Preparing for a blind date can be a terribly nerve wracking business. It involves much stress over outfits and anxiety over conversation. In fact, in the grander scheme of things, in which dating is a game where girl meets boy, going out with a total stranger is about the most difficult option of all.

In order to ease your nervous anxiety, it’s a good idea to get as much information about your blind date as you can. If you were set up by friends, milk them for details. This will give you an idea of what to expect and help you to prepare.

It is important to find out where you are going and what you will be doing. Insist on meeting your date at the location – this will allow you to plan your outfit and to dress appropriately. You don’t want to wear a cocktail dress and then find out when he picks you up that you are actually going to a casual bar.

This sounds a pessimistic, but it is also a good idea to prepare an escape plan. You may find that you and your date are utterly incompatible: have a friend phone you half way through the evening to see how things are going. This way, if the evening is too awful to bear, you can use the call as an excuse to leave.

In short, a successful bling date is one that you have prepared for. It is important to enter into the situation intelligently in order to ensure that you will be as comfortable as possible throughout the evening.