Talk About Commitment Issues. Are you stuck in the 80s? This is the digital age, everybody has commitment issues. It's collateral damage from having endless choices. It's also a major red flag that you're a player. Which is totally cool, but you'll get a lot further by being a man about it and calling it how it is, rather than inventing a fake psychological defect. 4. Don't Call Her Baby Calling her 'babe' on a first date is way too familiar. Save the pet names for your pooch.