Sometimes horror stories about them can make for fun discussion, but don't ever bring your ex into the conversation if it's not called for.

When I hear about a girl's man, I'm assuming we probably shouldn't be on that date period.

All she needs to do to maintain my interest is…be awesome. It's hard to get the sense that I'm getting to know someone when I'm tasked with doing all the talking.

On the flip side though, it's a rough night when a girl goes on about herself at length without asking me anything about myself.

Chase woke up one day in 2004 tired of being alone.

So, he set to work and read every book he could find, studied every teacher he could meet, and talked to every girl he could talk to to figure out dating.

If you want something, be specific and avoid causing yourself unnecessary stress.