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