Some First Date Ideas

Some First Date Ideas
by Vic Bilson

To make your first date a memorable success, you must plan carefully to make her feel special and very much interested in seeing you again. The anxiety of meeting someone whom you know little about as a prospective partner for future relationships, can be overcome with a little planning and preparation.

Women love creative men, and creativity shown in terms of organizing a romantic first date will surely impress her. If you are running short of such innovative first date ideas, don’t loose heart. It’s not that difficult. You just have to put your best effort in choosing the location and setting up an atmosphere. It need not be extravegant or expensive, but it may exercise your brain a little.

A very popular (and ordinary) first date idea is going to a restaurant for dinner, a club, the theatre, or the movies. These are nice ideas, but very common ones too, so many people today find it boring. You might think that a candle-lit dinner, surrounded by flowers, is the ultimate setting for a romantic first date, but check out these first date ideas for an unusual and refreshing approach. If you want your date to go in a special way with romantic undertones, which add spice to normal dating, then go that extra mile.

The ultimate romantic first date idea is very simple. You might plan a walk with her on the beach or in the park. It might be during the day, at sunset, or even under a moon lit sky. What matters here is that you are walking hand in hand, sharing your thoughts, and thus creating intimacy between you two. Women love talking and love men who take the time to listen to them, and then afterwards, you can open your heart too. Walking is a great way to engage in conversation and get an inner view into a person's persoanlity. You can talk about old times, future dreams, your career plans, current happenings, or just sweet nothings. You will definitely feel an intimacy with her, after the long walk and lots of sincere talk.

Another equally romantic first date idea is going on a long drive in the hills, or on the winding roads of a forest. Enjoy each other’s company in a rented or your own convertible. Feel the breeze on your face and let free conversation flow, with the winding country roads. You can add a nice touch by stopping somewhere along the way for coffee or ice cream.

Another truly romantic first date idea is, to go dancing or take dancing lessons together. Here you will have opportunity to get closer to her, and both of you can have a good laugh over wrong or awkward steps.

If both you and your date are interested in a similar kind of music, you can plan to go to a concert and dinner afterwards. Music makes a perfect conversation starter and you can have continuous talks without making special efforts on your part. Or perhaps going to a comedy club would be fun. When you can laugh together, you shed many inhibitions and share great rapport. Be careful of what comedy artist you are choosing, and be sure they are not going to perform something awkward or too frank to handle. This is the kind of date where you two can have a great time while enjoying each other’s company.

You may also try out a museum or science exhibition for the first date. Here again, you will have lots of things to talk about and you can get to know each other’s interest on a wide spectrum of things. One slightly different but refreshing idea is to take your date to an art gallery. Art irradiates class and style, you are sure to impress your date. In the gallery, you will have quiet time to chat and get to know each other better. However, be sure that you have knowledge about art and artists so that you will not let your date get bored.

If both of you are animal lovers, a national park or zoo is a good place to go. You can pack a small picnic for yourself, and set out to the zoo. You can have an intelligent conversation, regarding different species of animals and your views about it. This is a great icebreaker, which will set the right tone for the date.

Another first date idea is, if you both like playing sports, is to play a simple game together like billiards or miniature golf. These games are easy to understand and fun to play together while having a friendly chat. You can talk more about the sport and listen to the other person’s point of view. No sweating, grunting or fierce competition is involved, thus the atmosphere is quite relaxed and good way to start a talk on anything and everything and find a common topic to discuss.

A very romantic first date idea, is to go ice-skating together. I'm sure you've seen couples always holding hands on the ice-ring, lest they fall. Well it is very sweet, as you can hold her hand, when she is trying to get her balance or better still, you may catch her, if she is on the verge of slipping down. Afterwards, have a hot chocolate together and remember those slipping moments.

Be careful in choosing the first date idea, as it will make or break a relationship. It is always good to discuss your first date ideas with your date, if it is going to be very adventurous or daring. You want to allow your date to be prepared and dressed for the occasion. Discuss common interests and choose a place, where you both can enjoy, are comfortable in, and conversation can be free flowing. It’s just a matter of mutual interest and enjoyable choices!

A successful first date is not just about creating a romantic setting, but its all about feeling romantic, acting romantic and thus getting a romantic response from your date.