Looking for love this Valentine’s Day? You may be single because you haven’t met the “right one.” Or maybe there’s another problem. Do you know how to have a successful first date in the age of Facebook? Sure, you may think you're suave; after all, you know not to change your status to "In a Relationship" after just one date. But there are a lot of other potential pitfalls. Here are ten of the worst mistakes you can make on Facebook before, during, or after a first date. If you recognize yourself in any of these situations, then you know why you’re alone!
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Stalking your date's family
The mistake
I know this is like .01% of you out there that would even consider this, but even that is worth it.
Say that you’ve restrained yourself and not ogled every photo, nor followed every status update or comment. There’s still another way to obsess over your first date’s profile. And this isn't over.
After all, there are so many other people that your date is connected to on Facebook: friends, family, classmates, and co-workers. You decide to reach out to some of them, telling yourself that there's nothing more natural than connecting with people on a social network. I mean, that's what they're for, right?
Except these are people who you have no other connection to besides a person you went out with once. There is no reason to friend them now.
Think about it this way: If this were real life, would you start popping up at the grocery store to try to run into your date’s mom, or ask how his cousin’s job search is going? If the answer is no (and the answer should be no), then don’t do it on Facebook. Especially after one date.
Following everything your date does on Facebook
The Mistake
Say you’re already Facebook friends.
After the date, you write a quick message saying how much you enjoyed it. So far, so good. But Facebook has decided to show you when your message has been read, so you know your date got it.
When there isn’t an immediate reply, you begin freaking out. You then start tracking everything he or she is doing on Facebook until they respond. Yes, it sounds crazy, but many people do it (both male and female). Starting to date someone you actually like is quite literally a hunt.
Looking at companies, places, restaurants, and movies that your date has liked, you decide to like a few of the same things.
After all, it shows your first date how much you have in common! Which you think means that when you have a second date, you'll have lots of things to talk about.
Of course, what's actually going to happen is that you'll just get blocked and unfriended, and there will never be a second date. Ever.
Friending Too Soon
The Mistake
This is the worst and it can make you the worst.
You just went on your first date and had an amazing time. You desperately want to see this person again. And you're sure your date feels the same way. After all, you were talking and laughing for hours!
The minute your date is over, you whip out your smartphone and reach out to friend him or her on Facebook (or follow your date on Twitter). It’s the way of today’s social media-dominated world, right?
Wrong. It was just one date. No matter how magical and rainbow-filled it was for you, maybe your date was bored out of his or her mind. You don’t know if you’ll ever see this person again. If you weren't already friends on Facebook, there's no reason to take that step now. Plus, now you’ve just given yourself something else to obsess over: “Why hasn’t my friend request been accepted? Why is it taking so long? Did they even see it?!”
It’s even worse if your friend request is accepted, only for there to be no second date. Then you have to decide if and when to unfriend this person. Why put yourself in that situation?
If you’re not already Facebook buddies, friending can wait.
Going Too Far Via Status Update
The Mistake
You’ve decided to play it cool and not friend the girl or guy you just had a fabulous first date with. But you’re still excited about the date--so excited that you have to share your happiness on Facebook.
This mistake can consist of posting a status update saying that you just met the person you’re going to marry. Or you may make the classic mistake of changing your relationship status from "single" to "in a relationship."
You could even announce that now you understand the true meaning of love.
All of those steps are going way too far, because it was only one date.
There is no way that a first date equals you being in a relationship or finally knowing what it means to be in love. And even if you truly feel that your first date will be your husband or wife someday, you should still keep it to yourself, because Facebook updates are public! If your date sees your status change or update, there is no way they'll want to see you again. Keep it to yourself, at least for now.
Facebook Jealousy
The Mistake
After a first date, you start to wonder if you're the only potential paramour in your date's life.
You start to see photos and comments on Facebook in a whole new light. When pictures are posted from a night when your date said they were too busy to see you, you start wondering just who the other people in those photos are. And why is there someone who always likes your date's statuses? Sure, they could just be friends, but why is this friend so involved in your date's life?
On another night, you text just to see if your date will respond.
