Awkward First Date Questions

Do not, we repeat do not, fill uncomfortable silences with these questions...

• 'You seem familiar - have we hooked up before?' (He reads: skank)

• 'So, how much money do you make?' (He reads: superficial gold-digger)

• 'I don't swallow, just so you know...' (He reads: presumptuous and sexually repressed)

• 'Am I hotter than your last girlfriend?' (He reads: insecure and potentially psycho)

• 'How's your (air quotes) "steak"?' (He feels: inadequate)

• 'Have you ever had an STD?' (He feels: grossed out)

• 'How much do you think I weigh?' (He reads: neurotic and self-obsessed)

• 'Would you like a breath-mint?' (He feels: mortified)

• 'Don't you think our patriarchal society is just messed up?' (He reads: feminist)

• 'I've designed my own wedding dress, want to see it?' (He feels: terrified senseless)

Got it? Good.

Author: Susan Hayden