 What do men think about on a first date? You know this. We are just driven that way. In fact, there's this saying, men are the gas and women are the brakes. And what that means is if you're the type of person that seeks a significant relationship with a life partner, if you have a long-term mating strategy, then it's important to understand this. And not that being physically intimate isn't within your, I don't wanna say control, but I'm saying you're welcome to be sexually free as much as you want, but at the same time, if you want a significant relationship with someone, I think it's important to understand how men operate.