99 Dating Tips Part III

21. Smile on your date. 
When you smile, everyone else around you would feel like smiling as well, including your date. Thus, it would encourage a more positive environment between you and your potential partner. Smiling can lead to a more enjoyable conversation, which can make you and your date have more fun while you are both enjoying your meal.  

22. Your posture. 
Becoming more conscious on your posture can provide you with lots of benefits in terms of your health, as well as your date. This is because it can show your date that you are a strong and an independent individual. Aside from that, it would make you feel more confident, aside from making you feel that you are taller. 

23. Shaving. 
Shaving is something that both men and women should do, prior to going on a date. For men, having a well shaved face would impress most women, since women see it as a sign of a man’s cleanliness. For women, it is best that they shave their underarms, since a man could get easily turned off if he sees that his date has hair in that part of her body. 

24. Being conscious of your voice. 
To sound more mature, it is best that you gain better control of your voice. Maintaining a calmed and low toned voice is the best way to do it. This is because if you talk in a high tone or with cracking sounds, then your date would have a tendency to see you as someone who is immature. Thus, it is best if you train yourself for this. 

25. Your smell. 
Smelling good is very important on a date. Thus, using a good perfume or even just a good smelling cologne would already impress your date. Aside from that, you should always make sure that you wear a reliable deodorant, since if you sweat and its odor mixes with your perfume, then you might need to kiss your chances of having a second date goodbye. 

26. Taboo subjects.
Picking the right kinds of topics for your conversation is one of the most important things that you need to take note of, while you are on a date. To make it easier though, you should avoid talking about subjects that are taboo, since it would not encourage a more relaxing environment. Focus on more lighter topics, so that you and your date would enjoy the conversation more. 

27. Avoid a bad mood. 
Anything that can cause someone to have a bad mood should be avoided in any case, when you are on a date. This is because having a bad mood can make a dream date into a nightmare. Thus, it is best that you always focus on the positive side of things. Aside from that, you should also avoid sarcasm. Moreover, it is never a good idea to be late on your first date. 

28. Use the name of your date. 
Using the name of your date all throughout the night on your conversation would help you a lot. By doing that, you would actually be helping yourself in remembering his or her name, since you are constantly saying it. Aside from that, it can also create a more intimate atmosphere between you and your date. 

29. Use different perfumes or colognes. 
If you have been going out with a woman or a man for several occasions, then you should change your perfume or cologne, each time you go out with your date. This is because variety is the spice of life. Aside from that, you can actually impress your date by asking them about what type of cologne he or she likes best, and wear it on the next date. 

30. Stay fit. 
Staying as fit as you can be would make you more attractive, aside from the fact that it would also boost your self esteem. Because of that, you would be able portray a more confident self when you meet with your date for the first time. Therefore, it is time that you get some exercise on a regular basis, and combine it with a healthy diet. 

31. You are serious about your future. 
When you show your date that you are serious about your future, then it provides them with reassurance that you can also serious about them. Although your date may not be looking for a long term relationship, it is still best if you treat him or her as someone who could be your potential partner, especially if you really like them. 

32. Be someone your date can introduce to her parents. 
If you are serious about your date, then you should give him or her an impression that you are worthy to be introduced to your date’s parents. This means that you need to become presentable, by dressing and behaving appropriately. This does not mean that you need to become too serious though. Telling a joke or two would definitely make you more comfortable with each other. 

33. Never interrupt. 
Interrupting someone while he or she is talking is not a good idea, especially on a date. Unless if you want to annoy your date, you should never interrupt while he or she is talking, since it can be viewed as a sign of disrespect. Always let your date finish what he or she is saying, so that you would also be able to understand what they are trying to say. 

34. Don’t be a whiner. 
When you are on a date, one of the worst things that you can do is to become a whiner. A whiner often complains about everything, and always tell his or herself that he or she is a loser. Being a whiner on a date is not just annoying, but it can make the other person wish that he or she did not go out with you after all. 

35. Don’t be a crybaby. 
A crybaby is someone who always talks about his or her past mistakes, problems, or past relationship failures. More often than not, crybabies are looking for shoulders to lean on. However, becoming a shoulder to lean on is not the main purpose of going on a date. Thus, you can’t expect your date to offer you his or her shoulder once you vent out of your feelings regarding your experiences in the past. 

36. Let your date talk. 
If you want your date to have a good time, then let them talk. People always appreciate it when someone asks for their opinion about something, in which they would enjoy talking about the reasons they say certain things are good or bad. To achieve this, all you actually have to do is to ask open-ended questions. 

37. Be a friend to your date. 
Becoming a friend to your date is not a bad idea, especially if you have already dated a couple of times. When you become an understanding friend to your date, then he or she will be grateful about it. To be a friend to your date, you simply need to listen to them whenever they need to vent out their emotions about certain things. 

38. Trust. 
Lots of people do not open up too much or invest too much emotions on their dates or potential partners. This is because, they are afraid of getting hurt, or they were hurt before. Thus, it is best that you become a person whom your date can trust. By doing that, you would become closer to your date, once he or she gains more trust in you. 

39. Touching your date. 
For a man, if his date touches him, he can interpret it as something positive. However, for women, touching them on the first date may not be a good idea, because some may become offended by it. Only touch a woman when she becomes more comfortable with you, in which you already engage into dancing, or if she touches you when you tell jokes. 

40. Mysterious. 
Some people love dating a mysterious person since they love to slowly uncover things about him or her, as they go on more dates; and, this is especially true to most women. Being mysterious means that you give your date an idea about what you are, but you are not going into more details about it. It leaves them a feeling of hanging, in which they would want to know you more.