How To Make An Unforgettable First Impression
December 8, 2009 by Cathy Svedka
Filed under Free Dating
First impressions are always important, but internet dating has altered the whole scenario. If you’ve met someone online, chances are your first date will be with someone that you’ve already been communicating with, perhaps even for weeks or months.
Then again, many of us haven’t given up on encountering eligible singles in the real world as opposed to the internet dating world. Truthfully, most of us are doing both. And why not?! Let’s face it, we’re all busy and we all want to maximize our dating potential.
The variations in rules between the different arenas of romantic meetings can be a bit daunting. If you met person A in location B, is it okay to suggest activity C on the first date? Fortunately, some things stay universally true. At the top of this list? The ways in which you make an unforgettable first impression.
First impressions don’t care where or how you met. Whether at a friend’s party, doing the face to face thing with that cutie you met on an internet dating site or meeting someone in your professional circle; you want someone to think the best of you. The tactics are pretty straightforward.
1. Eye contact supreme
Making direct, lasting eye contact with a new acquaintance is the surest way to communicate your confidence, honesty and interest. These long, locking looks work worlds better than fleeting here and there glances when talking to someone.
Should all the eye time leave you a bit bored, play memory games with yourself. Observe their eye color, the shape of their eyes, their eyebrows, their nose etc. You’ll be conveying your interest at the same time that you’re searing their face into your memory.
2. Know when to let go of the reigns
So you’re chatting up some fabulous new person you just ran into and you’re having that old as the hills dilemma of wanting to seem interested without appearing over eager. What to do? Let them set the tone. Wait until they start talking and try to match their energy and excitement level. It’s a great way to make sure you’re not holding the conversation hostage and you can let go of worrying about seeming too detached or too worked up.
3. So close and yet so far
This one probably won’t work in a professional setting where a firm handshake at the start and finish of a meeting is all that’s really required. In a more personal setting you can get flirty with someone without actually touching them.
Turns out, that move got a great response; the person you’re talking to will still receive the same sexually-charged undertone of your action but without the contact, it leaves them wanting more. Guys, this is also a dynamite technique to bring out when you’re flirting with a new female. She will love the electrifying almost-intimacy while probably appreciating that you aren’t being too physically forward.
This article was developed by the staff of the Datepad.com internet dating company where you can find thousands of professional dating articles.