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| Every person has been there-the grueling first date. You've shuffled through the awkwardness of meeting, asking, planning, and getting up the nerves to actually go on the date. You've both shaved, picked out clothes, showered until you skin was raw. Before you know it, you're at the restaurant and you've ordered your food. So now, you get to the conversation, which is where most of us get tongue-tied and go awry. What do you talk about? What do you not talk about? After all, a first date is like a job interview-you're trying to figure out if you're right for the permanent position. There are a... |
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| First off put yourself in his shoes, it’s not hard, you already know what it’s like. You have sat through his favorite comedy about farting several times and hated it. On the other side of the coin he has sat through your drippy tales of love and heartbreak that made him feel like running out in traffic. So spend a minute to develop some empathy around this, and in turn use this same “stand in the other person’s shoes” technique to help him develop empathy for your struggle also. This is going to lay the groundwork for dodging the movie choice show down, tonight and in the future.Avoid the... |
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