Certain Topics You Should Be Very Careful About Broaching
Saturday, August 28th, 2010Some conversation topics are suitable for first dates, but others could potentially destroy an otherwise fantastic evening. It is important to know what subjects are approachable and what subjects should be handled with care; if you want to have the opportunity to pursue a meaningful relationship with this person, you don’t want to mess up your first date by saying something you shouldn’t have. Here are three topics that you should be very careful when dealing with.
Try not to talk too much about yourself. It is the first date! Try to find out more about the other person. You will look arrogant and unattractive if you go on and on about yourself. Few things are worse than giving off the impression that you are pompous and cocky on a first date.
Now, of course, if you are asked a question concerning yourself, don’t be shifty and change the subject. Answer the question and then ask one of your own. This keeps the conversation flowing and prevents awkward pauses.
Topic number two: politics. Never talk politics on first date. As a matter of fact, politics should usually be avoided until later, once you’ve decided that you want to get serious with someone.
It happens to come up, and you find that both of you share political viewpoints, then feel free to get into it a little bit and use it as a platform to start another topic. But if you sense an argument approaching, slam the brakes and change directions.
At the slightest sign of an unpleasant reaction or response from your date, change the subject immediately.
The topic of religion tends to have the same rules as talking about politics. It generally isn’t something you want to discuss on a first date.
Unless you are both devout Christians or Muslims or some other religion and you know that you share the same opinion, quarantine the subject. Such heavy topics really shouldn’t be discussed on first dates anyway.
Differing religious views can make a date go downhill. Unless is extremely important for you to know someone’s religious viewpoints before getting involved with them, steer clear of this hazardous subject and save it for a later date.
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