So don’t sweat it – it’s only a date and with a bit of good pre-planning on your part, you can really make this date a real fun one. The most insightful tip here is to always remember what a date is all about – which is getting to know one another. So relax, breathe in and take it easy and remember to have fun.
Being a first date, the following are a few fun ideas to consider helping you get started with your date planning:
First and foremost, you need to create an environment that allows both of you to be relaxed, leaving no room for tension in any manner, so that you both can easily open up and talk. Try thinking about activities that will mostly interest your date and give you time to get to know each other.
Amongst the best thing to really think about while planning your first date should be activities that will interest your date and that you can do side by side.
One time tested and honored date idea is having either lunch or dinner but since this is the first time both of you are meeting and almost complete strangers except for the few opportunities you might have had the occasion of conversing that lead to the date, a dinner may well be out of the list for this date.
Sitting opposite a stranger can be stressful for most of us, so lunch or just having coffee and snacks in the daytime creates an atmosphere where you both feel relaxed and much more comfortable than if it were a dinner.
If both of you have a lot of time on your hands, you could decide to travel around your city for the day and you could add more excitement by using public transport.
This way, you can easily visit a lot of public places of interest like the zoo, a botanical garden or a community park, a big shopping mall in town, etc as these provide an easy opportunity to start conversations.
You can plan your date to coincide with a special event in your locality that will involve some outdoor social gathering like a carnival or any form of activity that allows you to mix up with more people, thus making both you more relax and more in a mood to chat about the whole thing happening around you both.
A concert that both of you probably have interest in could be a good fun idea as it allows you to open up conversation lines about the artiste and from there the air for further conversation can easily be developed. You could also attend a sporting event of shared interest together.
On the downside, you should avoid activities like catching a movie in a theater as this does not allow you to talk to each other or share ideas. Any activity you’re planning on this date should be essentially focused on giving you both ample opportunities to converse with each other.
However, no matter which place you decide to go, do try and always remember to have fun and be yourself. No acting or playing up the cards to impress your date. Just have fun while getting to know each other.
