How Selena Gomez reacted to Benny Blanco being named Sexiest Man Alive

He also shared his dating advice and advised people to keep doing special things for their partners. “I do my best on every date,” he said. “We give everything for each other. One time Sel was like, “Oh, I want to take you on a date.” We were driving somewhere and she had rented an entire botanical garden for me. She also likes something so simple. I got her Taco Bell for Valentine’s Day, I made her movie theater nachos, I found her favorite Texas pickles and fried them for her. Then [I had] all their candy and Hot Cheetos.

“That doesn’t mean you have to spend your entire bank account. The most important thing to do on a date is to simply listen to what the person is saying. Don’t talk about yourself all the time. Nobody cares.”

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