3 steps to a successful date

Taking your romantic interest on a first date that is boring, predictable, and generic is the best way to ensure that you will never see him again.

Instead, you need to think about not just where you plan to meet your date initially, but also where your date will take later in the evening when everything is going well.

1) Choose a place that is informal and non-threatening for a first date. By scheduling an appointment to meet someone in a relaxed, informal setting, such as a coffee shop, you mitigate the risk that your date will feel threatened by discomfort. The discomfort is generated on first dates with expensive restaurant bills and silently watching a movie at the local theater. For these reasons, you should avoid dinners and movies on first dates at all costs. On the contrary, by meeting at a coffee shop, you not only guarantee that you will have a chance to get to know her romantic interest better, but you will also increase the likelihood that your date will show up and not cancel. After all, who doesn’t love a quick coffee?

2) Plan follow-up places to take to your appointment if things are going well. After initially meeting your date at a coffee shop, have other places in the area that you can take your appointment to after about 30 minutes have passed for your cup of coffee. This time, take your partner to a fun, interesting, and interactive place. An interactive place, such as a billiard room, will ensure plenty of opportunities to joke around and talk with your partner.

3) Plan an activity at your residence. After spending several hours with your date, and after chemistry and attraction are established, you can invite her back to your apartment or home. By suggesting that you make smoothies or desserts at home, or offering to turn on your karaoke machine, you’ll have the perfect excuse to drive your date home.

By following these simple steps, you can really make your date stand out among the many generic dinner and movie dates your romantic interest has been in. Although taking your date out to dinner or to the movies may be fine once you are a little more romantically involved with your partner, first dates are primarily about showing your personality, creativity, and spontaneity. Show your date that you are the type of person who is exciting and unpredictable, and you can be sure that she will want to see you again.