It has been several months since my last serious relationship which puts me squarely in the delightfully awkward world of casual dating and first dates. Lately I have a few first dates so now I am going to ramble pointlessly about first dates.
There is a lot that is fun and exciting about a first date. It feel good that someone noticed you enough to ask you out so you take a little extra time getting ready and put a little extra care into the hair and make-up and enjoy the satisfaction of knowing that whether the date goes well or not that you look dang good. The other fun part of getting ready for a date is knowing that while nothing probably will come of it there is that small chance that one date could lead to another and another, or failing that you are guaranteed to get a good story or two to tell later.
Then the actual date begins with plenty of little awkward moments that come as you try to feel each other out. The funny thing about first-date awkwardness is that most of the time it come from small issues of protocol instead of anything real. Like wondering if you should wait for him to open the car door or just jump out, or the unbeatable awkwardness at the end of the date; do we hug, shake hands, or just say 'thanks, I had fun' and get away as fast as you can.
Yes, dating can be a delightfully awkward experience, but I've had realized that if you just embrace the awkwardness the whole thing is rather fun.
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