blu,
what do you mean a coffee date is supposed to be like an interview???
the most uncomfortable situation on any date is the feeling that you are being interviewed
here is a letter from David D..about coffee dates..I agree
The first thing to remember when you're meeting
up with a girl for "a date" is that it's NOT an
INTERVIEW.
You're not applying for a job (and neither is
she), so don't act like it.
It's so funny to me when I sit down in a
restaurant and I hear a couple that's obviously
out on their first date... and the guy has no idea
what to do.
It sounds like this:
"So, did you grow up around here?"
"Where did you go to school?"
"Do you have brothers and sisters?"
"What kinds of things do you like to do for fun?"
Painful.
Why is it that people tend to act like they're
on job interviews when they go out on dates?
It's just such the not-right thing to do.
I mean, no wonder women sit around with each
other and complain about how hard it is to find an
interesting guy in this world.
Here's a good rule of thumb:
ONLY ASK QUESTIONS OR TALK ABOUT COMMON,
BORING, PREDICTABLE TOPICS LIKE SCHOOL, WORK AND
FAMILY IF YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY RUN OUT OF ALL OTHER
OPTIONS.
And why is this?
Good question. And I'm glad you asked.
First, let's talk about WHY most guys allow the
conversation to turn to these ultra-boring
topics...
Most guys approach a first date from the
perspective of "I don't want to screw this up".
In other words, they try to play it safe and
ot do anything or say anything that the girl might
not like.
They try to present themselves as "nice guys"
who love mom, have a good job, and are stable.
Somehow, guys have gotten the idea that if they
act nice, buy dinner, and talk about the same old
things that everyone else uses to bore women to
tears that they might get lucky and score (or at
least get a kiss and a second opportunity to buy
dinner).
I don't know where this concept came from, but
it's just not a very effective approach.
WOMEN AREN'T ATTRACTED TO THE SAME OLD SAME
OLD, BORING, PREDICTABLE CONVERSATION.
Attraction happens when there is energy, spice,
humor, mystery... ****Y AND FUNNY... and saucy.
So if you want to create ATTRACTION instead of
BOREDOM, you're going to have to learn a new way.
You're going to have to learn to talk about
something else.
The trick to not talking about the "usual"
things is to know how to make conversation
INTERESTING.
Let me ask you, what are the most INTERESTING
topics to humans in general?
Right - drama, violence, scandal, and comedy
that is painful to one of the parties involved.
Here are a few good ideas for conversation that
come to mind:
"So what's with The Osbournes being MTV's #1 show
of all time? I guess people just can't get enough
of dysfunctional family life... they have to watch
it on TV too."
"I'm so bummed that J-Lo and Ben are on the rocks.
They were so damn cute together. I was hoping that
they'd have a daughter with perfect hair and a
bedonka donk butt from birth."
"Have you tuned into this "Cheaters" TV show?
Don't you just love it when they come storming
into someone's house and catch the wife in bed
with another guy on national TV?"
These topics will light up a conversation like
nobody's business. And they create all kinds of
opportunities to be ****y and funny while talking
about the misfortunes andneurotic behavior of
others.
The trick is that you must remember you're not
there to impress her, and you're not on a job
interview.
The more you act nervous, stilted, and
uncomfortable...like you're trying to impress her
and get her approval... and like you don't want to
say anything that might make her disapprove of
you, the less likely you are to trigger that all-
important ATTRACTION inside of her.
And here's a real twist on this theme:
If SHE starts asking the "normal" questions
about school, job, family, etc. this is a perfect
opportunity to bust on her and say "What, is this
a job interview?"
Or "Can't you think of something interesting to
talk about? Please, spare me the pain of the usual
school-job-family conversation. Let's save that
until we're picking names for our kids."
Here are a few other good ideas for
conversation:
1) History. Women love to hear stories about the
historyof places. If you're in an interesting part
of town, tell her the story of how the area came
to be named, or why the city was built where it
is. And if the story involves a tale of love
and/or scandal, all the better.
2) Anything superficial, classy, and basically
meaningless. Try learning a little about fashion,
this way you can make fun of it while acting like
you know what you're talking about. "Didn't
Madonna really screw up the fashion world with
this whole over-the-top fake cowboy look thing?"
3) Comedy Psychological Analysis. Have fun by
giving your wild perspective on others. "You know,
I've been trying to figure out why so many people
these days are going postal and shooting everyone.
I think it might be all the NSYNC, Britney Spears,
and Backstreet Boys on the radio." This one can be
a lot of fun... be creative.
Do you see where I'm going with this?
If you want to keep her interest, then you have
to be INTERESTING.
The old-fashioned act-like-you're-on-a-job
interview rap just doesn't cut it.
Now, for some guys, the ideas that I've just
talked about will make sense, but they won't come
naturally.
That's OK. You may have to work on this for
awhile, especially if you've spent the last 25 or
so years doing the wrong thing.
Old Proverb: "No matter how far down the wrong
road you've gone, TURN BACK."
So remember, attraction isn't a choice. And
attraction doesn't make logical sense. If you want
to create that magical "chemistry", then you're
going to have to LEARN and PRACTICE it.