Research Paraphrased Summary and FastWrite 07-03-07

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Before the date:
Do exchange photos. It's like ordering a flower arrangement over the phone -- you want to know what it will look like.
Don't post a photo from your hot days in college. Choose a flattering picture, but don't advertise goods you can't deliver!
During the first date:
Do provide details about yourself. Share just enough information about yourself that your date will be itching to learn more.
Don't go overboard in revealing personal information about yourself. On the first meeting, no one needs to know the names of your childhood pets or that you take antidepressants.
Do stick to positive and relatable topics in your conversation. Discuss work, movies, etc.Don't try something that you might not be able to pull off. If you attempt to fake a skill, you'll crash and burn.
Do show off a special talent. Great at bowling? Go for it -- as long as you come off confident and fun.
If things don't work out and you want to end the relationship:
Don't pull a disappearing act. Guys, if you appear to have fallen off the face of the Earth, girls will picture you lying in a ditch somewhere, cell phone in hand, trying desperately to call. So it's best to come clean!
Do bow out gracefully. Avoid doing the slow fade.
Don't break up over e-mail -- even if you met that way.
Do break up in person.

(Paraphrased Summary)
Here, this passage is stating what’s pretty much of what is expected of any given date situation. You always want to be aware of your surroundings and know what to do in case of a bad situation. It’s pretty much stating that you should prepare for the good and the worst so you’re not stuck in a bad scenario that you don’t want to be a part of.

(Fast Write)
I tend to make sure that I know what I am getting into when I begin to date someone new. In my past, I didn’t so much- but today I do due to past experiences and learning lessons. I am much more aware of my surroundings and I feel that if people would just take a little bit more time to try and understand that online dating is just as common now as in – person meeting/ dating is than it used to be.