Good First Date Test

2. I don’t go on a first date with any specific goal beyond meeting someone and having a positive experience.

3. It’s more important for a date to learn about me than for me to ask about them.

4. I pay attention to a date’s body language and try to echo their nodding, smiling, or leaning forward.

5. I don’t interrupt a date when they’re speaking, even if I’m eager to share something.

6. It’s important to reveal deep truths about ourselves on first dates.

7. After a first date, I do not contact the other person again for at least three days.

8. It’s OK to talk about sex on a first date.

9. I go into a first date looking for a long-term relationship.

10. If I’m not immediately attracted to someone I can mentally check out of a first date.

11. It’s sometimes hard to focus on my date because I’m so nervous about how I’m coming across.

12. If a date goes well, I try to make concrete plans for a second date.

13. It’s OK to talk about painful past experiences on a first date.

14. To avoid awkward pauses on a first date, I would probably just keep talking.

15. I believe in “soul mates” and romantic destiny.

16. It’s OK to check your phone or messages during a first date.

17. If a date goes well, I’ll suggest we hang out again but not make firm plans.

18. A first date is like an audition or a job interview which is why I find it so stressful.

19. The goal of a first date is just to find out enough about someone to decide if I want to see them again.

20. If I felt a first date went well, and the other person doesn't ask for a second, I don't blame myself.