Guys quell first date jitters by Facebook stalking us before a date–and we do it too! | Source: ShutterStock

You obviously already know how you prepare for a date, but have you ever wondered what guys do before a first date? If you think dudes don’t sweat the first date, you’re totally wrong – as it turns out, guys actually get pretty nervous and there are a few things they do to prepare themselves (We can’t blame them for being a lil’ nervous, because we’re pretty great!). One of those measures? Facebook stalking you!

As for women and men, about a third of us admit to having “crippling nerves” before a first date, and sometimes being nervous can lead us to say and do stupid things–which explains why eight percent of us have called a date the wrong name. (Yikes!) Also embarrassing? Two percent of guys admit to being so nervous on a first date that they actually fell over. I’m not even judging them for this because I’m the clumsiest person on the planet, and really, it’s sort of endearing, isn’t it?

Other first date issues? Awkward silences, which roughly equal amounts of guys and gals admit terrify them.

To prevent being super nervous before a date, the study says that guys sometimes booze it up for liquid courage–we don’t recommend this, because it can impair your judgment, so you may not really realize how much you do or don’t like someone!

The most common practice before a date for both sexes? Good old Facebook stalking. It does give us some sort of an idea of what we’re getting into when we get to know a new person (“Oh hey, he likes The Walking Dead too!”) which can help with ice breakers.

But it’s also important to remember that a person can act and appear pretty different online than in reality, and that you may not be getting the whole story. Just like you wouldn’t want to be judged for a goofy pic with your BFF taken out of context, make sure you don’t dismiss a potentially awesome dude just because he has a few shady looking shots on Facebook! (But we bet now that you know guys are Facebook stalking you before a date, you may be a bit more careful of what you post yourself. Smart!)

What do you do to calm your nerves before a first date? Have you ever made a guy super nervous before a date? Would you ever Facebook stalk guy before a date? Tell us in the comments!

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