According to girl folklore—the cautionary tales we’ve recounted over drinks or as we're pushing hangers along the department store sales racks—there are certain things you should never do when you first start dating someone. Like bad-mouthing an ex-boyfriend (or even worse, crying about one), merely mentioning daddy issues, or gushing about how ready you are for an obscenely large engagement ring/home in the 'burbs with a minivan full of babies.
Some of these crimes we've committed personally. Others we've heard about from a friend—or a friend of a friend—who has committed a first or second date sin so horrific that Mr. Right disappeared to wherever boys disappear to when they don't call us back. These tales are usually horrific enough to scare us straight.
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