Everyone feels a certain degree of nervousness when going on a date and your date probably feels the same. What we can do is to lower that degree, so that we feel at ease with our self. After all, no one can do anything well if the person can conduct oneself properly. A mindset to take to the date is to keep it simple and casual, and view it as just a date, nothing more nothing less. If you are treating this as the most important event of the month or the year, you will only feel very nervous. How can you enjoy yourself if you are so anxious?

Beware that there are all kinds of scum out there; therefore bring a phone that has sufficient battery so that you can call the police if you need it. I hope that never happens but you sure would like to protect yourselves against beasts. It will be good to tell your friends where you are going. That serves an s a second line of defense.

Have a good planning for the date. Will it be a hot date in the sun or a casual dinner in a cool night? It will be a good idea to watch a good movie, or go the arcade to have 2-players fun. That will depend on whether he or she likes to play. This choice of planning will be better than saying you meet up and then decide. This will avoid the embarrassment of walking around and doing nothing. This could make your date hungry and bored. It is best to fix a plan before you even go out. Confirm the time and venue through phone or email whatever you may like.

Conversation is the crux of the whole event. A good one leads to a good ending, and a not so good leads to a stagnant relationship, even if it end as a friendship. A long silence is fatal to a relationship as both feel uncomfortable for another date. The best way to avoid this is to think before hand what you would like to know about her. That way, you can keep the other interested in talking. You should also know what you would like the other to know about yourself. 2 reasons. First, so that the conversation does not end up like a one-sided conversation. Second, so that both will know each other better.

So make the best of the first date so that you will get a second, a third. Make the most of your time, and give your date 100% attention. And enjoy!