Dating with East, First Date Tips - Bridgette Collins

The hosts of the podcast "Dating with Ease" discuss tips for a successful first date. They recommend avoiding dinner dates because they can be awkward and create pressure. Instead, they suggest low-stakes activities like bowling or mini golf. They also emphasize the importance of choosing a public place for safety reasons and being oneself on the date. The episode is sponsored by Hinge, a dating app. Hey everyone, my name is Yumna. My name's Bridget. My name's Sonal. And welcome to Dating with Ease, where we talk about all things dating and relationships. This video is sponsored by Hinge, the app made for deleting. Join Hinge Premium today and use code DATINGWITHEASE to save 50% off on your first month. Be soulmate-finding. Today we're going to be talking about how to have a good first date. I think first dates are so important because first impressions and it just is kind of the foundation for if you want to see that person again. Oh absolutely. First impressions are everything. There's a whole book written about it, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. I definitely, I can say I had a first date and it was terrible and it made me never want to see him again because he didn't talk and I think that leads me into what is a good first date idea and I think if you don't feel like the conversation isn't great with someone over the phone, don't do a dinner date. Oh absolutely. I also want to say, this is my personal opinion, I don't think you should be going out for a dinner date on the first date because I feel like that puts a lot of pressure to sit in a confined space for an extended amount of time because there's a lot of pressure with dinner because you have to sit there for the meal, you have to sit there for dessert or the drinks and so I think a good first date key is always a low stake, low pressure kind of environment because you're like I can leave whenever I want but I can also stay as long as I want. Just go in with the flow to see where the conversation is taking you. I also feel like if you're doing a dinner first date, you're forced to stare at each other and if it's really awkward, then you've wasted all this money on like a surf and turf dinner where you could have just got like Starbucks. Exactly, coffee and a walk because then you're not stuck staring at someone or an activity. I think my favorite dates that I've been on have either been bowling or mini putting because you kind of get to see oh is this person competitive, do they have good banter and it's kind of like you're doing something so worst comes to worst if the conversation dies, it's like oh nice strike, nice sit so it's kind of just a conversation starter and a continuer. And we covered this in our first episode where we talked about safety and going to a public place but I think a public place where I sort of am familiar with the area in case God forbid this guy has a knife and he's trying to chase me down, I can run away and I know where to hide. Yeah, just you know time for the worst. I think the last and the most important tip is just to be yourself. I think obviously you're going to feel nervous to some extent but I think being your true self is the best because then that person really sees who you are and it goes both ways. You don't want someone to come on a first date and act completely different and four dates later be a completely different person so stay true to yourself and then the right person will like you for who you are. Thanks so much for listening to this week's episode of Dating With Eve. Don't forget to follow us on Spotify and Patreon. Also follow us on Instagram to stay updated and send in your personal thoughts and stories. Until next week, bye! Bye! Bye!