Dating online has allowed us all to cast our fishing nets further and wider than ever before and if you’re like me then you may well have caught the odd Wellington boot or even the village bike, excuse the pun! But by meeting people online easier than ever before has also led to more of first dates than ever before. You may have even used the top tips suggested at shagaholic.com to work your magic and bag yourself a date! Either way, one little mistake can make all the difference between a second date, getting some action or going back to your net and casting it even further. Here are some first date mistakes to avoid.

Is it even a date?

You have done all the hard work, all the grafting, and boy does it take some grafting sometimes and you have arranged to meet up. But wait, is this even a date? If you have met someone through a dating website then fair enough you can assume you’re on a date. A common issue, however, is dating someone you already know, a friend of a friend or someone from the past. Are you just catching up, is this just a coffee, do I even like coffee?