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<h1 style="text-align: center;">Warning Signs on the First Date</h1> <img src="https://media.istockphoto.com/id/1210612473/es/foto/un-cruce-de-la-ciudad-con-un-sem%C3%A1foro-sem%C3%A1foro-con-forma-de-coraz%C3%B3n-rojo-en-sem%C3%A1foro.jpg?s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=zvtOFYjI3Wo-8asTTXwcFjltgBup-q2uneRdOjP_OAY=" alt="" width="800" /> Sponsored Ads Looking For Single Women in the US? 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They only offer three signs: <h2>Avoidance</h2> Everyone likes to be heard, even encouraged to talk about him or herself, and first dates are an opportunity for two people to get to know each other. When your  date continually avoids your questions and gives ambiguous responses, be careful. For example, if you ask him his exact age and he says something like he’s “older,” that might be reason for some suspicion. While he may be completely accurate in that description, so he’s not actually lying, he’s not forthcoming either. There’s a large difference between ten or fifteen years older and thirty or more. When specifics are reasonable, don’t accept ambiguity and generalities. When he doesn’t give an actual job title, for instance, but insists, oh so politely, in repeating the industry he’s supposed to be in, be careful. A person saying he’s in banking could have a job mopping bank floors or robbing them. He could also be a branch manager, true, but what banker doesn’t want that kind of information to be known? <h2>Punctuality</h2> In the dating world, there is no such thing as being “fashionably late”. Your date should never be kept waiting, unless of course there are emergencies. First dates are all about first impressions  and nothing sends up warning flags quite like a lack of punctuality. Starting the date off on the right foot is important and this begins with arriving on time. Account for traffic or any other possible delay, and be sure you are waiting for your date to arrive before the designated time, rather than risk having them wait on you. Whether you’re a man, or a woman, leaving your date to wait in a crowded restaurant is an impression you can’t erase, and can set the mood for the rest of the date. If your date is late and offers no apology or explanation for tardiness, what does that say about his or her consideration of your time? <h2>Cell Phone-Itis</h2> Is your date more interested in the calls and text messages that he/she receives than being in your company? Working in a profession that requires occasional on-call status is one thing, but constantly answering the phone and returning texts that are not urgent are blatantly disrespectful! That kind of rudeness is inexcusable! If you become irritated with that behavior, you can quickly pay the check or leave your share. Then tell him/her as you leave that you don’t think it will work out. To ensure you get his or her attention, text it! Remember, be polite and respectful of your date’s time and attention. Expect the same in return. Emergency calls may be necessary, but just how often do emergencies pop up one after another during one evening? So, I thought I would add some more. I'm writing from the perspective of a man dating women, but you could probably apply these to any gender combination. <ol> <li>Frequently glancing at her watch.</li> </ol> Perhaps she's got an appointment to get to afterwards, or some family function to go to. However, the vast majority of my experience has been that when a woman is frequently watching the watch, she's not interested. <ol start="2"> <li>Physically moving away from you as the date goes on.</li> </ol> You've probably experienced this one before. The slow shifts backwards in her chair. The moving her hands away from the table. The quick walking away from you as the date ends to avoid a hug or kiss. Even the most shy person tends to do something to move closer to touching a person they are interested in. It might just be a leaning in during the conversation, but it's there if you pay attention. <ol start="3"> <li>Lack of eye contact.</li> </ol> If you aren't looking into each others' eyes at least some of the time, there's probably something wrong. Even on active dates, like playing a game together or dancing at a concert, there are opportunities for that kind of connection. And people who are into each other tend to take those opportunities. <ol start="4"> <li>Constantly arguing with or disagreeing with you.</li> </ol> This one is a bit trickier to work with. I know some people enjoy and even thrive on debating, and view it as sexy and attractive. I definitely have a debating streak in me and love a good volleying of ideas back and forth. But if an entire date revolves around that, I'd question any future with that person. I actually went on two dates over the winter with a woman who seemed to question every other word I said. Some of it was testing to see how I'd react, and some of it was that we just didn't see eye to eye on certain issues. But after two dates of that, I felt pretty exhausted. I love a smart woman who can hold her own intellectually. In fact, without that, I tend to lose interest. However, this situation felt like a competition, not a possible romance. <ol start="5"> <li>Too much talk about Ex's.</li> </ol> This is especially true if there appears to be a lot of hostility towards the Ex or Ex's, or if they seem to be still longing for an Ex. I have been on both sides of that coin, and it's basically a guarantee that the other person is going to be, at most, a rebound candidate. What would you add these lists, and why?