I guess I'm Doomed.......LOL!!!!

honestly i wish they had said wat we should eat in this article...i love fries but they are harder to eat with a fork and i typically use my hands to eat them, the same thing with chicken...salad is messy around the mouth if you use dressing...pizza is a hand food...i guess i will just have to go straight to desert...

Food is probably the most importantchoice of human experience...it's as necessary as air and water. I just can't understand why eHarmony thinks so little of this topic that they refuse to include it in our search criteria. What a person eats is what their body will be made of...in other words, "you are what you eat."

If you get some emotional enjoyment from certain foods then the first date is the best time to see how your date enjoys it...especially if it's exotic. I disagree with the suggestion that we refrain from eating certain foods because they will make a mess, get in our teeth, or cause gas or smells. If you like eating those foods then be prepared…if you have a nervous system like most humans you will know when you have something stuck in your teeth. I love corn on the cob, but also know to bring some toothpicks with me if I’m going somewhere that it’s on the menu.

On your dates you should bring toothpick, toothbrush, and toothpaste. If you don’t have these items at work already then please do us all a favor and keep some there. I try to schedule all small group meetings in the morning when most everyone’s breath is fresh. Small groups in the afternoon are a terror when there’s even one person that hasn’t brushed. I’ve had to suggest brushing to more than one person in my career.

Also, don’t be messy…if you can’t eat a BBQ dish without getting any on your clothes then stuff the napkin in your collar. It’s not appropriate behavior for formal do’s, but if you are at a formal scene then you most likely will not have the choice of BBQ, sloppy joe’s, or the like.

Finally, the vegetarian issue. When dealing with vegetarian issues…be sure what kind of vegetarian they are…yes there are all kinds. There’s vegetarians that also drink milk, eat cheese, and other dairy items. There’s also vegetarians that don’t consume any animal products at all and like to be called Vegans and don’t even eat honey and would be offended if you showed up to the date wearing anything silk or leather…including your shoes.

The nice thing about eHarmony is that you can find out about this important choice before you even go on a first date. Be sure to include food preferences in your About Me profiles, include questions about food in your first round of questions. And, when you see a question concerning food don’t just say you eat very little or something so vague as those provided answer choices…the questions is a chance for you to share your thoughts and feelings…make the matching session more efficient and productive. If you make it through to open communication and still don’t know what the other person eats then you will find the first date to be very nerve wracking. Because, no matter what else might happen on a date…one thing is for sure…you will breath, drink, and eat. There’s a feature of eHarmony that gives you some idea on what they drink, but absolutely no clues on what they eat, and until eHarmony learns about food then we have to make do with the questionnaires.