When preparing for a date you may become so concerned with all the things you should do, that you forget to think about what you definitely shouldn’t!
So, before you head out the door, make sure to quickly check through our list below so you don’t accidently make any major faux paus which could ruin your chances.
- Don’t make the Date All About You!
It’s any easy mistake when you’re nervous. You can be so concerned with giving off a good impression and telling your date all the great things about yourself that you forget to ask about them entirely!
This can make you seem self-involved and egotistical. So, while you should make sure to show off the best side of yourself, take some time to let your date do the same. If you have just finished telling a story on a certain subject, ask them if they have any similar tales or even what they might have done in the same situation.
- Don’t get Drunk!
This is a common but fatal mistake when the nerves get to you while on date! A couple of drinks can be helpful if you’re feeling anxious, but when you start to enter slurring territory it’s already too late!
Keep track of your drinks throughout the night and make sure to keep firmly on the side of social drinker rather than getting completely bladdered! It is best to keep your wits about you, so you give off the best possible impression, hard to do if you get to the point where you forget your own name!
- Don’t Pretend To be Someone else Entirely!
If we really like someone and want the date to go well, it is only natural that we will want to act, look and talk like someone we think our date might like. But acting like a different person entirely will only set you up for disappointment further down the road.
Not only is it dishonest to your date, but you are selling yourself short. The person has agreed to go on a date with you, not the person you now think you have to pretend to be.
And besides, there will always come a point when your real personality, interest and sense of humour start to show through. It will be very confusing to you if you spent date number one talking about your commitment to vegan values and then absentmindedly suggest going for a burger on date number three!
So, there you have it our Top 3 Things Not to Do on a Date. A date can be an anxiety inducing experience, but make sure to avoid these three pitfalls and you’re off to a good start. And while you’re at it, along with the Top 3 things not to do, here’s one of the top things you definitely should do on a date – Relax and Be Yourself!
