Try to Get Her Wasted: First Dates in the News

Courtship Connection: If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try to Get Her Wasted. Above the Law
This is the kind of first date story that Wannabe Lara Logan will be able to milk for years… Wannabe journo said she’d be carrying a yellow umbrella. Our womanizer said he would be in jeans and a button-down with “Screech-esque, dark, curly hair.” Nice move, womanizer. Compare thyself with a decidedly unattractive character to set expectations low and display your humility. Bravo. Though, if you actually look like Dustin Diamond, I would advise against this tactic. …

Tech age speeds up romance. iAfrica.com
A survey by LoveGeist revealed the average time to wait before getting in touch has halved in to one-and-a-half days after the first date. According Kate Taylor, relationship expert at Match.com, cell phones have made holding out on contacting a date “snooty” or worse, like you’ve run out of airtime. In effect, our constant connectivity has forced us to speed up our decisions in the love department. Gone are the lengthy waits, wondering whether you’ll get the call requesting another date from someone you fancy. If they haven’t got in touch in one and a half days, you might as well move on. …