Oh Christ… I’ve done it now. I’ve asked a girl on a date and she gave me an enthusiastic yes.

Problem is… I’ve never dated.

Now hear me out… I have had girlfriends before. Two, specifically, and both of them were bizarre, long term things that I was flung headfirst into by weird twists of circumstance. My most recent long term thing ended over a year ago and I’m think I’m finally healed enough to go on dates. The issue is that I’ve never been on a “date” as you would typically think of it and I am damn clueless.

Now here are the details:

We are going to see a comedic rendition of all of Shakespeare’s plays in a popular square downtown. There are lots of ice cream places, shops, and restaurants around there and the actual play itself is free and supposed to be absolutely hilarious. The place is usually well populated by street musicians and homeless people dressed up like genies and all that sortof cute crap that you would expect if life were an indie comedy starring Michael Cera.

Now I’m not awkward, by any stretch, and my momma raised me right and taught me how to behave around women, but I am scared absolutely shitless. My friends advice has mostly sucked… usually along the lines of “Woo, Fiddle Bastard, she’s hot! Don’t fuck it up!” and “Don’t knock her up, broski!”

Useless…. that’s why I turn to you, my dear Flutherite friends. What should I know about dating etiquette, conversation, etc. as someone who has always been involved in sexless, long term pseudo-marriages as opposed to a normal dating regimen?

Now I put this in the Social Section so people can freely banter without getting hammered by the mods, but I’d also like some actual advice…

so Help?