You'd think the following was common sense but unfortunately, it isn't:

First and foremost, you should have a definite idea of why you're meeting her. Is she just a casual date or will she someday change your depends and spoon oatmeal into your mouth?

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Don't wear drug store cologne that smells obnoxious; rule of thumb, if it's named after a hat, has a medallion on it or sailors like it, DON'T WEAR IT-IT STINKS!

Avoid burping, farting or any of your other bodily noises that the guys at the shop/factory/pit/office think are so funny! Don't talk about the size of the gargantuan dump you took either!

Music is the best ice-breaker; talk about your favorite artists/bands and the type of music they play. If you're thrash metal and she's into mellow love songs-you're incompatible. Go find a tattooed, blue haired, face pierced babe.

READ. The papers/a book/some interesting magazines so you'll have some decent conversational topics. Don't just sit there and stare at her like a mental patient.

HUMOR puts women at ease. Save some politically correct jokes to tell. Watch the ethnic stuff until you know her heritage on both sides (mother's and father's!) Self-deprecation is good. Don't get carried away though by saying stuff like "Oh, I'm such an idiot!" Or "What an asshole I am!" or "I am such a looooser!" She might believe it and write you off early on!

Avoid graphic sex talk early on in the conversation, instead ease into it with double entendres, e.g. "I really like the new peel and stick postage stamps, I used to hate having to lick and stick them. How about you?" or "My lazy-boy recliner is very versatile…what's your favorite position?" "Can you tie a knot in this cherry stem without using your hands?" "My vacuum sucks really hard, do you?"

Think of a date as a verbal tennis match; you serve a bon mot (some interesting conversational tidbit), then listen to her tell you something about Mr. Snuggles, her pet cat (If you eventually gain entry to her place, he's the one that will spit and claw at you-and use your shoes as a litterbox)

It's important to BE YOURSELF. Don't try to kiss her ass and agree with everything she says either. That's a thin veneer and any sensible woman will see right through it. It is very irritating.

If you're a nonsmoker, find the same. If you're a smoker same applies. Non-smokers don't want to kiss smokers and smokers could care less about kissing other smokers since both of their tastebuds are shot anyway!

What to do on the first date? Movies are usually the most popular choices but are unwise. You want an activity where you're both facing each other, looking into each others' eyes. Dinner's usually best for that. Sit up straight too. Don't pick your nose, OK?