I found out that it's even less impressive to a date to have tears coming out of the side of your eyes while you're turning purple and holding the napkin over your mouth trying desperately to forget what you just swallowed.
I LOVE raw oysters. Hey, I've eaten raw eggs from sea urchins I brought to the surface and opened with my knife so no problem at all with raw oysters. I love ALL shellfish. Raw and cooked.