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" The anticipation of a first date is usually more nerve-racking than the date itself. The outcome is generally somewhere between the worst- and best-case scenarios you inevitably play out in your head, but that doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t stop us from analyzing all of the first-date possibilities. Here are a few things we all think beforehand. 1. Yay, I have a date!! 2. Oh man, I&amp;amp;#8217;m so excited! I haven&amp;amp;#8217;t been on a date in forever. 3. I don&amp;amp;#8217;t know what to wear! 4. What if he doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t like me? 5. What if I don&amp;amp;#8217;t like him? 6. What if he turns out to be totally socially awkward or a complete weirdo or a boring investment banker? 7. Why am I even doing this? First dates are the worst. Dating is the worst. 8. Ugh, I should keep an open mind. It could be fun. 9. And it is a free meal. 10. Plus, he could be The One. You never know. 11. It&amp;amp;#8217;s too late to cancel now, anyway&amp;amp;#133; 12. One last check. How do I look? 13. Oh yeah, I look real good. OK&amp;amp;#133; let&amp;amp;#8217;s get this over with. &amp;amp;#8212;Written by Marla Pachter for HowAboutWe What goes through your mind pre-first date? Anything to add? More from HowAboutWe... *5 Bad Habits Women Have in Bed *10 Things You Need to be Up Front About When Dating Someone New *6 Texts You Should Never Send to Someone You&amp;#x27;re Dating Photo: Alamy"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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