First Date Nightmares

Dating sucks.  Just ask any of the people that do it and aren't already in relationships.

Both a parties have to pretend to do something with someone they don't readily know, not lose their cool, and then have to put on a face that suggests "I might do this again someday, but probably with someone else."  Doesn't it always seem that first date activities are things that you would never ever do in your spare time, unless it's drinking?  Bowling, Kayaking, Fine Dining, Mountain Climbing, Walking on a Beach, Hiking a trail, Going to a Zoo.  Why do first date activities get picked from the hat of "I've Never Do This In My Spare Time, But For Some Reason, It Might Get Me Laid".  What ever happened to burger and a movie?

First dates are ESPECIALLY the worst things you can do in your twenties, and from what the rest of the Internet tells me, up into your 40's.  There are several kinds of first dates.  There are the first dates that end in sex, 

end with Award Nominations for Most Awkward Hug...

or they can end with a "Call Me This Weekend" kiss (rare and very often not admired)

Now there will be times when both parties agree to end their date in whatever way they want.  The nightmare comes in when there is a disagreement and both people end up over-thinking every single "signal" or move that the other makes.

A lot of times, people go into dating without knowing what exactly they want.  Over time, if a couple dates and just wants to things copacetic, that's great.  What amateur daters don't realize is that they are looking for someone that they think will be okay to bring around their friends.  That's all a date/a girlfriend/a boyfriend is in this world, when you boil it down.

It is great if two people can connect on other levels, but that comes after finding someone in the first place.  However, there is that dreaded destination that seems to be populated with love-scorned men: THE FRIEND ZONE!

This clip from Wet Hot American Summer sums up what the Friend Zone is.  Scores of women will deny that the Friend Zone exists or that they have put "friends" there, but that's because if you don't talk about something, it ceases to exist.  

This scene by the way, is the worst thing that a guy can hear from someone that he likes, especially at a young age.  This is every kid in high school's  nightmare.  He does all the things that he thinks the girl wants in a guy, but she just wants to have sex with the hotter guy.  There is no way around it.  C'est la Vie.