7 Things That Should Not Happen or Should Not Be Said While On Dates With Me

I love diversity. I value the differences that are apparent within all my friends. However, there are just some things that I am not cool with... Some things that while I would absolutely tolerate from a friend, I find unacceptable on a first date. If I'm wrong- please tell me! 

1. Racist jokes. Racism isn't okay. An occasional joke is tolerable from friends, but only if we are picking on everyone equally. Not only are you coming off as completely racist, it also makes you look jealous. Not my fault they like me! 

2. Anti Semitic tattoos. I am a girl who doesn't mind dating a man with some ink. If you're going to have them, I'd prefer that they form some sort of cool picture, preferably non-tribal (what tribe are you from?!), non-ugly. I'm pretty sure that one of the tattoos that I saw on this dude was barbed wire-y looking with little SSs in it. This doesn't help your, "I'm not racist" argument. 

3. Complain about food prices. YOU chose the crappy restaurant! How am I supposed to react when you pick up the menu and exclaim, "$6.99 for chips and salsa?!" So... Does this mean I shouldn't order the seafood platter?

4. You live in a crap town. There is nothing happening in your crap town. 

5. Talk about your fish like they're your children. They're fish. I don't believe you when you tell me your fish have personalities. It kind of makes you sound creepy and weird. 

6. Pride yourself on your poor work ethic. Literally, this person went on and on about how they work hard to find spots to sleep where he won't get caught. I'm not too picky about what kind of job someone has, but you have to have some kind of pride in your work and some sort of career ambitions. 

7. Talk about your dysfunctional family. Your wife left you, you have siblings in jail, more siblings/parents who are drug addicts... I'm pretty sure that these facts don't need to be known on a first date.

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