| There is must know information that ever | | | | 5. Know the difference between a Cabernet and |
| single should be able to rattle off at any | | | | a Chardonnay. Knowing a little bit about wine |
| moment during a date. Don't' be left racking | | | | will make selecting a bottle for you and your |
| your brain for something to talk about. Say | | | | date to share much easier. We suggest going |
| goodbye to awkward silence during a date. | | | | to a wine tasting. You'll learn about all the |
| | | | different varieties of wine, and get to taste |
| Top 10 Things to Know on a Date | | | | them as well. If there is not wine tasting |
| | | | bars close by, pick up the movie Sideways, |
| 1. Current Events...and we're not talking | | | | you'll learn all about wine, in particular |
| celebrity stuff. Know what's going on in your | | | | Merlot. |
| city and across the globe. Staying on top of | | | | |
| current events is as huge turn-on to both | | | | 6. Have at least one interesting piece of |
| sexes. It shows that you are intelligent and | | | | trivia to talk about (i.e. the human adult |
| that you care about what is going on around | | | | head weighs 15-20 lbs.) Knowing one quick |
| you and around the world. We aren't talking | | | | piece of trivia will get any date out of a |
| about which celebrity is dating whom or who | | | | conversation slump. Any time there is |
| wore what to the Oscar's, we mean real news. | | | | silence, throw out a random fact, it'll be |
| Don't have time to read the newspaper? Get | | | | sure to keep the conversation flowing. |
| online. Log on to Yahoo News and get caught | | | | |
| up quickly before your next date. | | | | 7. Know how to tell one joke well. Keep the |
| | | | jokes clean. No one wants to go on a date |
| 2. Know what sport is in season and know the | | | | with someone who tells vulgar jokes on a |
| name of your team. Ok, this may seem really | | | | first date. Keep the jokes to something you |
| basic, but seriously know what sports are | | | | would tell your boss or your grandma. |
| going on. It's a major turn-off to a man to | | | | |
| think that football is going on during the | | | | 8. Know the big art scene (music, theatre, |
| summer. Ladies---you'll impress a guy by | | | | movies) in your area. Even if you are not |
| knowing not only what sport, but what team | | | | into the arts, know what is going on in your |
| plays in your city. | | | | city. Check to see what hit off Broadway |
| | | | musical is coming to your area, any upcoming |
| 3. Have at least have heard of 3 of The New | | | | concerts or the new art exhibit at the |
| York Times bestsellers. This doesn't mean | | | | museum. Even if you are not into the arts, |
| that you have read them; it simply means that | | | | this will definitely impress them. It shows |
| you are paying attention to what books are | | | | you are well rounded. |
| hitting the best seller list. It's a great | | | | |
| conversation started, "Have you read _______? | | | | 9. If the restaurant menu is stumping |
| I've seen it on the best seller list for | | | | you-just point. French restaurants can be |
| weeks and have wanted to pick it up, but | | | | quite confusing when it comes to ordering. |
| haven't talked to anyone who has read it. Do | | | | Skip the embarrassment of mispronouncing the |
| you recommend it?" | | | | entrée and simply point to the item you |
| | | | select. Or if your date orders what you want, |
| 4. Know how to correctly pronounce the last | | | | "I'll have the same." |
| place you traveled. This should be an easy | | | | |
| one and a great way to start the | | | | 10. Where you parked your car. No one wants |
| conversation. "I just went to Nice, have you | | | | to see their date wander around the parking |
| ever been there before?" Now if you | | | | lot after they just said goodbye. If you're |
| mispronounce the city and say "nice" you many | | | | concerned you may forget where you parked out |
| not be getting very far in the conversation. | | | | of nervousness, valet the car. |
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