What are the best and safest first date topics?
Phineas: The safest topics are hobbies, what you do after work. Sports, fitness, travel, what book you’re reading, what your apartment is like, how many miles per gallon your car gets, dogs, cats. Jason: Those are all safe, I agree. But if you want to move a date so it doesn’t feel like a job interview, I think you have to interject some provocative topics. You don’t want a wishy-washy mate. Q: What encouragement can you give to those of us who have been burned and are tentative about getting back out into the dating world, putting our hearts back out there once again? Jason: It hurts so good, though, doesnt it? I’m a glutton for that kind of pain and suffering. That’s part of the human condition — wearing your heart on your sleeve and having someone use it for a piata now and then. You can’t get hard-hearted about it. Phineas: I would just say join the club — know that every veteran dater is carrying some lost loves that poke into his or her head daily, weekly, or once in a while. A
