by Cherryl Floyd-Miller

Created on: January 22, 2011

First dates should always promote good conversation. This usually means that you have to place you and your date in an environment where the conversation can happen without too much competing noise. For this reason, loud sports events, noisy bars or nightclubs, concerts, social rallies and other events where you must yell in order to be heard are not good ideas for a first date.

There are some places you can go, though, that will make it easier to get to know your date.

Quiet sports you both enjoy

While neither of you may be extremely athletic, engaging in a physical activity that allows you to stop and chat between plays is a good idea. Some ideas for sports outings include: mini-golf, bowling, billiards, pool, go-carts, biking, hiking, or swimming.

Psychic, tarot card reader or palm reader

There is always deep skepticism about the futures that psychics and palm readers can predict. Nobody wants to believe that what they say is bound to happen will actually happen. This does not stop the long line of visitors or the legions of believers willing to pay money for direction or advice. What a Valentine’s Day treat it would be to take a date to see a palm reader. It’s a bit off the beaten path and great meat for conversation. Just be sure not to ask too many questions about each other since you are still getting familiar.

Roof terrace

Have you ever viewed your city from a greater height? At higher elevations, you enjoy the spoils of raising dating above eye level. Roof terrace dates give the privacy that you need to get acquainted and leave lots of room for creating a custom-made dating experience. If it is a private terrace, you can recreate a dance floor, set up a candlelit dinner, recreate a scene from a favorite movie or just sit for hours and talk. If the private terrace idea is a bit too “private” for you, try a local coffee shop. It is low-key enough to talk candidly and sip your favorite cup-a-Joe slowly.

Catered or home-cooked meal

Take much care in the home-based first date. Because of the safety issue, it is usually not recommended that you stay home alone with dates you don’t know very well – unless it is a double date or a full-blown dinner party with friends. If you already know the person, though, the catered or home-cooked meal gives you a lot of control over your environment. You can get to know one another with few distractions. If the noise gets to be too much for you at dinner parties, you and

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