First Date 3's

1. DON'T get ahead of yourself. It's OK to get excited before you go out with someone new, but stay realistic. As pessimistic as this sounds, if your expectations are low, then a good date will be a welcome surprise and a bad date will be no biggie. -- DearSugar.com

2. DO be open to unexpected date ideas. A homemade meal, PBR, and Guitar Hero might be a better way to get to know each other than the standard restaurant and a movie. Plus, are you really going to ask someone to take you out for filets and the theater in this economy? -- Tom Miller, Tango's Daily Dish

3. DON'T go somewhere overflowing with eye candy. A while ago I took a girl out to brunch at a restaurant that is always brimming with beautiful hipsters. Naturally, there was a Kate Hudson look-alike sitting behind my date, right in my line of vision -- maintaining eye contact with my date has never been more of a struggle. -- Ryan Dodge, Single-ish