I am 17 and an only child. My twin sister died two days after she was born. This likely caused my parents to be very cautious while they’ve been raising me. First of all, I was not allowed to date until I was

Here are eight rules of casual dating to help get you started Take this piece of casual dating advice and (repeat after me) get out of the.

Learn more. Being a good listener and showing interest will put your date at ease and draw them out. How much do you know about the person you’ve arranged to meet tonight? You’ve gleaned what you could from emails, a phone conversation or two, his online profile or the friend who fixed you up. But you still don’t know what to expect — and that’s to be expected.

To help you get through that first date without having to medicate yourself, let me suggest three rules to follow and, yes, sometimes break. Why to follow Rule 1: If your date is nasty, cheap or orbiting another planet, he was like that before he met you.