LPT: DON'T be on your best behaviour on a first date. DO be your normal, everyday, relaxed hanging-with-friends behaviour. You want the person to like you for who you actually are, not who you are pretending to be. You will save yourself a lot of wasted time dating people who only like the fake you.

Lying is a big deal. Went on a date with a very nervous, but also very intelligent and kind woman... Unfortunately, when we started talking about music, she told a verifiable lie (claimed to have seen a band I like at a festival, when I know for a fact the band did not play at the festival, and when pressed even lied about some of the songs they played) in an attempt to relate to me. I thought there was some potential up until that point, but that ended it for me. If someone lies about the small stuff I can't trust them to be honest about the big stuff, and trust is at least as important as love in a healthy relationship. Too bad, but bullet dodged.

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