The Playboy Advisor

December, 1975

I've been dating my latest girlfriend for about a month. We met while I was working at a bar. At first, it was fairly easy to converse--I suppose because there was a counter between us, and whenever I got stuck for something to say, I could tend to some small task behind the bar and thus conceal my shyness. However, when she and I are alone, I seem constantly to be searching for a subject to talk about. I become so self-conscious trying to impress her that what I end up saying is not enjoyable f...