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First dates. We’ve all had them – well, maybe not all of us (lookin’ at you Uncle Mike, 44 and still living in the basement). Some dates are good, bad, ugly, and all that’s in between. Is there a secret to a good first date? A special trick to pull out of your sleeve? I don’t know about that, but what I do know is there tends to be a lot of conversation on a first date. I know it’s a really good sign if the conversation flows, but little lulls can happen. It’s okay to be nervous on a first date: You’re just getting to know somebody, and you really want to turn on the charm. And that’s where I’m here to help! If the chit-chat starts to fall a little flat, feel free to try some of these great questions, conversation starters, and topics:
“How is your 401k looking?”
“Do you want to see the list of baby names that I have in Notes?”
“So, were you breastfed as a child…? Explains the vibe I’m getting.”
“What’s your favorite cult?”
“You’re paying, right?”
“I see you have some dry patches on your face. Have I told you about this Arbonne product I started using?”
“Wow, this beer reminds me of the year that I studied abroad and…”
“Could you describe your childhood in six interpretational dance moves for me?”
“If you were going to bury a body, where would you do it? I already have my location picked out.”
“Do you want to hear my impression of a blue whale?”
“Breaking Bad wasn’t even that good…”
“What kind of health insurance and benefits does your job offer?”
“In my opinion, True Detective Season 2 was better than season 1. Thoughts?”
“Marry, fuck, kill: stick it, flick it, lick it. Go.”
“Want to see my suspicious mole?”
“Who’s your favorite Kardashian?”
“This weather… amiright?”
“Do you mind if I call my mom real quick?”
“I hope you like brunettes, because my roots are coming in!”
“What’s your name again?”
“Phew, these trade tariffs, right?”
“Are you going to finish your beer? I will if you won’t.”
“You into astrology? Mercury in retrograde has been throwing me lately…”
“How bout them O’s?”
“What size are you?”
“If you could hit any of your exes with your car – just a bumper tap – who would it be?”
“What are your T levels looking like these days?”
“JR Smith has some of the highest basketball IQ around, wouldn’t you agree?”
“Can we wrap this up kind of soon?”
“So why are you still single? I have no idea why I am.”.
Respond
@_mmmk8
If someone approached me with these questions on a first date I would probably geek out and then proceed to answer them as serious as possible to really make things fun. I love when people can hold a good sarcastic conversation. Back and forth banter is hard to come by.
If you had to have any terminal disease, what would it be?
Easy, anthrax. That way I could at least take everyone I hate down with me.
“Do you like Huey Lewis and the News?”
How the hell did this not make it into the article?
It’s hip to be square.
What are your thoughts on the ability of jet fuel to melt steel beams?
Not possible. Source: civil engineering degree and now work in steel fabrication business.
“How bout them O’s”
Chiefs*
Tigers*
Perfect timing on this. HH earlier this week was my friends and my girlfriend’s friends. Her friend and my friend hit a lull in conversation and i overheard her say “john i heard that redheads are more prone to catch diseases than the general population. How many diseases do you have?”
Miss Mackay-excellent work! Had a first date last night, needed a laugh for sure.
What
Great, another PGP article that’s a waste of time
You do realize this entire site is built around wasting time at work right? Take your attitude elsewhere sir
Here we go again with people getting shamed for bringing legit feedback to the table
Well there’s definitely a difference between CSV’s original comment and then his follow up in terms of what you can call “legit feedback”. The constant complaining/aggressive shitposting by people without actually offering any kind of suggestion is kind of annoying.
I can agree with this
All I care about anymore is seeing how Duda’s detective story ends.
I’m just a big fan of options the US of A has provided us from restaurants, stores, and even websites so rather than make negative comments about stuff just keep your mouth shut and go somewhere else (unless you have something productive to say, or maybe even write your own article)
Politely disagree with most of what you’re saying. I’m hoping that my feedback, positive and negative, may help influence more of what I enjoy reading. The reason we are all here is to engage in the post grad lifestyle. There are some articles that are hits and some are misses. Nonetheless, I appreciate each authors time and energy spent into giving us content.
That’s the other beautiful thing about the USA. If you don’t like something you are free to say so. You’re also free to relentlessly defend something you love.
I agree. Love it when people say “then don’t click on it herrrr herrrr” (not a knock on you 19th, just in general.) If commenters are saying they don’t like the content, then maybe instead of telling them to kick rocks the writer/website should try harder to retain viewership by taking advice instead of telling you to go somewhere else. ESPN could benefit from this but they won’t. It’s their way or the highway and they’re paying for it in lost readership/viewership.
Just my 2 cents, which is actually worth nothing because Fiat currency.
Agreed that my initial comment lacked clarity and I sounded like a complete asshole and for that I offer my apologies to the PGP community. I completely agree that if I/we don’t like the content on the site, then don’t click it, but it’s frustrating when you read content that doesn’t live up to a standard of the content that used to be produced. I can’t listen to podcasts at work, and half of the podcast content is like a half baked Pardon My Take. The content of these articles/posts/pictures helped shape how successful Grandex is today, and to your point of not reading what I don’t want to: I don’t. I do not click on 99% of the articles anymore but every once in a while a title does grab my attention, and time after time it is of sub par quality. It’s just not engaging. I don’t mean to provide empty critical remarks based on the content delivered on this site, but do not feel in the minority of saying that the content quality has slipped – and I think the lack of more seasoned PGP readers commenting and engaging with content creators is an example of that notion.
Trust me I’m all on board for wasting time, but I feel that there has been a lack of engaging content outside of Mailbag and GBITG. Has been getting more difficult to support the site we all know and love as it evolves out of what made it special in the first place
This is a correct take. They’re busy creating a new podcast / week instead of writing engaging articles. Which is understandable. Their focus just isn’t articles anymore
Don’t you dare knock 19th’s website!