<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/3aba0da3-4019-4fff-a0f2-c9b906e1cf6b/6247D22D-BBDE-45EB-B870-8DE42C605923/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.thesite.org/sexandrelationships/singles/dealingwithdates/thefirstconversation" href="http://www.thesite.org/sexandrelationships/singles/dealingwithdates/thefirstconversation" style="font-size: 11px;">www.thesite.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thesite.org/sexandrelationships/singles/dealingwithdates/thefirstconversation"><H2>The first conversation</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thesite.org/sexandrelationships/singles/dealingwithdates/thefirstconversation"><P>Even if you're feeling shy, there's no need to be tongue-tied during that first chat. 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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thesite.org/sexandrelationships/singles/dealingwithdates/thefirstconversation"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Make brief eye contact from time to time, and smile. </LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thesite.org/sexandrelationships/singles/dealingwithdates/thefirstconversation"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Ask them about themselves.</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thesite.org/sexandrelationships/singles/dealingwithdates/thefirstconversation"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Lean towards them a little more if things seem to be going well.</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thesite.org/sexandrelationships/singles/dealingwithdates/thefirstconversation"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Try mirroring their body language.</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thesite.org/sexandrelationships/singles/dealingwithdates/thefirstconversation"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Leave them wanting to know a bit more about you. </LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thesite.org/sexandrelationships/singles/dealingwithdates/thefirstconversation"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Act relaxed and confident, but not arrogant.</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thesite.org/sexandrelationships/singles/dealingwithdates/thefirstconversation"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Have a sense of humour.</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thesite.org/sexandrelationships/singles/dealingwithdates/thefirstconversation"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">If it goes well, say you'd like to meet them again and ask if they'd like to swap numbers.</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thesite.org/sexandrelationships/singles/dealingwithdates/thefirstconversation"><H3>DON'T </H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thesite.org/sexandrelationships/singles/dealingwithdates/thefirstconversation"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Call someone 'babe' or 'darlin', and forget to ask their name.</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thesite.org/sexandrelationships/singles/dealingwithdates/thefirstconversation"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Put up with any crap if someone is being creepy.</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thesite.org/sexandrelationships/singles/dealingwithdates/thefirstconversation"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Hound someone who is obviously not interested. </LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thesite.org/sexandrelationships/singles/dealingwithdates/thefirstconversation"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Demand someone's entire life story. </LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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