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Blind Date Ideas
Nervous about a blind date?
Use our blind date ideas to guarantee success.
Blind date ideas are often the most difficult to come up with because, being as it is a first date, it's likely you don't know the person you'll be courting and are therefore unsure of their likes and dislikes.
To come up with the perfect blind date, it's essential to plan ideas that are appealing to everyone and allow for good, quality conversation, as getting to know each other is the ultimate goal of a blind date.
Though eating out may seem cliché, meeting at a restaurant tends to make both parties on a blind date feel more safe and comfortable.
The trick is to select a restaurant that both of you will enjoy and that is within equal traveling distance from both homes.
If possible, try discussing possibilities beforehand, via telephone or email.
Find out what kinds of foods your date enjoys and try choosing a restaurant based on their preferences.
If it's not possible to speak before the date, select a restaurant that serves a variety of foods and does not specialize in one kind of cuisine.
For instance, rather than selecting a Thai or Chinese restaurant, opt for a more traditional, American-based eatery with a range of different meals and dishes.
If it's a more unique blind date you're after, think about activities that you're sure many people enjoy doing.
While you may want to steer clear of overly active outings, such as biking, bowling or hiking, spending time outdoors, whether it's walking in the park or eating brunch at a sidewalk café, can be a welcome change of pace and bring a bit of originality to your date.
Other outdoor blind date ideas include bringing your date to a local festival or fair where an abundance of activities ensure that there's something for everyone to love.
It's also a great opportunity for you and your date to talk in a very public place where neither of you feels threatened.
Meeting someone for the first time and alone is unnerving enough without having to worry about being alone in an uncomfortable situation.
For months when the weather is cold or if you just plain prefer the indoors, stay away from preference specific activities, such as seeing a movie or theater show.
It's also important to stay away from overly social activities, like going to a party or bar, in case your date prefers a more quiet setting or does not drink alcohol.
Try going to a large museum, exhibit, indoor zoo or aquarium.
Unlike films and shows, which tend to be genre-specific, these kinds of activities generally offer something for everyone and allow you to talk to each other, which is the most important aspect of a blind date.
The purpose of getting together is to see if you're compatible with each other, which can't be done if you're unable to talk.
Though coming up with the perfect blind date idea can seem overwhelming, just try to remember that you want to create a non-threatening, comfortable environment in which the both of you can speak freely and get to know one another.
And, while it's almost impossible to come up with an outing that will suit your blind date completely, choosing public destinations that don't cater to any one kind of person will typically set the mood perfectly so that, hopefully, more dates will follow.
Still having a hard time coming up with good blind date ideas?
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