Talking Too Much is a Turn Off on a First Date

And breathe… seriously, breathe and don’t cut your date off. Breathing is, well, essential to living, and gives your date a chance to share parts of themselves, too. While we covered not monopolizing the conversation in an earlier tip, keep in mind that on top of allowing your date to share the stage, you also don’t want to interrupt or cut them off either. The only thing worse than not letting someone have a voice, is shutting them down mid-sentence. Although you may have something to say and want to make sure you do so before you lose your thought, take a breather, a bite of your filet mignon, a sip of your wine—whatever it takes to make sure you don’t silence your date.

-Estelle
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Estelle is the president/owner of Estelle Matchmaking, LLC a boutique matchmaking service for selective singles in the NYC area (including Westchester and Fairfield Counties) and South Florida.