Where you decide to go on your first date will impact the overall date experience. If you and your guy choose something that he’s interested in and where you can spend time getting to know one another, the date has a good chance of going well. On the other hand, if you pick a place that’s too crowded, loud, or involves something that he simply doesn’t enjoy, your chances of success diminish. Give yourself the best possible shot for getting to know a new man by choosing a location carefully.

Good first date ideas include:

- A museum: Find one that both you and he will enjoy. There are enough diversions and things to talk about if a lull in the conversation happens, and its light enough that if things don’t go well you can easily part as friends.

- A theme or amusement park: You can both just have fun with the many things to do at the park, and you will feel a lot less pressure to have to create fun on the first date.

- Go out for lunch or coffee: Perfectly simple, just meet him out for lunch or coffee. It’s casual, and relatively stress-free. If things go well you can keep the date going for the rest of the afternoon, and if not, you can just end the date.

- Go bowling. It’s a good way to be playful and flirtatious.

- Walk the beach. If you live near a beach or lake, take a walk on the beach.
There are several places where you don’t want to go for your first date. Avoid these places because they will not help your date go smoothly.

- The dive bar. Don’t go to the scummy bar. It’s dirty, and it dosn’t have class.

- The movie theater. The movies are dark, and everyone is quiet and watching a movie. Not a good choice for a first date because you can’t get to know each other, which is really the point for first dates.

- Your Mom & Dad’s house. Ok, just kidding. I know, no one would go introduce their date to their parents the first time they meet!

I hope you enjoyed this little article. If you simply follow these tips, you will have a much better chance of getting asked out for a second date!