After you’ve read our first date dos and don’ts,” there are three things you need to keep in mind: location, location, location! Get it right and romance can blossom! The most important thing is a setting where you can both feel relaxed. A first date makes most people nervous, so the location should set you at ease. Show originality, but don’t show off. Your local Starbucks is an uninspired choice, but the most expensive restaurant in town is over the top. Most dates center around a meal or drinks, but you don’t want to spend the entire time sitting down, so plan something else in addition. Choose a place that is busy enough to provide some acticity. A walk on the beach, a picknick in the park or the views from a rooftop bar guarantee distraction if there is a lull in the date.

At the same time, there should be room for romance and intimacy, so make sure the beach isn’t full of loud children, there isn’t a football game going on in the park and the bar isn’t too crowded. Have a specific plan, but be open to changes depending on how well the date is going. You should have an escape plan for a date that isn’t going great, but also the option to extend a date that is going exceptionally well. Keep in mind that you might want to move on to somewhere more romantic if you are getting on well. For example, a secluded spot for a walk in the moonlight after a romantic meal can be the icing on the date!

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