Save the truth for date eleven.
"I've totally never been to this restaurant before."
Why you say it: You don't want to admit that you go on three online dates a week, and bring your dates to the same place each time.
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"I don't date that often."
Why you say it: You don't want to sound too desperate. And you don't want the person you're with to feel like anything less than the most special starfish in the world.
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"You love [insert ridiculous hobby here]? How weird, me too!"
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Why you say it: You don't want to admit that you online stalked them thoroughly before the date, and already know that they dig video games. And now you do too.
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"My parents and I are really close."
Why you say it: A first date isn't the time to bring up all of the minute details of the family dynamic. Like how you love your dad, but he loves reruns of Battlestar Galactica more... OR WHATEVER.
