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Awkwardness is probably the first thing that you feel when someone tells you to go on a blind date with someone you have never met but seems to be the perfect match for you on paper as recommended by a friend or family member. Do you accept the challenge of meeting someone you know nothing about or do you wait for fate to happen?
We have an interesting hook-up culture in Nigeria; parents plan the ultimate matchmaking blueprint to be carried out at weddings or friends try to hook their friends up. If you are open-minded about going on a blind date, here are seven tips for a successful one:
You And Your Matchmaker Must Know Each Other Well
Do you trust that your matchmaker friend knows the kind of person that you like, will be attracted to and that you will get on with? It’s a hit or miss with a blind date but the potential love interests should be as close a match as possible.
Get Familiar On The Phone
It does a whole lot of good to talk to your blind date on the phone via messages or audio calls to establish some common ground first. Give each other something to look forward to. This is also a good time to find out if you want to meet the person or not.
Package Yourself
Proper hygiene should be your priority. You need to look and smell nice; take your grooming to the next level with shaving, waxing and a nice haircut or hairstyle.
Limit Your Booze
Try not to drink before your date and if you must drink on the first date, try to limit your intake. You do not want to reek of alcohol and you do not want to let your guard down unnecessarily when you are in the process of knowing someone.
Have Fun
People that go on blind dates have probably been persuaded into doing so. Do not be too formal and just have fun even if there’s a chance that things will not work out so much.
Be Authentic
Be yourself and try not to pretend or play your cards so high that your blind date doesn’t know if you are genuine or not.
Be Open-minded
The fact that you have accepted a blind date should also mean that you are open-minded to allowing yourself to fall for such a person. Do not have stringent rules on how life should be and what should take a certain course.
Just remember to be open to love!