If you are a guy trying to plan a date with someone you met online, try not to make mistakes that are crucial when planning a date. There are many common mistakes that men tend to make which can destroy any potential date and leave a guy wondering where he went wrong?
First, get as many pictures as you can before you meet her. If they have no picture at all or only a glamour shot, you probably will wind up disappointed the entire date. Many dating sites allow multiple photo uploads so make sure you get a full body shot photo before going out on the date so you get a good idea of what your date looks like. This isn’t a blind date, you know?
Make sure you get her number in a timely fashion. You shouldn’t ask her number in the first email but it shouldn’t take a month of exchanging emails just to get her digits. You don’t need a penpal, you need a girlfriend. You should ask her number after 3 or 4 emails.
On the other hand, don’t give out your screename or chat ID’s, even if she gives you hers. This makes you too accessible and if you are a type of person who has their instant messenger on all day, you will come off as someone with no life. This is a very common mistake so avoid chatting on AIM, Yahoo, MSN, and so on.
A very commonly missed step in planning a date with someone you met online is finding out exactly who they are, most importantly, if they are married or have kids. You should know exactly if they are truly single and if they have kids and also know the story about their kids and their exes, at least those that are in the kids’ lives. There is something fishy about it when she says something like “I don’t see my child often since he doesn’t live with me”.
Finally, if you have them on MySpace or Facebook, don’t put them on your top friends list, tag them in status updates, or even change your status to show you are in a relationship with them before actually meeting. This will definitely send them running off to the hills. Wait until you have been dating for a few months before changing your social network statuses and friend lists.
