“It’s not important how you started; it’s important how you finish.” - David Goggins
I’ve had several dates seem to go well, but like Taylor, I’m open and honest (transparent) from the get go, and I have the view that every relationship that doesn’t pan out as I would hope actually helps improve me for my last first date: there are qualities that I look for in every person that relatively stay the same, but there are interpersonal skills that I may lack in that are strengthened by those interim dates. Keep your chin up, take the good, let go of the bad, and keep moving forward.