For those wallowing in sorrow and loneliness yesterday, here are some dating guidelines gleaned from the personal experiences of many students to improve your chances for love.

Do* Clean Car * Brush teeth* Floss* Have a plan* Ask questions about your date* When asked for ideas give a suggestion* Be honest* Show affection when appropriate * Hooker boots* Have a back up plan or a failsafe plan* Compliment your date, (please and thank you are great) * Get the door* Be a lady* Be a gentleman* Dance* Sing along to the radio* Play a little (only a little) hard to get* Eat* Leave’m hanging till the next date* Look showered, clean, dressed and wear decent clothing* Have an opinion* Introduce your date to others* Girl-unlock the dude’s door* Smell good* Equal initiation of conversation* Call within 5 days of a date* When asked what CD you want to listen to don’t say whatever-pick a CD* Be true, be yourself * Give courtesy laughs* Register your car* Let your date know how to prepare * Know what you want (no wishy-washy crap) * Better overdressed than under dressed* If you are genuinely interested but honestly busy, offer a time/date for a reschedule* Have a roommate slyly ask when you’ll be back so you know how long the date will last* Go to some effort* Smile * Eye contact* Be confident, not cocky* Say no if not interested* Tell clean jokes* Be spontaneous* Get out of your comfort zone

Don’t* Put on too much makeup* Wear witch shoes* Give one-word answers* Wear a tube top* Talk about yourself all night* Gossip about others* Speak to your mission buddy in a foreign language, unless the date understands* Use inside jokes, they aren’t funny to anyone else* Lie* Don’t try to hide acne with two layers of makeup; the cure is worse than the problem* Talk about ex-relationships * Answer the phone* Talk about unsanitary mission conditions* Be late (more than 20 minutes)* Don’t leave your date with others* Talk in the third person* Kiss on the first date* Play games* Fish for compliments* Don’t phase out, end it* Whine (never ever)* Set someone up as a charity date for your roommate * Tell long stories, that aren’t cool (and that end with, “you had to have been there”)* Retell a joke that somebody missed* Honk to pick up date* Give hugs to anyone other than your date (unless it’s your parents or grandparents)* Stay out too late* Do the never-ending date* Brag* Elongate the door step scene * Go on a lot of group dates* Hit on others while on the [email protected]