Spot The Stop Signs!

Here are some Spotting The Stop Signs tips that can possibly save you from a costly wedding with 501 guests or from an I-married-a-Gorilla kinda marriage and dragging yourself to Courts some day for an emotionally expensive Divorce. (btw, this is for single girls AND boys). Yes you can prevent it all at your first date itself!


Scenario: Imagine you're on a First Date with a person you've met recently and seemed 'dateable' *which is why you're here now!*. Following are some 'Stop Spots' that you may wanna notice about your Date that need urgent action...like calling it quits right there? ok. So let's see what they are:


Let's say your Date chose the place where you were gonna meet. And that place is:

*McDonalds/KFC/Wendy's/local bread shop, Reject shop etc etc

Spot the Stop sign dahlin! Forget about a 2nd date with this notorious cheapo! Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to say that the Place should be really expensive, ultra special or fancy. First dates (or any date) don't have to be costly or even romantic. But Maccas? WTF who wants a Cleaner on your face when you're trying to get to know someone, or even Ronald McDonald sitting with you right along your getting-to-know-each-other phase? Dump him/her..now.

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Now let's say your Date chose a fantastic place and passed the first test. Say it's the Beach or a nice warm Cafe or even a simple riverbank picnic...mmm nice. Let's say it's the Cafe you both chose, for a cosy lil chat and some food 'n coffee. Now what happens next is:

*Your Date seem to suffer from Verbal Diarrhoea that reeks of his/her Ex!

Spot the Stop sign dahlin! Forget about this psycho who doesn't seem to have gotten over the Ex yet. It's ok to talk a little about past loves but to constantly regurgigate Ex-puke as if this was the Annual General Meeting of Exs, indicates that your Date isn't ready for a new relationship yet. Unless ofcourse you're willing to have 3 people in your relationship?

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Now let's say your Date managed to have you intrigued and interested by thinking before he/she spoke and balancing the conversation really well, hence passing that 2nd test...so far so good then. Now as your Date eats and drinks, you notice the following:

*Your Date makes noises while eating and dribbles saliva like a 3month old baby...

Spot the Stop sign dahlin x 1000000! I don't even need to explain why you should leave the table NOW, and put up a Missing Persons notice under your own name on the cafe door before you head out, so that he/she will never even attempt to find you?


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Now let's say your Date passed the cleanliness and good Table Manners test too...well that's great then. Now imagine you noticed the following:

*Talks/Texts incessantly on the mobile phone...

Spot the Stop sign dahlin! The dude/dudette needs a Mobile Network to date, not you. Get a life and call it quits before he/she says 'Vodafone' *no plans* to your next question 'what are your plans for the future?'.

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Now let's say your Date passed that test too and keeps his/her cell switched off. Good stuff. What if you came across this about your Date next:

*Brags about their academic qualifications, career, family assets, their wealth, themselves etc.

Spot the Stop sign dahlin! Time to ask if he/she is waiting for an old relative to die to become rich, and catch the bus home! It's important to know your Date's career, family details etc but not to the extent that you'd end up feeling like you're interviewing him/her for a job or that you're his/her lawyer writing his/her last Will.

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Let's say your Date topped that too...and now you're really happy with him/her. And suddenly you notice this:

*Your Date gets whiplash by staring at a beautiful girl/hot hunk passing by your table

Spot the Stop sign dahlin! Time to hand him/her over to the Police for a possible suspect for that last Rape case in town...aha? It's ok to look at other beautiful beings but if it makes your Date stop eating, stop talking to you and ogle with his/her eyeballs coming out, then it's not a relationship that he/she needs...it's most likely rehab for Nymphomania.

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Let's say your Date did well in the above situation too and that he/she is within your expectations when it comes to giving you attention...good going. Now you notice the following:

*Your Date is extremely shy and don't talk at all

Spot the Stop sign dahlin! What are we here for, for a Date or for a celebration of Silence? Think about it. If he/she doesn't talk much, that means he/she doesn't realise that Communication is very important in a relationship. You teach your Date some real good Communication skills by saying 'here, help yourself to a speech therapist', hand over some money and leave. Unless you want to be the only one talking in your relationship!

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Let's say your Date passed that test too...imagine it all went really well, and now you've come to the last part of your first date. And that's paying the bill. Ladies, now don't expect the guy to pay for both of you. It's not 1958. So, you intend to share the bill but you notice this:

*Your Date holds their wallet real tight and looks somewhere else

Spot the Stop sign dahlin! Time to let this Cheapskate Alert wake you up to your senses. Cos if someone is that stingy on a first date, chances are that he/she will even charge you for sharing their bed some day! Maybe he/she'd bring his/her own instant Maggie noodles and Budget coffee for the 2nd date? Run babeh run before he/she sends you the bill for rendering services on this Date!

And you didn't know why I was single? Nah, not cos I'm picky. I just love Dating myself LOL! Feel free to add more 'Spot The Stop Signs' into this post. Thanks!

And THANKS a bunch for the love 'n support in that last post. This song is dedicated especially to ALL of you who made me feel understood and so very easy to talk to. And no matter what, I know you always make me feel loved and cared for...you're always there. Ease my troubles, that's what you do....it's amazing. You know I love ya MWACKKKZ!!


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