Don’t Make Your “First Date” a First Date
Don’t treat the first date like it’s a cotillion or Cinderella’s ball. Instead of going on a first date, take the pressure away by asking your match if they want to go for a quick coffee chat. You could even get your match to join you and your buddies at a bar, and tell him or her to bring their own friends along. If there’s no pressure, there’s a chance everyone will have fun and you’ll get to meet your potential match in a no-strings-attached type of scenario. That way, neither of you will feel the typical pressures of an awkward first date.