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Conversation Starters for Dating Purposes

By Bonny Albo, About.com

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How to Start a Conversation with a Stranger to Get or Keep a Date

You’ll probably run into many people throughout the course of your dating preparations that could be The One, but you’ll never know for sure unless you talk to them. Starting a conversation with a stranger can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be impossible.

Every conversation runs its course within a similar outline: making first contact, introductions, speaking with each other, and then ending the conversation - hopefully with plans to meet again. To navigate these sometimes scary but usually rewarding waters, read on.

Index: Conversation Starters for Dating Purposes

  1. How to Start a Conversation with a Stranger to Get or Keep a Date
  2. Ice Breakers as Conversation Starters
  3. Conversation Topics
  4. Keep the Conversation Moving Forward
  5. Ending a Conversation Gracefully

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