Some people tend to talk a lot or even talk faster when they are nervous or excited. If this is you, just try to take notice and pace yourself a bit. Even if the person really likes you, it might make them think you're a little too intense if they can't squeeze a word in edge-wise. Also, try not to dominate the conversation or grill them with rapid-fire questions. You don't want them to feel like they're at a job interview or being interrogated by the Spanish Inquisition. And for the girls, try not to come off as if your assessing the guy with some type of checklist while you go through the standard "get to know you" questions. Try to keep things perspective. After all, the guy was cool enough to take you out; and he did pick up the
EX Factor Guide
checkOne time I was on a first date with a girl I'd met a few weeks earlier at a swanky charity event. My friends and I now jokingly refer to this as the "first date from hell". Before the date she seemed cool, funny and sophisticated. That was before she started drinking like a fish and swearing like a sailor. Throughout the date she kept dropping bombshell after bombshell. She even flirted with another guy while we were out. Suffice to say it was the last time I talked to her.
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