How To Survive A Bad Date
Taylor Nicole Fain
Curry
English 1301
10 November 2014
Surviving a Bad Date A bad date can leave you feeling embarrassed and unimpressed with yourself. Sometimes the person you are dating is a mess, sometimes you’re one doing everything wrong, and occasionally, the activities you planned turned into a disaster. Here’s what to do or survive, or perhaps even turn around a bad date. One thing you can do is try starting over. If you’re messing up left and right, ask your date if you can start over. If you’re willing to show your human side and acknowledge that you messed up, it can be a genuine moment to your date that’s shows you’re normal and take up for your mistakes. Say something like: "I 'm sorry, I 'm really nervous, and I 'm not being myself. Can I have a do-over?" Then take a deep breath and forget whatever you did that made you feel embarrassed, and start over. You’ve got to look at the bright side and make the most of what you’re working with here. Another thing you can do is to be open-minded to your date. If he isn’t what or who you expected, it isn’t bad or the end of the world. “Remember the golden rule: just because you don 't jive with someone, does not mean that they deserve to be treated like dirt.” (Elizabeth Stone). If he showed up in sweats and took you to Taco Bell, maybe he’s
Fain 2 saving up for a house or he has an amazing sense of humor. Try using open-ended questions to get them to talk about themselves more, especially where they seem nervous about talking. Listen attentively and smile a lot. “You need to find something to distract yourself. Which is why I recommend the Question Game. This is a tactic I’ve recommended before as a quick and easy way to keep conversations from stalling out. It’s also a way of dragging conversations out of the doldrums and into new and interesting areas.” (Dr. Lovenerd)
Try being laid back. Even if you’re on a bad date it is not the end of the world. It’s just a few hours out of your life. Just relax
Curry
English 1301
10 November 2014
Surviving a Bad Date A bad date can leave you feeling embarrassed and unimpressed with yourself. Sometimes the person you are dating is a mess, sometimes you’re one doing everything wrong, and occasionally, the activities you planned turned into a disaster. Here’s what to do or survive, or perhaps even turn around a bad date. One thing you can do is try starting over. If you’re messing up left and right, ask your date if you can start over. If you’re willing to show your human side and acknowledge that you messed up, it can be a genuine moment to your date that’s shows you’re normal and take up for your mistakes. Say something like: "I 'm sorry, I 'm really nervous, and I 'm not being myself. Can I have a do-over?" Then take a deep breath and forget whatever you did that made you feel embarrassed, and start over. You’ve got to look at the bright side and make the most of what you’re working with here. Another thing you can do is to be open-minded to your date. If he isn’t what or who you expected, it isn’t bad or the end of the world. “Remember the golden rule: just because you don 't jive with someone, does not mean that they deserve to be treated like dirt.” (Elizabeth Stone). If he showed up in sweats and took you to Taco Bell, maybe he’s
Fain 2 saving up for a house or he has an amazing sense of humor. Try using open-ended questions to get them to talk about themselves more, especially where they seem nervous about talking. Listen attentively and smile a lot. “You need to find something to distract yourself. Which is why I recommend the Question Game. This is a tactic I’ve recommended before as a quick and easy way to keep conversations from stalling out. It’s also a way of dragging conversations out of the doldrums and into new and interesting areas.” (Dr. Lovenerd)
Try being laid back. Even if you’re on a bad date it is not the end of the world. It’s just a few hours out of your life. Just relax
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