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b'Are you dating in English?\\nToday, we welcome back dating\\xa0expert Jessica Coyle to give you four easy topics for conversation when dating!\\n\\xa0\\nConversation can be tricky on a first date.\\xa0You might be nervous, and it can be\\xa0hard to know what\\u2019s safe to talk about.\\xa0Jessica has a great acronym to help you with simple, safe discussion topics.\\xa0It\\u2019s FORD, and it\\xa0stands for:\\n\\nFriends: If you have mutual friends, ask how your date met them.\\xa0Or, if you don\\u2019t have mutual friends, ask if your date knows anybody in the area where you\\u2019re meeting.\\n\\nOccupation: Asking about\\xa0another person\\u2019s\\xa0job is usually a good conversation starter.\\xa0You might say, \\u201cWhat do you do with your time?\\u201d\\xa0That way, if\\xa0your date\\xa0happens to be unemployed, they are still able to give an answer.\\n\\nRecreation: Ask about what somebody likes to do for fun. You might follow up by asking, \\u201cHow often do you get to do that?\\u201d\\n\\nDreams: This is good for asking hypothetical questions. You could ask\\xa0things like\\xa0\\u201cWhere do you see yourself in ten years?\\u201d or \\u201cWhat would you do if you had a billion dollars?\\u201d\\n\\n\\xa0\\nPeople love talking about themselves, so\\xa0being interested in others is what might make you more interesting to them.\\xa0When starting a conversation, don\\u2019t just ask a list disconnected questions.\\xa0Follow-up with the other person\\u2019s answers to show that you are listening to what they are saying.\\n\\xa0\\nAre you dating in English?\\nWhat are your experiences?\\nTell us how it\\u2019s going in the comments section below!\\n\\xa0\\nJessica Coyle has been teaching English since 2007. She received her Master\\u2019s in TESOL in 2013, finishing with a professional project researching the use of improvisational comedy teaching techniques to teach English as a second language. She has studied and performed improv comedy all over Korea, China, Canada and the United States.\\n\\xa0\\nHow to find Jessica Online:\\nHer dating blog: https://hopefuldisasters.wordpress.com/\\nHer comedy podcast: NY Pacific\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'