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" When we asked a bunch of guys to tell us what, if anything, they get nervous about on a first date, we were sort of expecting the usual answers: bad breath, what to wear, whether there will be chemistry, etc. But one common theme quickly emerged from nearly every one of the dudes we talked to: Across the board, men seem to get really nervous about first-date conversation. It takes two to conversationally tango, but men seem to feel the burden of small-talk pressure pretty acutely: &amp;amp;#8220;The thing i&amp;amp;#8217;m most nervous about on a date is having nothing to talk about.&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8212;Chris, 25, New York City &amp;amp;#8220;I worry about being boring. And I get nervous about babbling during lulls in the conversation.&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8212;David, 26, St. Louis &amp;amp;#8220;Being able to hold a solid conversation.&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8212;Joe, 24, New York City &amp;amp;#8220;Probably the flow of the conversation. Because that sets the tone.&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8212;Brian, 26, New York City &amp;amp;#8220;I get nervous that she might be nervous or untalkative, in which case we are screwed because I don&amp;amp;#8217;t lead 75 percent of the conversation.&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8212;Mason, 27, L.A. &amp;amp;#8220;That we&amp;amp;#8217;re going to have a first date style of conversation, and not a regular one. First date conversation is like a list, the normal intro stuff. All the stuff you list on your online dating profile. Normal conversation is just about whatever, unpredictable. Not your job and family and where you&amp;amp;#8217;re from, etc. &amp;amp;#8212;James, 29, New Jersey &amp;amp;#8220;Dialogue and banter not being forced and/or awkward.&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8212;Erik, 26, New York City Awww! Guys! You got this, you totally got this! Just come armed with a funny anecdote from your week, and an internet or newspaper article that you can reference (&amp;amp;#8220;Did you see that article on The Onion this week&amp;amp;#133;?&amp;amp;#8221;). If you&amp;amp;#8217;re worried about the conversation getting too &amp;amp;#8220;interview-y&amp;amp;#8221; (&amp;amp;#8220;How many siblings do you have?&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8220;How old are they?&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8220;Do they live nearby?&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8220;How often do you get to see them?&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8220;Oh, that&amp;amp;#8217;s great. That&amp;amp;#8217;s great.&amp;amp;#8221;), then stick to questions geared around what things you guys already have in common &amp;amp;#8212; your city, your neighborhood, your interests, potentially. (&amp;amp;#8220;How often do you come to this neighborhood/bar/get out of the city?&amp;amp;#8221;) And if you need a little more inspiration, here are five &amp;amp;#8220;sneakily telling&amp;amp;#8221; questions to ask on a first date. &amp;amp;#8212;Written by Chiara Atik for HowAboutWe So cute! Did any of these responses surprise you? More from HowAboutWe... *What Your Taste in Music Says About You on a Date *The Science of Surprise: How Doing the Unexpected Keeps You in Love *20 Questions We Wish We Could Ask on a First Date (but Never Actually Would) Photo: She&amp;#x27;s Out of My League"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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