First Date Tips - 3 Great Ways To Calm Your Nerves

First Date Tips - 3 Great Ways To Calm Your Nerves

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Lets face it: Dating is unnerving, particularly if you havent been dating in a while. This is when you have your big chance to make a good impression on your date. Even if you dont find your date especially appealing and are going to turn down a second date, its smart to make a good impression. Why is this? Well, everybody knows everybody. I dont care where you live. If you dont want potential dates to know that youre rude or have bad taste, do your best. People talk. But dont let this make you nervous! Here are three great ways to calm your nerves and have a great first date and have people say only nice things about you.

Look your best:

Why is this important for calming your nerves? Because when you look good you feel good. You will know that youre making a good first impression so you can relax.

Consider what youre planning to do. If youre going out for coffee, dinner, or to play golf, dress appropriately. If youre a woman and dont want to look like youre looking for some action on a first date, dont wear a skirt so short that you need to wear matching underwear or a top cut down to "there." Unless youre going to a costume party, dont look like youre going to a costume party.

Be clean and neat. Take a shower, for heavens sakes! If youve been working in the garden, trim and clean your fingernails. If you spilled coffee down the front of your shirt, change it. Smell good and that doesnt mean a whole bottle of cologne. It means soap and water and maybe a little dab of cologne. And deodorant, of course.

De-stress:

Everybody has solutions to calm their nerves. Think about what you normally do to calm yourself if youre nervous and need to unwind. Would a long walk before you get home to shower and dress for your date calm you down? Have a snack or work on a favorite hobby. First date jitters are normal. Try to give yourself some time to de-stress.

Alcohol is not always the best solution to calming your nerves. It depends on how much and how it affects you. A little glass of wine is fine as long as you dont plan to drive for a while. Belting down shots is not so good. You dont want to "loosen up" THAT much and a DUI on the way to a date (during a date or after a date) does not a good impression make.

Plan some appropriate topics for conversation:

Are you worried about what youre going to talk about? Do your homework. You probably know something about your date. Reread his or her profile if you met online. If someone set you up, ask that person about your date. Think of polite questions that are not too invasive.

Think about what youd like to share about yourself thats not too personal. Keep the conversation light and appropriate. No, your date does not need to know about your religious or political convictions on a first date. Theres no need to discuss medical history or drugs you take, unless it has some bearing on that particular date.

To be calm, cool and collected, be neat and tidy, dress for the occasion, do something that calms your nerves and make sure you have a few ideas for conversationand then forget it. Know that you look good, be positive and confident, and you WILL look and sound attractive, positive and confident to your date.

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