How To: First Date!
First dates are exciting! Most people get at least a little bit nervous before a first date, even if they don’t admit it. We all want to impress our crush on the first date as well, which is why so many of us are anxious beforehand: you want your date to go well. But how can you make sure that it DOES go well? We get asked this question all the time, so we’ve put together a handy ‘How To: First Date’ guide, so you know exactly how you should conduct yourself to get the best out of your first date!
1. Arrange your date.
‘How To: First Date’ knows that preparation is key. Make sure you have clearly asked out your crush and they know it is a date. It would be quite awkward if you arrive expecting it to be a date, and your crush thinks you are just hanging out as work colleagues or college buddies! **LINK TO ARTICLES ON ASKING OUT YOUR CRUSH**
2. Choose a location.
Whether it’s a restaurant, park, museum or bar, make sure you have contacted them in advance to make sure it is open on that day, and that you make reservations if they are required. ‘How To: First Date’ knows that you don’t want to be turned away from that fancy restaurant because you didn’t make a booking, or arrive at the museum only to find it is closed for refurbishment!
3. Measure your words.
It’s easy to get nervous and end up either being completely silent or blabbering away too much. ‘How To: First Date’ suggests you prepare some topics of conversation in advance. Ask your crush a couple of questions to ease into the date and relax. Think about things that you have in common, and discuss mutual interests. Films, music, TV, books and sport are all great topics that you can chat about which aren’t too invasive. **LINK TO CONVERSATION TOPICS***
4. Have no expectations.
If you go on a date expecting your crush to fall in love with you there and then, you may very well be disappointed. Our top tip from ‘How To: First Date’ is to relax and enjoy it. Sometimes it can take weeks or months of knowing each other because you both want it to get too serious. Similarly, if you expect to kiss or even have sex on your first date, you could also be disappointed. Enjoy the company, see if you connect well with the person and then arrange to see each other again.