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    10 Ways to Avoid Date Disaster

    By | Love + Sex – Fri, Feb 10, 2012 12:49 PM EST

    By Mark Mikin

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    2012 VALENTINE'S DAY GUIDE: Gift Ideas, Dates, Advice, Stories & More

    Rule No. 1: No matching outfits.
    Especially if your big night out consists of sinking back into the couch.

    Rule No. 2: No matching haircuts.
    Especially if your big night out consists of reenacting The Blair Witch Project.

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    Rule No. 3: Admire this man.
    Reach around. Slide. Reach back. Remove. Repeat.

    Rule No. 4: Don't bring a third wheel.
    Especially if he can't drink his way through it.

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    Rule No. 5: No cell phones at the table.
    Especially when martinis are involved.

    Rule No. 6: No hands in the mouth.
    Especially if her hands on their way to Candyland.

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    esquireesquireRule No. 7: Admire this man, too.
    But lose the suspenders for the romantic getaway. And the dog chains, for always.

    Rule No. 8: Don't jump the gun.
    The daytime date is meant as a prelude, not a climax.

    Rule No. 9: No high-fives.
    Also, we're pretty sure Crocs are not her idea of sexy.

    Rule No. 10: No Avatar.
    This is not what she had in mind when she said it was her first time.
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