9 Tips to Mentally Prepare for a Blind Date

It’s going to happen. You’ve finally agreed to go out with your sister’s co-worker or maybe it’s your neighbor’s cousin. Whichever, it’s time to get yourself ready for a date with someone you’ve never met. You’re probably asking yourself why on earth you agreed to take such a step in your personal life.

And now, here you are, wondering how you’ll ever make it through the evening. Check out these tips on how to mentally prepare for a blind date.

Remind yourself the reasons you agreed to accept the offer of the date in the first place. You were feeling lonely and quite bored with sitting at home watching television. You believed it would be a good idea to meet some new people you wouldn’t normally encounter.

Try to have as few preconceived notions about the person you’re about to meet and the date as you’re about to experience.

Promise yourself you’ll enjoy the evening as much as possible, whether it’s the conversation, the meal, the music, or people-watching.

Wear something you really like and that you think looks good on you. When you believe you look your best, it contributes to having more positive feelings about what you’re doing. Plus, you’ll feel more comfortable, which is just one less thing to be stressed about.

Avoid worrying about what your date will look like. This is an aspect of going out on a blind date that you certainly can’t control.

Refrain from planning what you’ll do or say in advance. Doing so will take some pressure off. Just allow the evening to “develop” naturally.

Tell yourself you have plenty of good social skills. You’ve been out with many friends and met new people. You know how to appropriately conduct yourself around people you’ve just met.

Consider going on a blind date as an opportunity to make a new friend, nothing more and nothing less. Most people could use at least one more friend and you might establish a new friendship this evening.

Recognize you’re a very blessed person to have friends, neighbors or family who care so much about you that they want to arrange an opportunity for you to have fun with a new acquaintance.

Embrace the idea of spending the evening with someone new. After all, you’ll probably learn something before the night’s over. And when you lay your head down on your pillow tonight, you can tell yourself that you did it, you went out on a date with someone you’d never met before.

For information about the basics of a healthy relationship, check this author’s article at this link. A helpful article about communication and the importance of eye contact in American culture by Pearl Grace is found here. Finally, see this link for some tips on renewing your flirting skills.


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