Online dating, WORST PLACES FOR A FIRST DATE

In view of the fact that you want to keep that first date low key and in public, there are some places that you should definitely not go for a first date with someone you have met online. Here are a few of the places and activities to avoid when you are planning a first date with a new love from the Internet.

Family functions is not what you want for your Internet date to know too many personal things about you including where your family lives. You also shouldn’t subject someone you’ve never met to your family functions if there’s a chance you want to go out with them again.
Nightclubs are never a good choice for a date because you won’t be able to talk or get to know each other. Plus the presence of alcohol might make things awkward or unsafe.

A concert or theater show you should generally avoid anything with tickets as a first date when you are meeting someone you have never met before. If you don’t like the person you will be stuck with them at the event for at least two hours in most cases. If you are interested in the person you won’t have much chance to talk and get to know one another. Save the theater, movie, or other event for another date. This goes for sporting events as well.

Not the beach as your nerves will already be on edge wondering what the other person will think of you. Do you want to add appearance anxiety over how you look in a bathing suit to that stress? Save the beach for a romantic date later on.

Maybe a Museums. Even though a museum sounds like a great place to meet, you have to remember that you will be meeting for the first time so you want to go somewhere that you can talk and assess if you want to see that person again. The intellectual atmosphere of a museum might be too much for a quick first meeting. Once you have been on a few dates together and know that you share a love of art or science then think about scheduling a museum date.

Lavish or expensive restaurants – If you are meeting your date for dinner it can be intimidating to meet in a very exclusive and expensive restaurant. Also, if the date doesn’t go well you will have spent a fortune on dinner for nothing. Skip the fancy restaurants on the first date. So next post what is a good first date.