Food does not just provide nourishment for our bodies.
On a date, food becomes a celebration.
Food makes a first impression and acts as an ice breaker when all else fails.
When you are out on a first date and you want it to go well, you need choose a restaurant with care and pay attention to detail.
Choose wrong and you could wreck what may have been the beginning of something terrific.
Choose correctly, on the other hand, and it will get you into the second date territory.
As this is a first date, do your homework concerning your new girlfriend's preferences.
Don't take her to your favorite steak house only to discover that your date is a serious vegan.
Find out from her friends or family.
Ask them about her favorite meals.
You will come off looking like a caring and interested person and start the relationship on a firm footing.
Don't try to impress her with five star restaurants.
You don't want to look like you're trying too hard.
Also, you don't want her to expect to eat at those places all the time.
Save the really nice restaurants for birthdays and other special occasions later in the relationship.
Also avoid the other extreme.
Don't try getting away with fast food either.
This might work if you're in high school, but if you want a second date, choose a mid-priced, sit down restaurant with a menu that offers variety.
A longer menu will give you something to talk about.
Now that you've chosen a good restaurant for your date, choose to dress appropriately and to use good manners.
You aren't going to make a very good impression on a date if you have just walked up to the door of a nice, French restaurant in raggedy jeans and untied sneakers.
Looking like a slob is not an aphrodisiac.
Arrive nicely dressed.
Hold the door open for her.
Good manners never go out of style.
Once you're at the table, decide who will order.
Will you will order for both of you, or if she would rather talk to the server directly? Some women think it is proper when the man orders, but others find it offensive, so ask first.
Pay attention to what she does.
This will give you cues to your own behavior.
If she doesn't even look at the wine menu, think twice before ordering.
If someone she knows was killed by a drunk driver, your glass of wine may just cost you big time.
Always offer her dessert.
If she refuses, but she does so rather reluctantly, offer to split something with her.
(Choose something chocolate, trust me).
Don't make a big deal about paying the check.
If she wants to split it, don't ruin a nice evening by starting an argument.
Be diplomatic and suggest that she pay the tip.
Or try this, suggest that she pay for the meal on your next date.
That way you'll avoid potential hurt feelings and ask for a second date at the same time.
Now you're thinking ahead.
On a date, food becomes a celebration.
Food makes a first impression and acts as an ice breaker when all else fails.
When you are out on a first date and you want it to go well, you need choose a restaurant with care and pay attention to detail.
Choose wrong and you could wreck what may have been the beginning of something terrific.
Choose correctly, on the other hand, and it will get you into the second date territory.
As this is a first date, do your homework concerning your new girlfriend's preferences.
Don't take her to your favorite steak house only to discover that your date is a serious vegan.
Find out from her friends or family.
Ask them about her favorite meals.
You will come off looking like a caring and interested person and start the relationship on a firm footing.
Don't try to impress her with five star restaurants.
You don't want to look like you're trying too hard.
Also, you don't want her to expect to eat at those places all the time.
Save the really nice restaurants for birthdays and other special occasions later in the relationship.
Also avoid the other extreme.
Don't try getting away with fast food either.
This might work if you're in high school, but if you want a second date, choose a mid-priced, sit down restaurant with a menu that offers variety.
A longer menu will give you something to talk about.
Now that you've chosen a good restaurant for your date, choose to dress appropriately and to use good manners.
You aren't going to make a very good impression on a date if you have just walked up to the door of a nice, French restaurant in raggedy jeans and untied sneakers.
Looking like a slob is not an aphrodisiac.
Arrive nicely dressed.
Hold the door open for her.
Good manners never go out of style.
Once you're at the table, decide who will order.
Will you will order for both of you, or if she would rather talk to the server directly? Some women think it is proper when the man orders, but others find it offensive, so ask first.
Pay attention to what she does.
This will give you cues to your own behavior.
If she doesn't even look at the wine menu, think twice before ordering.
If someone she knows was killed by a drunk driver, your glass of wine may just cost you big time.
Always offer her dessert.
If she refuses, but she does so rather reluctantly, offer to split something with her.
(Choose something chocolate, trust me).
Don't make a big deal about paying the check.
If she wants to split it, don't ruin a nice evening by starting an argument.
Be diplomatic and suggest that she pay the tip.
Or try this, suggest that she pay for the meal on your next date.
That way you'll avoid potential hurt feelings and ask for a second date at the same time.
Now you're thinking ahead.