We’ve put together some useful tips on having a great date that we thought you might find useful: 

1)      Be kind and considerate. Observe good manners and treat your date as you’d wish to be treated yourself.

2)      Be generous. For the best outcome, men should always offer to pay but women should not take advantage of this and over the period of several dates then the women should take their turn.

3)      Take an interest, make sure you a good listener.  People love it when you pay attention to them and they’ll instinctively like you a lot more.

4)      Use Body Language to your advantage– be flirty, smile and pay attention to the signals they are giving off too.

5)      Be honest about your intentions and don’t play games. Follow up afterwards, even if you aren’t interested.

6)      Do something around an activity, so the focus isn’t just on you. Make sure it’s something where you can both still talk and get to know each other.

7)      Dress up, take pride in your appearance. Brush your hair, floss your teeth and make sure you smell nice.  Remember you want to present the best version of yourself possible so do make the effort.

8 )      Don’t talk about exes or competition for your dates.  Focus on making them feel special instead.

9)      Have several talking points pre-prepared.  This will make you seem interesting and helps fill any awkward silences

10)  Pay a compliment to your date, but don’t go overboard.

11)  Wear nice underwear. Even if you aren’t intending to have sex, it will make you feel sexier and more confident.

James Preece & Paul Ergatoudis, Dating Experts for the Single Solution

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