While “just be yourself” is perfectly fine advice, it’s not the whole story.
Be The Best Version of You
One of the ideal ways to get ready for a date is to identify your best traits – both in the physical and personality realms – and make sure you highlight those.
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Get Your Body Prepared
Our physical form and our mental frame of mind are inextricably intertwined, so giving your body extra attention will help put your mind at ease.
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Smell Good
Smell in our brains is tightly tied to memory and strongly affects our feelings. You should be smelling like a rose, perhaps literally, but not overdoing it.
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Stay Sober
Many of us will reach for social lubricants before or during a date. Having a drink isn’t bad, especially if that’s why you’re there, but too much can go wrong if you get too loose.
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Prepare for the Best
This means having a condom tucked discreetly away just in case. It also means having a string of plans for the evening should things start going well.
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Have a Plan
In addition to being ready for the best things to happen, also have contingencies all the way around. If things go awry and the date is a bust, reward yourself with a quiet drink with friends to do a post-mortem.
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Dress Up
No matter where you plan on going or what you plan on doing, add a few style notches.
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Know As Much As You Can
A date where you accidentally hit one of their food allergies or take a vegan to a meat shack is going to be a fright. Check plans with them in advance so they can veto.
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