did or said, wish...

Okay, you cleared the first big hurdle. The first date is over. You can breathe easier now. So how did it go? Do you think you've met the person of your dreams, or someone you'd rather just keep as a friend, or, worse, a dud or a jerk you never want to see again? No matter how a date goes, I'm a big believer in grace after dates. That is, after...

Define the amount of time of the date beforehand because you don't know how the first date will turn out or how much you will like each other. That means you should say ahead of time what time you want to be home, so it doesn't cause any anxiety during the date. Doing so gives you an easy out if you are not having a good time, without either of...

Besides gauging your own interest in another meeting, you of course want to know whether the other person is receptive. The best way to know is to ask for the next date and see if the response is positive, but signs on your first encounter can give you an idea of how much your date enjoyed being with you and whether she or he would like another...

Blatant sexual advances too early in the game -- especially if they are unwanted -- are real turn-offs to most men as well as women. You must be really sensitive about reading a person's openness to being intimate at all when it comes to dating: Even a kiss can be a major step. Before you get to the kiss, you must establish whether the person...

In this day and age, decisions about who pays for what have become more complicated than in previous dating ages, when the rules were clearer. Up until '70s, the man usually paid for everything. As more women went to work and the women's liberation movement demended equality, it became more common for couples to "go Dutch," where the man...