How To Impress A Man On A First Date

Date is a special moment for two special people whether they are just starting to know each other or already established an intimate relationship. Being on a first date with a man you are very attracted to, is a dream come true. It’s a heavenly feeling and you wish that that moment won’t end. But, before you jump into that expectation, you must remember that men do pay attention on your appearance and character. 

To make your first date become successful and unforgettable, here are some of the effective ways to impress your dream guy on your initial meet up.

Be Yourself

Stay true to yourself. Be mindful to tell the truth and express what’s on your mind without over stating and too confident. Laugh at the awkward moments and be authentic in who you are and things that matters to you.

Good Manners

Good dating manners can absolutely wow a guy. Learn the basics such as table manners, considering his feelings and privacy, keeping your word, bring cash although you don’t expect to pay, don’t gossip, say please/thank you or you are welcome and dress appropriately.

Sense Of Humor

Humor can add fun in a conversation as well as create an emotional connection between you and your date. He definitely likes to see the funny and witty side of you. So do your homework and add some entertainment on the table.

Be A Good Listener

Being a good listener allows you to know more about him; his interest, likes, hobby, etc. which is so important to interpersonal relations and that you are more likely to impress him. Listen closely to what he is saying, ask questions and respond without interrupting.

Look Your Best

Always look your best, highlight your asset and dress well. The way you look and carry yourself is likely the way your date will remember you. Beauty not just in appearance but also the inner one is a must-have attribute of a lady that really impresses a man. Again, be yourself, keep it simple, focus on your strength and wear what makes you feel comfortable.

Open An Interesting Conversation

An interesting topic can add spice on a conversation, thus impress a man. So arm yourself with things that you both can talk about and enjoy. As you start the conversation, you can ask open questions, ask about his interest, watch his body language and pay him an admiring comment to see if he reciprocates.

There you go, I hope your potential partner will get to know you better. Wish you love and luck!

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Things That Are Interesting And Unique In Sweden

Here are interesting things about Sweden obtained from Swedish Mission website. I find some of them relevant particularly to those who are planning to visit and live in Sweden. Knowing these things will give one an advantage to understand the place and get familiar with it as well as the people and their lifestyle.

• Beer in pop machines.
• If you guzzle a glass of water on hot day, you are being rude and demanding more NOW!
• They have an island called "Island land" (Öland).
• Dog Toilets
• Fireworks at Christmas, Easter and just about every occasion.
• Traffic lights click or beep so blind pedestrians can tell whether the light is red or green.
• You can take off the showerhead and rinse the conditioner in 30 seconds instead of five minutes. Also you can wash your hair without washing your body if you're in a hurry.
• Sun at night during summer
• You turn on bike headlights in the winter at 3:00 pm.
• Old Swedes go on walks with cats and rodents and use a leash to drag the helpless animal behind.
• A can of Coke costs USD 2.00 (SEK 15) at a cafe.
• Everybody has baby carriages.
• No matter how little snow there is, everyone uses studded tires all winter.
• No salad is complete without grated carrots.
• Swedish kids learn to cook in elementary school.
• Girls dress up as witches for Easter and boys dress up as hobos.
• Kids sell Bingo/Lotto tickets at the grocery store for fund raising projects.
• What you think is a Ku Klux Klan rally in December is really a Santa Lucia procession.
• All furniture made of light beechwood or pine.
• Windows with Venetian blinds in-between two panes of glass.
• You can camp, hunt, & pick berries on private property.
• You attach your phone cord to the wall with something that looks like a 220-V plug.
• Red boxes around town you put your used batteries in.
• Everyone takes the rainiest month off in summer for vacation.
• Front doors on the back of houses shaped like barns.
• Wall-to-wall carpeting    
• Pear ice cream
• Popular pizza toppings include bananas and curry, or artichoke hearts and roast beef.
• "Swedish pizza" to missionaries means "thin, flimsy crust made by a middle-eastern person".
• If you're patriotic, you're probably a racist.
• You can practically step outside your back door and be in a forest, and pick berries that are in season.
• You've got to squeegee the whole bathroom floor after taking a shower.
• Cab drivers drive Mercedes Benz.
• It takes a crew of six Swedes a week to rip up a cobblestone sidewalk, scrape the dirt off the back, and put it back in. (Not counting bad weather, holidays, fikas.)
• Cops drive Volvos and Saabs.
• Half naked women answer the door.
• Swedes don't know what a 'date' is. They always go to dances and parties in a group.
• The amount of daylight you get at different times of year, light in the summer, dark in the winter.
• You don't have to lock your bicycle to a lamp post. Just lock the wheel so it doesn't turn, and nobody will take it.
• You can't buy greeting cards, aspirin, deli sandwiches, develop film, rent videos or bank at the grocery store, but you have to do all that at separate stores.
• When you order spaghetti, don't forget to ask for sauce and meatballs, or all you'll get is the noodles.
• Pear-flavored and blood-orange-flavored pop.
• While Snapple claims to be made from the best stuff on earth, Bob saft is the best stuff on earth.
• Pregnant women bicycle.
• More store owners honor the Sabbath day.
• Plastic grocery bags made to last more than five minutes.
• You can't tell by looking at what kind of handle a door has whether you should push or pull.
• "Valentine's Day" decorations at Christmas time
• Illuminated red buttons to turn the hallway lights on for two minutes.
• Root beer is not popular. The natives think it tastes like toothpaste.
• Corn on the cob is not for human consumption.
• Chocolate soda pop.
• "Kaviar" (actually smoked cod roe) is a snack food in toothpaste tubes.
• If an elevator is on the third floor and you are on the first and want to go up, you have to tell the elevator to come down.
• Elevators with no doors on the cab, just the stationary ones at each floor. You could touch the wall moving past as the elevator moves.
• Continuously running elevators that you jump on and off of like a ski lift
• Licorice can be salty. You'll burn your mouth if you're not careful.
• Rotten fish in a bulging can is a delicacy (surströmming).
• Riding a bicycle on a cobblestone street.
• Rose hip tea (nypon soppa).
• "Hockey" with curved clubs and a very small ball (bandy).
• Traffic lights turn yellow on both stop and go.
• Doorknobs on toilets and toilet handles on doors.
• Asking for "peanut butter and jelly" is like asking for "rock candy and frosting."
• You can get by on SEK 5,- in food budget per week. Everybody wants you to come in and "fika."
• It's not surprising to see a movie theater or a bicycle repair shop closed for a month in the middle of the summer.
• You go to a health food store to buy maple syrup.
• If you order a pizza with olives you get a whole unpitted olive rolling around on top of your pizza.
• A clothes dryer is a luxury (but a drying room isn't).
• The spin cycle is handled by a different machine than the wash and rinse cycles.
• If you think a Swede is suffocating she may just be saying yes.
• You can serve ice cream with a knife.
• Mayonnaise comes in toothpaste tubes.
• If it weren't for the engine running you might be able to hear a pin drop on a bus with 75 people on it.
• When a Swede talks about "the system", he's not talking about beating the establishment; he's talking about buying liquor.
• A person who speaks only one language is rarer in Sweden than a polyglot in the USA.