We’ve already established that a man’s gotta be a man.  But upon meeting a woman for that first date, don’t assume a false idea that your first  face-to-face impression won’t matter, just because you’ve already gotten to know each other via phone or online.

She already has an idea of how you look, and what you might be like. You’ve created an expectation, and vice versa.  Within 60 seconds of meeting her, if you don’t play your cards right, all that rapport you had built up online and by phone will have gone to waste.  Imagine if you’ve been building up sexual tension with a woman, then you finally arrive at her doorstep for the first time… and she greets you with that day’s lunch stuck in her teeth… or dirty nails… or her toenail polish is all whittled and funky.

One word for her:  Unkempt.

Two words for you:  Grossed out.

Lucky for us, women are more conscientious about how they look, and more often than not, their first impression is that of a lasting one in our minds.  But on the flip-side, you’ve got to be sure you don’t screw everything up in the first 60-seconds.  Yes, it only takes 60 seconds to repulse a woman.

You don’t need to be armored in a 3-piece suit.  If you’re a T-shirt and jeans kind of guy, she already knows that.  So wear your best T-shirt and jeans.  If it’s a beach date and you arrive in flip-flops, be sure your toenails are cut and clean.  If you’ve decided to take her to a nice dinner, see to it that your button-up shirt isn’t wrinkled like it’s been neglected in the back of your drawer for a year.

It’s all common sense.  Bad hygiene is usually the culprit of sour first impressions.  If you can’t successfully get past this first 60 seconds in her mind, you better believe you won’t be getting that kiss goodnight — or anything further for that matter.

Like they say, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Look presentable.  It’s not a “b*tch thing” to do.  You have the rest of the evening to get to know eachother more – and hopefully the rest of the night and the next morning as well!

Other than looking like you have zero confidence, below are the 3 Dealbreakers that men often mistake as “smooth.”

1)  Too much cologne
2)  The “Favorite” (yet food-stained) shirt
3)  There is no such thing as a “fashionably late” guy