The most magical time of the year offers countless opportunities to meet a new POI, and to potentially find the love and romance you’ve been searching for. Whether you’re chatting and flirting with friendly folk on Chat2Date – the UK’s busiest phone chat line – or hooking up with someone sexy that you’ve clicked with at a Christmas party, it’s good to have a plan in place if you want to experience dating success.
Just follow our 5 practical tips to effortlessly enhance the romance of a festive first date…
Express your inner child
Because a first date can make or break your future with a new person, it’s crucial that you make the experience fun and memorable. Swap the usual movies and a candlelit dinner combo for a first meeting that offers more excitement.
Visit a Christmas Wonderland theme amusement park and go on all the action-packed rides. The adrenaline rush will induce much laughter and help you to build rapport and a bond with the sexy stranger that you’re dating for the first time. Cosy up together inside the Haunted House, and relive playful funfair moments that you enjoyed as a kid.
You’ll have plenty of time to chat and flirt whilst sipping steaming takeaway cups of deliciously warming hot chocolate, and tucking into festive sugary treats.
Visit a Christmas market
Instead of meeting your date at a trendy café or bar, make arrangements to visit the local Christmas market together.
Dress up in your festive finery, and add cosy layers that keep out the chills. Stroll around the market stalls together, taking in all the magical sights, sounds and smells. You can participate in a wine tasting session, or enjoy a cup of mulled wine or eggnog that will instantly get you in the mood for celebrating Xmas.
You can also do some Christmas shopping at the unique artisanal stalls, or simply relax and enjoy each other’s company in the magically festive outdoor environment.
Take a self-guided Xmas light tour
For many people, it’s the festive lights and decor that make Christmas so special. If you love to admire Christmas lighting displays that twinkle and sparkle brightly, take a romantic walking tour of the neighbourhood after dark.
Do you live in a city or big town, it’s worth doing a little research to find the best Christmas lighting displays that you can check out. If there’s no impressive twinkling display of Christmas trees or decs in the local area, pack up a tasty picnic style dinner and take a drive together in search of festive fairy lights further afield. Many neighbourhoods are proud to show off dazzling lighting arrangements that are complete with oversized inflatable figures of Santa, snowmen and reindeers.
Recreate a romantic movie scene
Let your favourite seasonal movie inspire your festive first date. All you need to recreate an iconic romantic movie scene is an ice rink and two pairs of ice skates!
You don’t have to be an ice skating pro to enjoy the fun and excitement of circling the rink, as you skate side-by-side and hold on to each other whilst chatting and flirting. You could end up falling in love, just like the characters played by John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale in Serendipity.
Meet under the mistletoe
One of the oldest holiday traditions invites you to pucker up for a smooch with someone you fancy. Make a lasting impression by arranging to meet your POI on a first date under the mistletoe.
To surprise your date, take along your own piece of mistletoe (and something to attach or tie it with) and strategically dangle it above your head, at the meeting place. Why not arrange to meet outside a venue that’s hosting a Christmas karaoke, and bag yourself a kiss at the start of the evening.
Instead of sitting at home waiting for the Christmas carollers to show up at your door, spend the evening with your date belting out your favorite holiday tunes. Like Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You”, Wham’s “Last Christmas” or Frank Sinatra’s “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”.
End your romantic first date by snuggling together, while enjoying the awesome experience of stargazing. And if you’re lucky to be surrounded by snow, it will make this fab festive date even more magical and dreamy!