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"My guy showed up on our first date wearing an awkward leather golf jacket and an oversize neon green polo shirt. I&amp;amp;#8217;m no fashion snob, but his outfit was telling. And what it was telling me was that he was big-time dorky, made dad jokes, and tried too hard. In short, not exactly sexy. He was a major departure from the string of &amp;quot;lax bros&amp;quot; that I hung out with in college (which was a good thing, but at the time I didn&amp;amp;#8217;t realize that). We had a perfectly pleasant evening, but I had so little desire to kiss him that when I got home I offered to fix him up with my roommate. Despite the utter lack of chemistry, when he texted the next morning to go out again, I said yes. Many, many dates later now, I&amp;amp;#8217;m glad I didn&amp;amp;#8217;t dismiss him. Now, I&amp;amp;#8217;m not advocating that you ever settle. If the last dude you met on Hinge spent the night talking about all of your shared connections in a way that suggested he&amp;amp;#8217;s slept with most of them, he doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t deserve a second shot at your awesomeness. But in a world where we quickly swipe our fingers to get to that elusive &amp;amp;#8220;better boy,&amp;amp;#8221; I say, just this once, give that awkward-but-nice guy who didn&amp;amp;#8217;t make the coolest first impression one more chance. He might surprise you. Here are three things to keep in mind: 1. Yes, he could be a dud, but he could also be really nervous. On your second attempt, try something a little more fun than going to dinner so there&amp;amp;#8217;s less pressure on making forced conversation. Sans jitters, he could be a totally different man. 2. Style is temporary. Don&amp;amp;#8217;t judge a boy by his French collar, flip-flops, facial hair, or anything else that can be upgraded, thrown out, or shaved. 3. Nice guys are, well, nice. When I&amp;amp;#8217;m hangry and want to get a rise out of my guy, I&amp;amp;#8217;ll call him &amp;amp;#8220;vanilla,&amp;amp;#8221; which is just about the meanest thing you can say to a person who fancies himself more &amp;quot;rhubarb sorbet.&amp;quot; Though you might be holding out for someone with a little more flavor and eyes that cut through you the way Zac Efron&amp;amp;#8217;s do in my daydreams (is that weird?), sweet guys make pretty stellar boyfriends. Just think about it. Even if he&amp;amp;#8217;s not for you, as long as he&amp;amp;#8217;s relatively interesting and not a creep, invite him and his buddies out for some Sunday Funday action with your girlfriends. A little beer-garden &amp;amp;#8220;networking&amp;amp;#8221; could never hurt. Have you ever dated someone who didn&amp;#x27;t make the best first impression? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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