First dates can drum up a lot of feelings. There's excitement and hope, but there's also plenty of nerves and anxiety. You only get one shot at a first impression, so a lot can ride on that initial meeting. Unfortunately, there are some first date red flags that are an automatic deal-breaker for people.
Perhaps you've gone on one too many dates with men where they insisted on ordering for you. No, they didn't merely give menu suggestions; they fully cut you off when the server came to take your order and ordered for you. You find it super rude and strange, and you wish men on first dates wouldn't overstep in this way, especially since they don't know you and haven't learned your likes, dislikes, or food allergies yet!!!
Maybe a date is instantly ruined for you when a guy asks if he can come home with you or if you'll go home with him in the middle of the dinner conversation. It makes the whole evening feel transactional to you, and you hate when men bring it up in the middle of the date because it makes it seem as though getting you into bed is the only thing on their mind.
Or maybe you're sick of going on first dates with men where they bring their ex up for no reason in the middle of the conversation. It's even worse when they call their ex "crazy" or start trash-talking them. Pure red flag behavior.
