re: #149 wheat-dogg

Easy things to ask on a first date that tell you whether a girl is worth deeper investment:

* Relationship with father

I have to grant him that the first one is important - if she has or has had a dysfunctional relationship with the first man in her life, it is likely to affect things down the line.

I met this lady in Frankfurt, went to her place for the first time and saw a family picture, asked what her dad did for a living.

“My father is a bastard,” she replied. “I’ll never love him.”

But I ignored that advice and we wound up marrying and stayed that way for 13 years before I gave up trying to deal with some serious emotional problems.