5 First Date Tips for Men | Setting Up the Date
5 First Date Tips for Men | Setting Up the Date
Tip 1: Chose an activity you enjoy
Picking an activity you enjoy has several advantages. First at least YOU will have a good time. If you are not having a good time or are bored out of your mind your date will probably be able to notice. Second, while dating you are trying to honestly get to know your date (you are being honest with her right?). If you are not being honest about who you are and what you like it will leave your date a bit confused. And lastly if you and your date find activity’s you can both enjoy, the bond and memories will be that much better. Well assuming she knew what activity was planed for the date ahead of time.
Tip 2: Chose an activity of place where talking is allowed
I have NEVER understood why the movies are picked as a first date. You spend a fair bit of money (more on this in another tip) to sit in the dark and NOT talk to each other. That is backwards from what you want to do on a first date. Some ideas to get you started are: simple walks in the park, street fairs, local festivals (there is a local apple festival in my area, lots of food, cider and misc booths, lots of fun). Don’t forget the inside option if the weather is against you. Like these: art shows, museums, and well all shows in general really.
Tip 3: Pick something you can afford
It seems like almost every one is running low on cash these days. Also as in tip 1 it is best to be honest right off the bat. If you go big the first date it might be hard to tell if your date likes you or your credit cards better. Also after a big spend on a first date scaling back spending on a second date to meet your budget just makes you look cheap.
Tip 4: Pick an activity that leaves you enough time to get to know each other
A date and be a fun and exciting event but if it does not leave you enough time to get to know your date a little better then whats the point really. Take a pause in the activity’s to actually talk to your date and get to know them.
Tip 5: Pick an activity or event that can be done in a couple of hours
The point of a first date is to get to know them better and have a little fun. It is not to learn each others life history in one sitting. The first date should not last too long. A couple of hours is more than enough to figure out if you want a second date. But it should be short enough to leave them wanting more for the second date. Also if a date is going bad a shorter time frame means less time you have to suffer through a bad date.
Dating Advice for Men – Part 1 Pre-date Tips
Dating Advice for Men
Welcome to Dating Advice for Men. In this article we are going to go over some first date advice for men as well as just Dating Advice for Men in general. We will discuss some good and inexpensive dates as well as some faster paced “action” date ideas. Some tips on pre-date planing and during date tips. Now guys this article assumes you have or soon will ask a girl out on a date. If that is an area you need help on I would highly recommend you check out the “Recommended Resources” page for a fundamentals and foundations section that will help you from start to finish much better than this article will.
Dating Advice for Men – Pre-date Planing
Some ideas for inexpensive first date advice for men , though don’t limit these ideas to just first date status. Most will work quite well for 2nd 3rd, and etc dates.
1. The “Would you like to go out for coffee some time?” date. This date generally has a price tag of around 2 cups of coffee. Siting at the coffee shop gives you time to get to know her better and if it does not work out you’re just out the cost of coffee. Don’t feel like you have to be locked into staying at the shop. There are several good shops in my area that have small walking parks or such near them. Buy your coffee and grab a blanket and have a coffee picnic on a nice sunny day.
2. Quite often there are music nights at local parks and other attractions. It can be a excellent way to hear some music and get to know her all at the some time for not a lot of funds.
3. Action date time. These can be things like Laser Tag, Roller Skating, and Go Karts. All of these activities will get your blood pumping, exciting and be a lot of fun in and of themselves.
Dating Advice for Men - Day / Night of the Date
1. First thing you need to do before the date is take a few moments to de-stress and relax. Women can and will sense that you are stressed out and will tend to shy away from it. After all no one likes to be stressed out.
2. Take a look at your wardrobe, if it has not been updated since 1976 you are going to want to go out and get a new, clean outfit. It does not have to be fancy just clean and neat.
3. Speaking of clean and neat, have you looked in a mirror yet today? Take a moment check your self over and make sure you’re clean and presentable. You will look better in her eyes and have a lot more self-confidence during the date. Showing up for the date looking like a slob is disrespectful and insulting to both her and you.
4. Get updated on what has been going on. Grab a newspaper and read up on current events. This helps on many levels. Most women look down on guys who have no idea whats going on around them. You will always have something to keep the conversation rolling with.
And that the end of this article on Dating advice for Men.
Part 2 of Dating Advice for Men in the next post.
Dating Advice for Men – Part 2
Dating Advice for Men – Part 2
Welcome back to Dating Advice for Men for the second part of the article. So the moment has arrived, the date is about to start. There are some things you want to do during the date. So read through the article and try to keep them in mind on the big date night.
Dating Advice for Men – The Date, what to do
1. SMILE! You are out to have fun and enjoy yourself while meeting and getting to know your date. It is amazing how many guys focus so much on the process of the date they forget to enjoy it. Don’t let yourself turn into a “robot”.
2. Say Hello. You would be surprised by how often this simple step is forgotten. Say hello and complement her on her dress, hair, smile or what ever else you may notice about her.
3. Try to Be Confident. Most women are just, if not more nervous than you are. believe it of not women are people too, just like you. Don’t be afraid to take her hand and lead her. Don’t forcefully drag her around though, try to keep it in balance.
4. Be polite. We hit on this one a little bit above with the smile and say hello parts. No one likes rude people. Don’t be afraid to use your “please” and “thank you”. But also as above keep it in balance a please or thank you every second word will just make you look and sound weird.
5. Be yourself, just not all at once. The entire point of a date is to let two people get to know each other better. You don’t need to pretend to be anyone other than you. Let the chips fall where they fall, it either works out or it doesn’t. That is the nature of things. However you don’t have to be all of yourself all at once, women like a little mystery. Don’t throw your entire life story on her lap during a first date. So be yourself but on your own terms, have fun with it.
6. Talk to her! Ask her questions, keep her mind stimulated. There are so many things you can talk about. Whats her favorite food? What was one of her most embarrassing moments? Whats her family like? And so on. If she talks about a subject or an experience don’t be afraid to ask her about the story behind them. Just try to keep the conversation moving.
Dating Advice for Men – The Date, try to avoid these
As with everything there are some things you should try to avoid if you want to make a good impression on the date. We will cover a few of the big ones here you should try to keep in mind.
1. Don’t be Late, even if she is. First being late is a sign of disrespect, show her you respect her and her time by being on time. Being on time lets her know she and the date are important to you. Btw if she is the one consistently late, that’s one of the no-go relationship warning flags. But that is a whole new article there.
2. Don’t talk or eat with your mouth open. Seriously NO ONE in the restaurant wants to see that much less your date, yuck.
3. Don’t let yourself get carried away by nervousness. Take a breath and relax.
4. Don’t talk about your past relationships. Forget about your ex and all of that. Focus on enjoying the date and getting to know who you’re out with.
Remember you are out there to get to know her and have fun. If the date goes well then congratulations, well done. It if goes bad don’t let it get you down. I’ll let you in on a secret, even the BEST dating coaches don’t have a 100% record. The secret is they don’t let the failed dates keep them down. They pick themselves up and try again. Thanks for reading this Dating Advice for Men article, see you next time.