On your first date, it sometimes happens that due to nervousness you don’t show yourself as you really are and you might therefore minimize your chance for a second date. Here are some helpful hints for you.

1. Clothing
Wear something chic and comfortable. Sometimes it helps to get advice from a good friend. Ladies, please avoid clothing with a neckline that is too revealing. Gentlemen, you can never go wrong with a suit and tie.

2. Perfume
Of course, everybody wants to make a good first impression and this includes smelling good. But please, do not overdo it. Sometimes, too much can literally “take your breath away”.

3. Conversation
Sometimes, when people are nervous, they start talking too much and don’t give the other person their turn to speak. This is understandable, but please do give your date a chance to express herself/himself as well. Don’t forget, listening is very important to an effective conversation. Use your first date to learn about and get to know each other.

4. Location
Gentlemen, you should be the ones to choose the location of your first date. Please give it a lot of thought where you would like to meet. It should be a place, where you feel comfortable and where you have been before.

5. Appearance
Please do not judge your first date just by the way she/he looks. Outer beauty will fade, your inner beauty will stay.

6. Check
Gentlemen, even though women these days are more emancipated, you should be the one to take care of the check.

And last but not least;
You just have that one chance to make a good first impression. Just be yourself and don’t forget that the person sitting across from you is as nervous as you are.