According to experts, you should mainly talk about your ex on your first date

The tension and awkwardness that comes with a first date: oh, so delightful. You're nervous and you don't really know why.

Maybe it clicks and then that nervousness is for nothing. Or it doesn't click and you never see that person again. So it's not a disaster either. But first dates are an experience nonetheless. I believe I was quite good at the game in my younger years. A glass or two before I left the house often helped too. And then hop, chatting until it gets light again and a fleeting kiss by the bike. Not giving too much away, of course not. And then just hoping for that nice message. The beginning of something beautiful. Or the end of something silly.

Of course, it sometimes went wrong and it was ter-ri-ble. And then I immediately missed my ex, with whom it was never terrible. How difficult I found it back then, that I couldn't talk about my ex. Because that was such a big part of my life. Well, according to experts, it turns out that you should actually talk about your ex on a first date. This way you show your vulnerable side and you show that you are open and honest. You also let them know what you are not looking for in someone and what you do find important. Plus: you don't have to lie about who you were with where in your past. That's better for any relationship. It's also nice if your date opens up about his or her past. You immediately know what you're dealing with. And it doesn't have to be in detail, keep it classy. Just tell who it was, what kind of person they are, and why it ended and is over.

For me, that didn't go so smoothly, talking about my ex, I believe. Because, uh, well, I eventually married that one ex I always talked about. It was never really over, so to speak. I always missed him with whom I drank a glass or two anywhere. Love, huh, it has its ways.