Hooking Up

Here's what I learned from watching Blind Date and Fifth Wheel. Some say I'm watching crap, but I'm more entertained than anything else.



1. Never reveal TOO much on your first date. Read: Don't tell your whole life story during dinner. Your ex-boyfriends, your family's pet dog or your friend's jerk boyfriend. For one, it isn't healthy to still be raving about your ex when you're in a date with someone new. Second, you're on your first date, and he isn't really interested to know about that overgrown dickhead your friend is dating. Now, the trick is how can I apply this in real life.



2. Be confident. I've seen less than attractive people, or overweight people gone up one or two notches up the sexiness scale just because they're confident. I guess the only way you can go wrong with confidence is if you have way over too much.



3. Be intelligent, witty. Or if you can't, just show off more skin. Well, let's face it. The world is filled with shallow people. I like attractive guys, but really, I'm more likely to hook up with someone who has something to say other than the latest gadgets and the latest song of his favorite band. Come on, there's more to life than your cellphone or latest gimik. (Hehe, There's watching crappy shows like Blind Date and Fifth Wheel.)



4. Be yourself. Or if you're really weird, please pretend to be somebody nice. Some people are better pretending to be someone else, than presenting their true colors. But hey, I'm just saying that you don't have to tell your date you really are a pervert in disguise.



5. It can't hurt to be rich, successful and attractive. If no one ever said this to you before, well, let me be the first one: Life really is unfair. People who are are rich, successful and attractive always do get the best of many worlds. Dating is easy if you are rich and attractive.



Hmm, what they don't show are the preparations involved before a date. It's not easy setting yourself up for rejection or judgment by people you don't know. What's more, you should anticipate any of three outcomes: the date from hell, the first-and-last date, and hope against hope that someday you'll find yourself in the first-date-of-many-dates-to-come.



Wait till my Thursday entry. I'll probably have something to add more to this.