When you are talking to someone for the first time, it can be tricky to keep the conversation flowing smoothly. You’ve only just met, you’re feeling each other out, you don’t have shared history to fall back on, and you don’t even know the other person’s likes and dislikes. But never fear! These common conversational hang-ups can actually work in your favor.

The trend is clear. More than ever, people are going online to fulfill their needs. However, one thing that the online world hasn’t made simpler, is dating. There are so many dating sites, it can be totally overwhelming even just to choose which platform to use. And then the obvious issue: there is no knowing what the people you are exchanging messages with are actually like in real life. With phone chat, that issue disappears.

One of the most common things we hear from guys (and girls too!), is that they get SO NERVOUS before a first date that they can’t even see straight, let alone make a great first impression. Nerves and anxiety abound when making the leap from an online chat or phone relationship to a real-life dating scenario. We psyche ourselves out and play the worst case scenarios over and over in our head until we go insane...well, have no fear! We are here to help settle those nerves and give you a few choice tips to leave a great first impression.