Emergency repair kit

To be ready for any eventuality, keep a shoe box full of the following stuff handy:

• Safety pins (small, medium & large)
• Needle & thread (white, black & brown)
• Styptic pencil (men & women)
• Extra pair of pantyhose (women)
• Antacid tablets (optional)
• Band-Aids
• Clear nail polish
• Hem tape
• Tweezers
  

Tactful translations

Consider saying the tactful translations below what you really feel for a better dating experience:

I want to go home now.
Gee, it sure is getting late, and I've got an early morning tomorrow.

You bore me to tears.
Please excuse my yawning; it's been a really tough week.

We have nothing in common.
You've led such a different life than I have!

You sure seemed nicer when I asked you out.
There are so many sides to your personality.

What a waste of time!
I've been in such a time crunch these days, I never have time for the fun stuff.

You look nothing like your picture.
Your photo doesn't do you justice.

Affirmations

To calm yourself and quell any surges of anxiety, try an affirmation. Repeat after me:

• I'm a fun, interesting, worthy person.
• I deserve success & happiness.
• A date is only a date - it's not do-or-die time.
• I'm calm & fearless.
• I will enjoy myself tonight, and my date will, too.
  

Flirting Guidelines

Here's a quick list of what to do (and not do) when flirting with your date:

• Use your whole body
  Lean forward, make eye contact, smile, bend your knees a bit, and relax your hands and arms.
• Make eye contact
  Looking someone in the eyes is very alluring. And it makes them feel like they've got your undivided attention, which they should.
• Smile, don't smirk
  Smile openly and sincerely - it's irresistible.
• Pay attention
  No looking like you're trying to remember if you fed the cat.
• Lighten up, don't bulldoze
  Telling your date they're incredibly hot isn't flirting; it's steering your dating experience directly into a mountain.
• Focus on your partner, not yourself
  Make your date feel as though every word is a pearl of wisdom.
• Enjoy yourself
  Fun is the flirter's playground. And once you're having fun, it's easy to get others to play.
  

How to ask for a First Date

• Ask for a Wednesday or Thursday night.
  Never ask for a first date for a Friday or Saturday night (too big as date nights) or Monday (everyone hates Mondays).
• Offer a specific opportunity (as well as alternative days).
  If you say, "Would you like to go out sometime?" you leave yourself absolutely no out if they say no, and if they say yes, you still have to ask them out.
• Offer options.
  Options can include the day, time, activity and transportation. Options make you sound organized without being rigid.
• Ask for a first date a week to ten days in advance
  (but you can break this rule with impunity as the need arises).
• Go for it if you're having a good day.
  You're cuter when you're happy and self-confidence is sexy.
• Think KISS (Keep It Simple, Sweetie)
  All you want to do here is send a clear, gentle, but important message: I'd like to spend some time getting to know you better. Are you interested?
  

Are you making your date miserable?

You can come to know if you are making your date miserable yourself. If you are doing one of the following then you are making yourself & your date miserable. Watch out!!!

1. Whining
2. Blaming
3. Comparing
4. Pouting
5. Hollering
6. Swearing
7. Saying 'You always...' or 'You never...'
8. Complaining to everyone
9. Being passive
10. Finding fault
    

Ten ways to know you're in Love

There are ten ways with which you can know that you are in LOVE:

1. You actually want to meet the parents.
2. You're willing to explain why you don't want to date others.
3. You'll ditch your little Black Book.
4. You breathe easier when he's around.
5. You're full of energy.
6. You're willing to go somewhere you hate is she really wants to go.
7. You're willing to save if you're a spendthrift and spend if you are chintzy.
8. The idea of doing nothing together sounds terrific.
9. You're willing to risk being yourself.