She said: Sex on the first date: a do or a don’t?

The art of “dating” has become so foreign to us college women that we consider ourselves fortunate if a date consists of Archie’s wings and complementary shots of Absolut. But it’s college and when it comes down to it, after a night out with a new beau, every woman has one question on her mind: how far should you go on a first date?

For the most part, sex on the first date is out of the question. It’s analogous with ordering dessert before you’ve even tasted the appetizer; how can you know what you’re getting if you’ve never tried the restaurant?

If your grandmother’s sex life looks more promising than yours, then by all means indulge. But put your emotions aside; the chances of a whirl-wind romance lasting after your first date, two-minute freestyle floor exercise are minimal.

If I can give one piece of advice, it’s to be up front with what you expect sexually so he avoids having a bewildered libido. For example, if John Doe had one too many rounds of gin and tonic (I see you’ve picked a winner) and you invite him to crash at your place, make apparenr the exact perimeter of his sleeping quarters before he steps inside.

If access to your bed is granted and you decide to sleep with him, what do you do if neither party has a condom? As you excuse yourself from the room there is only one thing to do: frantically search through every desk drawer in the house-nothing’s sexier then mumbling profanities under your breath while hurling your housemate’s stapler at the wall.

I’m not a certified sexologist but I do know that if fornication on the first date does occur, you’d rather skip your turbo on Monday then have to face this lad sober. For the overachievers who are insistent on classroom attendance, I can assure you that while your anthropology professor is discussing the substantial proportion of AIDs victims in Africa, your eyes will keep glancing down at the proportionate bulge in John Doe’s pants. One word: awkward.

With that in mind, I will finish by stating one simple fact: if John Doe is into you, he’ll wait. Porn stars are great to look at, but he’s not bringing one home to mom. Take your time and when the moment is right you’ll know it, and the outcome will be much more rewarding.