Everyone has had a bad date. A bad date so terrible that they immediately call their friend to dish every devilish detail, or were so humiliated, they ran home, took a bath, climbed into bed and didn't breathe a word about it to anyone. No matter how people handle a bad date or break-up, they all have one thing in common, they never want to experience it again. People from all over the world have posted their nightmarish dating stories to the Dating Hall of Shame website. The following ten tips have been cultivated from the bad date stories and are provided to help you become a better dater so you can avoid ending up on the Dating Hall of Shame.

How to Stay Out of the Dating Hall of Shame:

1.Do not drink twice your body weight in alcohol. It may loosen you up, but no one, most of all your date, wants to see the contents of your stomach lining.

2.If you invite someone out on a date, be prepared to pay. If you cannot afford to take them to dinner, then make it a coffee date. Better yet, be honest. Tell them you really like them but cannot afford an expensive dinner, and would they mind just going for dessert. It is okay not to have money - it is not okay to be CHEAP.

3.If you are going to be a loser and cheat on your boyfriend/girlfriend, then make arrangements for your date to pick you up somewhere else other than your house. Don't make your date pack boxing gloves!

4.Keep your clothes on - especially in public. Nudity does not constitute a good date unless both people consent to said nudity. Baring your rear-end in public while on a date only makes you look like, well, a rear-end.

5.If you are going to go on a blind date whether through a set-up or an online romance, then have the courtesy to actually show up. Do not drive-by and decide that since they didn't mention they had a butt the size of a Buick, you are not going to give them a chance. If you set up a meeting with someone, show-up and be polite. You can make it a short date, but bring some common decency with you.

6.Buying someone a meal, coffee, movie ticket, etc. is not a trade-off for sex. It is not even a negotiating tool for touching body parts. Refer to item #4 for a refresher on the nudity thing.

7.Do not invite someone on a date and then parade him or her in front of your "ex.” A date is for getting t

o know someone to see if you want to develop a relationship. A date is not a tool for inciting a riot between you and your ex. Your date is also not a pawn to dangle in front of your "ex” to show that if they do not take you back, you will move on.

8.Bring your manners. If you don't have any, then find a date that won't care. Otherwise, prepare for the date by using a toothbrush or breath mint - rubbing your fingers over your teeth will not remove the odor of your fish lunch. Even if this is the 21st Century, it is still okay to hold the door for someone (man or woman). Manners count - end of discussion!

9.If you still live at home, by all means tell your date. Allowing them to discover your parents in a compromising position is not a great way to start a relationship. It will take a minimum of 10-years for it to be a funny family tale. Until then it will just be unbearable humiliation heaped on by constant reminders that you are probably not going to make it to family status.

10.Finally, those three little words - no, not "I love you”, but "I'll Call You.” Do not let those words leave your mouth unless you actually plan on picking up the phone and calling. On the flip side, if your date does not call you back, it will hurt, but you will survive. This does not give you carte blanche to revert to revenge, stalking and torture.

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