This is for the person who is looking for someone special or someone normal. In answer to all their dilemmas and the dilemmas of others, I’ve decided to write down my advice and hopefully help put an end to their bad dates.

Here are my five pieces of great advice to help you have a great time on your date.

1. First of all, have a clear focus on the type of person you would like to go out with. Write down the characteristics of the person you are looking for. Be specific with this, because if you just want someone to laugh with, you might spend a night with a joker who never gets serious.
2. When you are setting up your date over the phone, e-mail, or text, don’t let them pick out the meeting place. Be sure you agree on the meeting place together. If it’s a restaurant or bar, make sure YOU like that place. Go to familiar ground and always meet them there. Never share the ride. If the date goes bad, you can say you don’t feel well and escape in your vehicle.
3. If they start talking about sex BEFORE you even have met them in person. Well, what can I say…someone in this picture is not really interested in long-time commitment?
4. Always go out with someone who shares your same philosophy of life. Don’t waste your time and drag it out. Share your life passions with that person on the first date. Get a clear picture of what they do and what their goals are. If things don’t jive on the first face to face conversation, things will more than likely not go any better on the second date. Take mental notes and don’t make any excuses for them. Example, “well, if he loses weight and changes the hair…”. If you are changing that person mentally, that person is NOT for you.
5. Keep the faith that the right person will enter into your life. The key here is rule #1. You have to form a clear mental picture of the person you want to be with. If you keep that focus in your mind, that person will enter your life. Do not be distracted and give in because you just “have to go out.” Better to go out with close friends and family than have a bad date.