When meeting your first online date.

If you are not a real outgoing person then the first date can make you a little nervous, just get it over with and the second one will be easier.

Here is some advice that will help you not to feel so stressed out and have a better dating experience.

Your big advantage with online dating is that it’s not like a blind date where you know little or nothing about the person,

With a blind date you shake their hand and say “Hi” then you have to start thinking fast on your feet.

Online dating really helps you out here, as soon as you start emailing someone start keeping notes about them, ask them about their favorite hobbies, what they do for work, where have they traveled.

Next you talk to them on the phone and follow up on the foundation you set with the emails, find out more about what they told you, work some more questions into the conversation.

Now when you meet them for the first time you have plenty of good information to start the conversation and keep it going, you can be more relaxed and have a much better chance at a good experience than when you know nothing about you date.

Exchange photos before you meet, this way your not going in blind and you have an idea if they are your type before you even meet, or at least you will recognize them when you meet in person.

Don’t get carried away at first, start slow and meet them for coffee and see how it goes. Then you can always suggest something else if that works out.

If you start out planning some all day event, and when you meet the person it really flops, then you may be stuck with them for what can seem like a very long time.

Meeting for a cup of coffee can take 20 minutes, if it does not work out then your out of there.

When you meet, make sure you check to see that you will both be dress appropriately, this is one of the things you need to talk about before you meet. You don’t want to be over dressed or underdressed.

Work up a list of things to keep the conversation rolling along. If it is someone you are interested in you should be able to think of things you want to know about them, and keep a list of them.

Then when you meet you are ready and your not so worried that the conversation will die. Follow these tips and they will lead you to a successful first date.