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First dates

• Cheap first date ideas that don't feel cheap15 cheap first date ideas, most under about $20 for two, plus how to make a low-cost date feel planned instead of lazy, and what to say when you suggest it.
• Coffee date tips: how to make 45 minutes countCoffee date tips for guys: whether it counts as a real date, how to pick the spot, a rough shape for the talk, and how to end it and set up a second date.
• First date mistakes guys make, and what to do insteadFirst date tips for guys: the common mistakes, from vague plans to phones and too many drinks, each with a simple fix, plus basic etiquette and who pays.
• First date questions that lead somewhereFirst date questions and conversation starters for in person: openers, questions that get stories, follow-ups, deeper ones, topics to skip, and how to share.
• How to end a first date, and set up the secondHow to end a first date well: reading the moment, when to call it, the goodbye (hug, kiss with consent or a wave), and how to say you'd like to see her again.
• First kiss: how to know when, and how to go for itHow to kiss a girl for the first time: the signs she wants you to, whether to ask, the slow lean, the kiss itself, and what to do if she turns away.
• Micro-dates: 20-minute first dates that workMicro-dates are short, low-stakes first meets. Where to go, the exact ask by text and in person, how to end it, and how to set a second date.
• First date ideas that make a second date more likelyShort, cheap first dates with a built-in exit, plus a minute-by-minute plan, exact lines for suggesting and ending the date, and ideas from dating coaches.
• Second date ideasSecond date ideas that give you more to talk about than a first date did, plus exact lines to plan it, a simple run of show, and mistakes to avoid.