And when there's no answer, you head to their apartment for a confrontation. An argument ensues, and the evening ends with a restraining order. All after one date--which doesn't even qualify as a relationship--and from some photos and/or comments that probably came from friends, co-workers, or relatives. Now your chances of a second date are completely trashed, thanks to your obsessive Facebook jealousy.
Try not to be this person.
Not Untagging Old Photos That Make You Look Bad
The Mistake
Too Much Info About Your Ex on Facebook
The mistake
You’ve gone on a wonderful first date and avoided all the other mistakes listed here.
Congratulations! Maybe you won’t die alone.
But WAIT, your Facebook profile still has tons of comments and updates about your ex.
How the sex was. How badly things ended. How much you still hate your ex. In fact, even as you're getting ready for this exciting first date, you can't resist posting another comment complaining about your former boyfriend or girlfriend.
Even if your ex was truly a horrible person whose ability to annihilate love and trust equals that of the Aztec deity Tezcatlipoca, destroyer of worlds, now your potential new relationship knows that hook-up details, arguments, and any other interactions are fair game for your Facebook wall.
So try and cut those out altogether and you should be ready to go out on a date with anyone of your choosing.
Good luck!
Oversharing about your date on Facebook
The mistake
You’re out on a first date and it’s going great. Better than any first date you’ve had in memory. Your friends would be so happy for you if they knew or could hear/see you now. And wouldn’t it be nice to show that one classmate who ignored you in high school that you’re now living an exciting life, filled with expensive restaurants and romantic gestures, and he or she really missed out by not going to prom with you?
Plus this way your mother will see that you're doing fine living on your own, and you are meeting people, and she should stop trying to set you up with her dentist's kid.
To show everyone on Facebook how desirable you are, you decide to post a few details of your date. What your date was wearing. Where you went. How the movie was. You end up posting every single moment, step-by-step, until it’s like everyone reading your updates was on the date with you.
Hope having fodder for your Facebook feed this one time was worth it, because there's little chance your date will want to see you again.
Cause if you did this, you just did something super creepy. People who come on too strong are rarely the ones who make it to the second date.
Creepily Liking Old Facebook Photos
The Mistake
Jealousy isn’t the only reason not to scroll through all your first date’s old photos, though.
They may be public, but going through them and then liking a hot picture constitutes the first order of creepiness.
Generally, as a rule, don't "Like" attractive pictures of people you find attractive and eventually want to be with either romantically or sexually. That's what all the Creepy Instalikers are for. Your relationship with that person goes deeper, or at least it (hopefully) will. Leave compliments for when they dress nice for you in real life.
And while both men and women are guilty of Facebook stalking, there's a certain type of single guy who sometimes decides to like an old photo because he thinks the girl looks hot. And that, for some reason, anything will come of that action.
It never has and it never does.
I can’t pretend to truly understand the kind of delusional thinking that convinces people to do this, but it’s probably along the lines of “I just want her/him to know how good-looking I think he/she is. It’s a compliment.”
Nope.
Liking that old photo you're drooling over isn't going to do you any favors.
Probably she knows she looks good in the picture--that’s why she put it on Facebook in the first place. And if she doesn't remember the photo, she's not going to thank you for digging through her profile to find the one shot where she's wearing a bikini and happens to have a lot of cleavage.
Basically, man or woman, if you like your date's old photos before you’re in a committed, long-lasting relationship, you’re only revealing yourself as a sad loser who will be single forever.
So please, please stay away from it.
Desperate Comment Interactions
The Mistake
You may want to get the interest of one of your Facebook buddies. Maybe you went on one date and then nothing's happened since. Or maybe you're just hoping that she/he'll finally agree to go out with you because of your charmingly flirty interactions.
Either way, you keep an eye out for status updates from your target and then do your best to reel them in.
Whether the flirting is obvious or you try for an oh so casual comment along the lines of “You’re playing Call of Duty: Black Ops II this weekend? That’s so funny, me too,” these flirtation comment attempts are not as witty as you think they are.
If this person wants to go on a first date, or continue any kind of a romantic relationship with you, they'll let you know.
Otherwise, nothing you can say via Facebook comment will change their minds. Keep it up and you'll just look like you're trying way too hard.