What You’re Doing Can Prevent You From Getting That Second Date

As selective as you are when it comes to finding the one, you might be shooting your self in the foot with some big first date mistakes. You always to put the best foot forward, and in the dating world we don't often get second chances. In a recent Colgate survey, 42 percent of people believe that each date is a chance to meet "the one."

If you are looking to meet the one, Men's Health compiled a list of fist date don't.

1. Don’t tell her how much money you make; sell your personality, not your susceptibility to extortionist divorce settlements.

2. Don’t get drunk. You look stupid, and you say stupid things.

3. Do not attempt to rub knees unless you’re getting serious signals. These do not include, yawning, blinking, or wearing a skimpy top.

4. Don’t say her “chi is stalled.” New Age men make great yoga instructors. That doesn’t mean she wants to sleep with one.

5. Do not use the word “proactive” unless she’s specifically told you of her mad attraction to motivational speakers.

6. Do not refer to your “issues” unless she’s specifically told you of her mad attraction to men in analysis.

7. Don’t dress creatively. On a first date, she needs reassurance that you’re normal. Prove you’re a “funky guy” some other time.

8. Don’t give everything away, especially on the family/ex-girlfriend tragedy front. a) You’ll need something to talk about on the second and third dates. And b) there’s a very real chance she may never return from the ladies room.

9. Avoid leaving your shirt unbuttoned to the naval. Imagination is a powerful thing.

10. Don’t go on and on about high school. There’s a certain kind of man for whom the mid-to-late teen years still factor as the most glorious period of his life. Chances are she is not interested in getting to know this man any better.

11. If it was your idea to go out, it’s your responsibility to pick up the check. If it was hers, split it.

12. Don’t wear dirty socks or underwear.