50 Dumb Things Guys Do On First Dates

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35. Don’t take a girl you hardly know to a secluded spot.

“My wife tells a great long-ago story of a first date where the guy was really into rock climbing. He asked her to meet him at the place, and she didn’t know what she was in for. My wife does not like heights…

Long story short, buddy shames her into trying rock climbing when she’d rather be sipping a cool drink and chatting. She agrees so as not be rude and has a terrible time. He proceeds to scurry about the rocks showing off and leaving her on the ground.

Moral of the story: no adventure dates where you care more about impressing the girl than getting to know her.

Also: don’t take a girl you hardly know to a secluded spot. She doesn’t know you aren’t a creep yet.”

—idog99

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Trace the scars life has left you. It will remind you that at one point, you fought for something. You believed.

Trace the scars life has left you. It will remind you that at one point, you fought for something. You believed.

“You are the only person who gets to decide if you are happy or not—do not put your happiness into the hands of other people. Do not make it contingent on their acceptance of you or their feelings for you. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if someone dislikes you or if someone doesn’t want to be with you. All that matters is that you are happy with the person you are becoming. All that matters is that you like yourself, that you are proud of what you are putting out into the world. You are in charge of your joy, of your worth. You get to be your own validation. Please don’t ever forget that.” — Bianca Sparacino

Excerpted from The Strength In Our Scars by Bianca Sparacino.

Trace the scars life has left you. It will remind you that at one point, you fought for something. You believed.

Trace the scars life has left you. It will remind you that at one point, you fought for something. You believed.

“You are the only person who gets to decide if you are happy or not—do not put your happiness into the hands of other people. Do not make it contingent on their acceptance of you or their feelings for you. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if someone dislikes you or if someone doesn’t want to be with you. All that matters is that you are happy with the person you are becoming. All that matters is that you like yourself, that you are proud of what you are putting out into the world. You are in charge of your joy, of your worth. You get to be your own validation. Please don’t ever forget that.” — Bianca Sparacino

Excerpted from The Strength In Our Scars by Bianca Sparacino.

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