5 Places You Should Not Go On A First Date

If you are going on a first date with a coworker or friend, you don’t have to have the back-ups you will want when you are meeting someone online or with a blind date.

When it is your first time meeting someone for a date, always do so in public. Never let them pick you up at your house or your job.

If things go south, you don’t want them having that much information about your whereabouts. Choose a shorter date. Some people think short dates don’t offer enough time to get to know each other. But usually, you don’t need more than an hour to know if someone isn’t right for you.

# The movies

Unless your first date is happening while in middle school, the movies are a terrible place for a first date. You learn next to nothing about your date. There is no time to talk. And you get greasy buttery fingers.

It’s really not romantic at all for a first date. So expect that when you take them for a movie on your first date, they might not want to go on a second date with you because they won’t really know anything about you at all!

# A concert

This is the same idea as the movies. It can be even worse since watching people play music doesn’t always capture your attention as much as a movie. Screaming to each other over speakers of a band you may not even like will not result in a second date.

As fun and wild as a concert might be, this isn’t recommendable if you’re deciding where to go on a first date. It will feel so crowded and noisy that you won’t even get a second of quiet just to talk to one another.

# Your house

Unless your date is a hook-up and nothing more, inviting your date to your house on night one is a major no-no. This gives the wrong idea on so many levels. It adds the assumption that something physical will happen.

As romantic as it might seem to make them dinner and plan something romantic, it just always gives the wrong impression. When you’re just getting to know one another, having a date at either of your places is far from ideal.

# Hiking

You can go for a walk in a major park, but hiking through the woods on a first date is a bit too much. If you want to do something healthy and active on a first date, there are plenty more public options.

Also, they might not be a hiking person, so you’d just be forcing them to do something they never wanted to do initially. When deciding on where to go on a first date, it’s always best to choose a location where you can talk and get to know one another, with limited distractions.

# A party

A party sounds fun and everything, but it’s not ideal for a first date. This may sound like an ideal fun date, but unless you share a group of friends, it will just be wildly uncomfortable for one of you.

Chances are you will know everyone, and they will know no one. If you just want to get to know one another, going to a party can make your date feel lonelier than ever, and awkward!