| Let's face it, potential dates will not jump | | | | peaceful middle while leaning toward a |
| on the hood of your car as you speed down the | | | | happily ever after to any date (especially |
| highway from home to work and back. You have | | | | the first date) you must have a strategy. |
| to slow down, step out of your comfort zone | | | | Most people will agree the first date is the |
| and really put some effort toward meeting | | | | most awkward simply due to the fact you don't |
| people in order to make the dating scene seem | | | | really know what to anticipate. That is also |
| less like a torture chamber and more like the | | | | the great fun of first dates. |
| fun it is meant to be. | | | | |
| | | | Taking the guesswork out of one part of the |
| But once you have an exciting prospect there | | | | first date trauma (or drama depending) it is |
| is a whole new set of dilemmas. And delights. | | | | a great idea to simplify that first "date" by |
| If you are like most people when you find an | | | | meeting for coffee during the early evening |
| interesting person to date, a billion | | | | or mid day. Not only does that give you an |
| questions tramp across your mind. Should I | | | | opportunity to escape in as little as fifteen |
| act as interested as I truly am? Should I try | | | | minutes if the experience is perfectly |
| to remain aloof? Will it scare him or her | | | | dreadful, it allows the date to last as long |
| away if I bare my soul in the first ten | | | | as it needs to if things are rolling along |
| minutes? Should I pace myself and introduce | | | | nicely. And caffeine can be as effective as |
| my passions slowly? | | | | alcohol when it comes to loosening tongues |
| | | | and inhibitions! |
| Since there are plenty of dating books but no | | | | |
| real manual out there, these will continue to | | | | One certain way of enjoying your first date |
| be legitimate and timeless questions. | | | | is by being honest and attentive. If |
| Unfortunately the answer to all of them is | | | | rejection is the one thing all humans fear |
| simply this: you have to trust your instincts | | | | the most, acceptance has to be the one thing |
| with most things when it comes to dating. | | | | everyone longs to experience. Be kind, |
| | | | courteous and respectful even if you don't |
| However there are a few questionable aspects | | | | feel the date is going the way you wanted it |
| of the dating scene that you can eliminate | | | | to go. Sometimes the person who does not fit |
| simply by setting a few subtle boundaries. To | | | | our instant criteria is actually a genuine |
| insure a comfortable beginning and attempt a | | | | compatible match for us. |