First dates. They can be the start of something beautiful or they can become a train wreck in the blink of an eye or in the silence of one of those awkwardly long pauses. Mess up on the first date and the odds of you getting a second date are pretty much slim to none. Don't mean to put the pressure on you, but you have to admit, if you don't get the first date right, there probably won't be another chance to save face.

So, you probably are wondering what some of the worst mistakes that you can make on a first date are. Well, the list could be really long to tell you the truth, but I have chosen 5 mistakes that you really do not want to make. They might be funny when they happen to someone else, but you probably do not want to have it happen to you.

Here are 5 mistakes that you never want to make on a first date with a woman:

1. Trying too hard to brag about yourself or to make yourself look cool.

You might as well have the word, INSECURE, stamped on your forehead if you go this route. While you want to leave a woman impressed with you, you want it to happen 'naturally.' That means no overt bragging, no doing things to purposely try to make yourself look like a cool guy. All you will end up doing is make yourself appear insecure in a woman's eyes, and make her want to take a pass on a second date with you.

2. Trashing an ex girlfriend or a previous date.

This is another classic sign of an insecure man and a guy that has 'issues' that most women will not want to deal with. The funny thing about trashing someone, especially an ex girlfriend or a previous date is, it usually comes back to make YOU look bad. Plus, what's a woman to think if you are trashing a past girlfriend? That you might do the same to her down the line? Just stay away from trying to speak negatively about an ex girlfriend and you will be fine.

3. Treat a waitress or waiter badly if you are at a restaurant.

I was on a double date one time with a work friend of mine, and he is one of those picky guys that probably makes the wait staff want to spit in his food. I knew this going into the double date, and I should have known better. Lo and behold, he was a total jerk to the waiter, and I was sitting across from his date, on a diagonal. So, out of the corner of my eye, every time that he was a jerk to the waiter, I could see a look of disgust come across this girl's face. Well, needless to say, he did not get a second date with her.

4. Telling boring stories that make her wish she was watching paint dry on a wall.

You have to put your game face on when it comes to a first date and make sure that you are not doing anything that is going to leave a woman bored with you. And telling her a really boring and uneventful story will do just that. She does not want to hear a story that lacks a real plot or anything to keep her interest. If you are not a great story teller, don't even bother. Just stick to making regular conversation.

5. Trying to get into sex talk with her way too soon.

A lot of guys wait way too long before the inject sex into a conversation, but there are still a lot that inject it way too early. If you are trying to get her to talk sex within the first few minutes of the date, more than likely you are going to give her the impression that you are just out to get laid, and at the end of the night, it's not going to happen for you. Wait a little longer and wait till the conversation naturally leads there.