Impress your match on the first date
You have made the first step! Your crush has agreed to go on a date with you. Now it’s time to make the best first impression possible during the meeting. Remember, you only get one chance at a first impression.
Here are our ideas to make it more than just a one-time meeting.
Now is the time to make the best first impression possible
Clothing
“Dress to impress” helps as a guide. On a first date, this doesn’t necessarily mean eight-inch heels or a dinner jacket. Dress well — but in such a way that you feel comfortable yourself and don’t slip into someone else’s role. In addition to your clothing, make sure that your appearance is neat and hygienic.
The place of the appointment and activity
At this point is your chance to stand out from other potential male and female competitors.
The classics are always possible: a walk, visiting a café, eating at a restaurant, watching a film at the cinema or having drinks together at a bar.
things can get even better if you deviate from the usual
However, things can go even better if you digress from the usual when choosing a place and activity and plan something out of the ordinary. This will automatically make your date stand out from other dates.
Discover something new together, or arrange to do an activity that is varied for both of you. For example, you can browse for clothes at a thrift store and determine a bathroom button winner, solve tricky puzzles at an escape game, or go ice skating.
On a first date, make sure it doesn’t take too much time upfront. Anyone who’s ever had a tough first date knows what we’re talking about.
Prepare topics of conversation for your first date
It’s natural to be excited on a first date. That’s why it helps to prepare in advance in the best possible way. If you already have some topics, questions and interesting stories in mind for your date, it will give you confidence. Thus, the conversation will not falter, even if you are a bit nervous at the beginning.
The interaction
Take the following points to heart for a successful conversation with your date:
- Show that people can laugh and have fun with you
- Avoid critical and negative topics, instead, focus on positive topics
- Show genuine interest in your counterpart. Listen to what the other person is telling you and respond to it, rather than focusing the topic exclusively on yourself
- Be careful not to get into an interview mode when asking questions
- Tell a funny story that shows you can laugh at yourself
- Consciously maintain eye contact
- Give out sincere and genuine compliments
- Put your phone aside for the duration of the date. Your focus should be on your date during the meeting, not WhatsApp.
- Build in indirect, non-committal hints from time to time that indicate you have a romantic interest. You shouldn’t be too direct. However, your date may know that you are not looking for a friendship
Listen to what the other person is telling you
After the date
As the date draws to a close, it’s up to you to assess how the meeting went. If you have already been able to establish real intimacy together, and you find each other attractive, then a kiss is the crowning glory for the successful first date.
On the other hand, you should not force anything if you have not received any signals from your date in this regard. In this case, thank them for the nice evening and get in touch the next day to let the other person know that you are interested in a second meeting.
Something more could develop
