A first date is a special thing, and it can also be a nervous thing. We wish to make the best impression, but we also do not wish to go overboard and lay out all of our cards immediately. We want to experience something fun, but we do not wish to over-tailor the event, perhaps taking them to a fine dining restaurant and expecting them to wear a suit or evening gown.

 

Then again, going to watch a movie as a first date, while casual, can prevent you both from actually speaking to one another to begin with. As such, finding a first date idea, even for those who have experience in the dating field, can be quite worrying. Well, the best thing you can do is not overthink it. Instead, do something that is actionable, that helps you talk to one another, that puts you both in a good mood.

 

With our simple suggestions below, you are sure to give yourself the experience that you and your date both deserve. Let’s get to it:

 

Action Dates

 

We’ve said that movie dates are a bad idea for your first time together, because it prevents you two from talking and can tire both of you out. However, action dates can do the opposite of this. Bowling and a couple of drinks, heading for a long walk in your city, heading to an escape room or something that will force you to engage with one another is a great idea for a first date. An action date is also better than simply trying to ‘curate’ the best possible approach to make them like you, because you both have something to engage with that takes you away from the artifice of dating. Action dates can also be tremendously fun – and remember, if your date isn’t fun, it’s likely not going well.

 

A Great Festival

 

With many festivals such as those offered by Home Grown Great, you can see the best of what a local county has to offer. This can not only be a large and public event with a sense of temporal exclusivity about it, but you can see the best of what many businesses have to offer through this area. Sampling foods, looking around and discussing it all can provide you with something to do rather than focusing on the date and asking them boring question after boring question. A great festival is often more confident and comfortable than any other form of event because it’s thoroughly optimistic from the start. This will translate into your felt date experience.

 

Sign Up For A Class

 

Signing up for a pottery class, a quiz, or something that means you have to work as a team to learn or overcome a particular challenge can help you come together and enjoy something silly while also building a new skill. Even if that’s canoeing down the river, action dates can make a real difference, because through the experience you bond rather through the idea of forcing a mutual attraction to the point of boredom.

 

With these ideas, you’re certain to practice thoroughly excellent first date approaches.