Leave plenty of time to get ready.

Here is the list of things you should be trying to fit into this time:

Leading Up to the Date Checklist

• Make sure you known WHERE the dating destination is.
• Make sure you know HOW you are going to get to the date.
• If you are picking up your date, make sure you know where they live and how to get there.
• Verify that you know the TIME of the date. Double check this, you should have written it down somewhere when it was first organised. You did do that didn't you? If not, you should re-read what you should of done when getting the date.
• Consider where your dating destination will be and get an outfit that is appropriate. You don't want to under or OVER dress. This would make both you and your date uncomfortable.
• Make sure it is clean and properly prepared... which probably means you should at least iron it (unless it is meant to look like it is not ironed!).
• If this is a first date... and particulary if it is a blind date, it is always a good idea to tell a friend where you are going and what you are doing.

Okay on the home stretch. By now you have carried out the steps outlined in part 1.

Well of course this is up to you and will depend on how you met.

If you have met online, or this is an arranged blind date, we suggest a coffee at a local cafe is a good starting point for an introductory date. And guys, be sure to let the girls choose a spot, she will feel much more comfortable being in control of the location. This can only be a good thing, right?!