So the meeting is today...
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So the meeting is today...
| Sun, 01-15-2006 - 11:50am |
A few of you will remember my post a few days ago about guys 1,2 &3. Well, tonight I'm meeting 3 for dinner and I gotta say, I'm a little nervous.
I've never been an online dater and I can't even remember my last blind date. So my question is, how do you deal with the nerves? Maybe once you've done it a few times it's not so bad but what about the first time meeting someone you've never done anything but email and talk on the phone with? Is it like any other date?
Thanks, my evermore experienced message board pals. :-)

How I approach all my dates is not to have an attachment to the outcome. I say in my profile is that I don't come with expectations but with hope. Someone told me that the definition of expectations is resentment waiting to happen.
I look at different ways of "doing" a date. One way is to find out more about the person. Two, seeing the other person as just another friend (so I can be myself, relaxed)and just have fun.
Also for any nerves or stress, I practice my deep breathing (yoga, meditation technique).
Mark
I jump up and down a lot.
Thanks to all for the opinions/advice. I'm not as nervous as I was first thing this morning, so that's good. I talked to a friend about it and that helped. There's really nothing completely awful that could come of one dinner, so that's reassuring.
Exactly.
The easiest way to avoid that is to get there early and be the one waiting.
Alright, so we met. We had dinner, then coffee (tea, actually) and good conversation.
No initial sparks/butterflies but very comfortable. I'd go out with him again.
All in all, it was a good experience. I'm glad to have met another person and it's no longer weighing on my mind. It's good to just have a good date under my belt after several bad ones.
Thanks again to all for the comforting words of advice!