For those with inquiring minds: I survived the date

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I hear ya on all points, Michaelb. However, I find it's more detrimental to "overthink" situations; it just stiffens you up and makes you more nervous and awkward, making the other party in turn feel uncomfortable. Be polite, but not overbearing or patronizing, and most people except for the most uptight will respond favorably -- and you don't want to spend time with those uptighties, anyway.

As for "I'm curious about this, because my female friends have told me that, within 10 seconds of seeing/meeting a guy, they've already decided whether or not they'll sleep with him": isn't the average guy's "hit it or quit it" threshold maybe, say, 1 second?