After way too many first dates in my 20s, I’ve learned that the hardest part isn’t the date itself — it’s getting dressed for it. There’s a very specific mental gymnastics routine that happens before ...

As someone who is single, there is nothing more exciting than a first date. The excitement of a new person, a potential beginning of something great or, worst case scenario, a funny story. It's the ...

At the beginning of summer, I found myself going on such a spontaneous first date that I did not have time to go home and change beforehand. (Ah, the joy of modern dating apps.) For many, this could ...

For the time invested in selecting that perfect outfit for a first date, emotion plays a larger role in attraction. That includes behaving in ways that elicit positive emotion in a potential partner, ...