First Off-Line Date Dos And Don'ts

5. Do mention your dog. 6. Guys, if she says she’s a cat person, don’t immediately blurt out, “I hate cats.” 7. Ladies, if he says he lives for football, don’t expect him to be available on a playoff date. Unless you tell him what a coincidence it is that you also live for football. 8. Guys, it never hurts to bring a flower to give her at your first meeting because a single flower is something you can hand someone in a bar or coffee bar. Don’t arrive with a full bouquet, though, because what do you really expect her to be able to do with it? How many women do you know who walk around with their own vase? 9. Do arrange to meet some place out. Don’t invite anyone to your home. Don’t go for the first time you meet to anyone else’s home. 10. Do expect to pay for yourself. Drinks, too. 11. Should you get stood up, or meet and within seven minutes realize you have nothing to say to this person, walk away and chalk it all up to experience. Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Just say to yourself, “Next!” 12. Don’t get too excited about a first meet. Don’t put too much into it. Remember it’s not your whole life. It’s just a date! Eve Marx is the author of eight sex books. Her titles include "What's Your Sexual IQ?," "Flirtspeak: The Sexy Language Of Flirtation," "The Goddess Orgasm," and "101 Things You Didn't Know About Sex."