Ladies and gentlemen, introducing Jose Cuervos Guide to Dating. One date, two dates, three dates, door. I'm sure you've all heard of the original rhyme. One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. Fun to say, not fun to do. The goal here is to explain the first three dates and why my theory works. Disclaimer: this guide is for those who have good instincts regarding people and their character.
Here’s the breakdown. Date One: You’ll both be on your best behavior (or at least try to be). On this date you’ll know if you’re interested right away. You’ll talk about basic information that you probably already knew because you stalked his/her facebook page. At the end of date one, you’ll know if there's going to be date two. Personally, I’m not a fan of kissing on the first date (unless my date is Ryan Gosling) so on date two, if there's a mutual desire, go for it. Just remember no one likes to play tonsil hockey. Date Two: Both parties dress to impress and conversation consists of recapping information you’ve gathered on date one (or facebook) and expanding on it. There should be casual flirting and appropriate touching to determine chemistry. If conversation is easy and attraction exists, you’re on your way to date three. If conversation is awkward, one sided, and you’d rather kiss a Jabba the Hut than your date, then inform your date that you plan to move to the moon next week and will be out of touch indefinitely. Date Three: This is the test to see if everyone has been listening to each other and asking better questions than "how was your day". If you haven’t seen any red flags yet, you may have a winner. If you saw more than one red flag by date two, then you shouldn’t be on date three.
Dating is awesome, but if you know someone isn’t for you, don’t stretch it out. What’s the point? You don’t need more than three dates to see if you're interested. Of course you never want to sell someone short or "kick them to the curb" too soon, but don’t prolong mediocre dates in hopes the person across from you magically changes into someone you can connect with. If it doesn't work out, always be polite about it. Chances are that if you aren't feeling it, they probably aren't either. Besides, and I'm sure Jose Cuervo would agree, there are plenty of other fish in the sea.
