How Am I Supposed to Behave on a Date?

If you get together with a person who thinks physical intimacy should happen at the beginning of the relationship, and you don't, what do you do? One way to handle this before any problems arise is to have a "getting to know each other" casual conversation about dating at the beginning. Find out generally how each of you thinks dating progresses, what happens in the process, and what the end result should be. If the two of you generally match up, you are in luck. The going should be easy. If you don't, you can try negotiating with each other about how your dating relationship should progress. But more typically, people who don't match up in their expectations of how dating progresses, simply don't end up dating. The bottom line is: Dating is a very personal experience. How you date should not be based on trends, or what anyone else thinks -- it should be based on who you are and what you want to achieve.Master Certified Relationship Coach Rinatta Paries coaches singles to attract and build loving, fulfilling, long-term relationships. For more information about Coach Rinatta Paries and the myriad of services she has created for singles, visit her Web site, WhatItTakes.com.