In choosing your ideal partner, there are a number of factors to be considered. It isn’t so much a matter of choosing how datable any given person might seem, but of deciding whether that person is the right choice for you in particular. Plenty of single men and women out there are nice, intelligent, and loving…as people. But that doesn’t mean you’d be happy dating them, or possibly facing a long future in their company.

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Here we continue our look at the possible factors involved in first date disasters. This time we’ll consider the problem from a different angle. Sometimes just as essential as what you do on a first date is what you don’t do. Below is a list of five common mistakes to be avoided on the first date at all costs. The object is to pinpoint what areas might be problem spots so we can take care to avoid these errors in the future. Check off the number of DON’T’S on the list below that you typically DO, and then add up the total score to rate your overall first date performance.

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When considering what sort of person would make your ideal partner, it is useful to consider this question: “what sort of personality, habits, or interests am I looking for in a potential romantic partner?” In the past, this has rarely even be a consideration for most people; at one time the typical man or woman simply fell into dating whomever they were most frequently around or whomever they felt a physical attraction to.

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