# What's your "litmus test" to decide not to date a person twice?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-litmus-test-to-decide-not-to-date-a-person-twice/24371>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 2, 2000, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-litmus-test-to-decide-not-to-date-a-person-twice/24371 "2000-07-02T15:21:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![jamshid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecd19e/32.png) [@jamshid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jamshid)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2000, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-litmus-test-to-decide-not-to-date-a-person-twice/24371/41 "2000-07-08T05:25:22Z")

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I had a date with a girl once that ended with her dad pointing a very large handgun at my head. I didn’t offer her a second chance…

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**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2000, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-litmus-test-to-decide-not-to-date-a-person-twice/24371/42 "2000-07-09T00:37:17Z")

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Sorry about that Jamshid. I tend to over-react sometimes. But you really should have had my daughter here on time.

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**Author:** ![P\_G\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@P\_G\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P_G_B)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2000, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-litmus-test-to-decide-not-to-date-a-person-twice/24371/43 "2000-07-09T01:06:05Z")

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If they say no when I ask. So far that is the only way.  
Either I’m not fussy enough, or just desperate, or both.

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**Author:** ![smilingjaws](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@smilingjaws](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smilingjaws)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2000, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-litmus-test-to-decide-not-to-date-a-person-twice/24371/44 "2000-07-09T16:08:19Z")

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How about this one?

Years ago, as a little sophomore, I was asked out by a graduate student. He asked me to his apartment and showed me his gun–a rifle or shotgun! I think this rates as a reason not to date someone twice:)

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