Published: October 7, 2021 · 10:47 am
The first date can be a little tricky, first dates are literally the hardest hurdle one must cross to get to whatever level you hope you to get to.
The pressure ranges from ensuring you sell the best side of you in the shortest possible time, to making sure your dates feel at home with you within the short period you spend together.
The big question is how you see to it that you have the best time of your life, and give the best impression on your first date.
Below are a few tips on how to be a step ahead in your first date impressive game?
- First, you want to pick a conducive environment for your first date, somewhere pretty comfortable for both you and your date.
- Come looking your best but absolutely comfortable. The place of you being very comfortable can never be overemphasized; you don’t want to be looking distressed on your first date.
- Be an early bird. Arrive a few minutes earlier than the scheduled time. This is in order to familiarize yourself with the environment if you weren’t the one who picked the venue; if you picked the venue arriving early is still at your advantage because you need every part of you settled before your date’s arrival.
- Remember to BeYOUtiful (beautiful): Be yourself at all costs, be confident and positive. The reason you are out there in the first place is that your date wants to get to know you and not the person you think would impress him/her. So don’t be an imposter at your own date.
- Don’t do small talks but don’t interview either. Yes, the date is for both of you to get to meet one another but it’s not a job interview nor is it a chit-chat competition. Ensure to ask the entire right question without being interrogatory.
- Be genuinely interested in your dates, show sincere interest in what your dates is passionate about, and ask to know about their hobbies, also why it excites them. Trust me everyone loves to talk about the things they love, this will get them talking and it will definitely put you in their good books.
- For the sake of the previous point, I will like to state that please do not dominate the conversation. So if your date gives you a chance to talk about your passion, what interests you don’t go on and on blabbing about it. Talk about it enough to pass across the main point without being the one doing the whole talk. It is not a talk show it is a date between two people, so converse.
I believe being yourself and being in your best behaviour is the greatest ingredient you can bring to a first date.
