Since the dawn of time, people across the world have been dating or maintaining relationships with other people. Without these relationships, the world would never have survived and not everyone would be alive today. Even though millions of years have passed since the creation of this planet we call Earth. So my question is: “What does it mean to be in a relationship?” There are many, many possible answers to this question. For example, some people say they don't mean anything...they obviously haven't had a serious relationship where each partner took care of each other. It feels good when couples are in such relationships, they must feel like someone actually cares about them and they will never want this feeling to end. So when someone starts dating a guy, I hope he realizes that there are a lot of things he should and shouldn't do. Through my research, I've discovered that there are many more things a person should not do on their first date than there are things they should do. Out of the five suggestions, I chose to give three things they shouldn't do. The first one I chose from my research was to not try to act too coy. Being shy can be a really bad thing, it can stop them from doing something they really wanted to do. Being shy can also lead to some very awkward awkward silences that won't lead to another date. But if she talks a lot, maybe she won't realize that someone is a shy man and will have time to get used to being around her and hopefully come out of his shyness phase with her. My second thing that someone should not do would be to never be a person who is always needy, lonely or even too clingy. Everyone is in need, well, unless they have someone...... middle of paper ...... or. Works Cited Cassandra, Clare. Why high school relationships fail. http://thequietvoice18.wordpress.gov/2011/04/17/why-high-school-relationships-fail/. March 28. 2014Dahl, Gordon. Early adolescent marriage and future poverty. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3000061/. March 28. 2014. Kiernan. Journeys to adulthood and marriage: Adolescents' attitudes, expectations, and relational patterns. http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/08/pathways2adulthood/ch1.shtml. March 25. 2014. Teen pregnancy and relationships. http://misacor-usa.org/index.php/teenage-pregnancy-and-relationships. March 25. 2014. Teen marriage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_marriage. March 25. 2014.Unknown. Relationships – Tips for success. http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Relationships_tips_for_success?open. March 28. 2014.