10 Things You Should Know After A First Date (And 5 Things You Shouldn't)

By Chiara Atik for HowAboutWe.Com
First date conversation can vary greatly, depending on what you do and whether there's chemistry. But no matter what you talk about on your first date, there are certain things that you should definitely know by the end of it.

Maybe you had a really amazing conversation about your shared love of baseball season or Indian Food, but how much do you really know about your date?


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10 Things You Should Know By The Time The Date Is Over:

1. If he's gainfully employed.

2. If he's cheap (as opposed to thrifty, which is fine.)

3. If you have at least one thing in common.

4. If he talks about himself the whole time.

5. If he's funny.

6. If he's smart.

7. If he's insecure.

8. If he has a kid.

9. If he seems genuinely interested in you.

10. If he's polite.

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5 Things You Shouldn't Know

1. How much money he makes.

2. How hard he's working to overcome his self-esteem/psychological problems.

3. How amazing his ex was.

4. How many other dates he's been on lately.

5. How uncomfortable his hemorrhoids/bunion/kidney stone is making him. (True story.)

What'd we miss? Tell us in the comments.

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