An awkward date is pretty easy to spot. You can always find a couple wherever you go that are just staring at each other looking nervous without anything to talk about. These are typical symptoms of having a first date.
Women are constantly thinking “come on just say something” while men are thinking “maybe she’ll ask me something”. This can go on and on for hours. To make things more awkward, someone asks “how is your meal?” and you reply “good, and yours?” and then the silence continues.
The first tip to prevent these kinds of awkward first date situations is to just listen more than you would talk. Let your date talk and just listen to what they have to say. Of course if they are not much of a talker and the conversation is still full of silence, then you might want to just throw in a few questions to get things going.
Now a more interesting topic thInter-Religious Dating
Nowadays, interracial religions are at an all time high. What about relationships with two people from different religions though? Many people will tell you that it will never work out and that people tend to take religion very seriously and emotionally and can never negotiate a relationship with someone who shares different religious views. This is simply not true.
Being in a relationship with someone from another religion can help you both grow in the process. You can learn a lot and understand much more about another person and of course yourself. So in short, yes, an inter-religious marriage can indeed work out.
The first thing to do is to make sure you save the religious talk until you and her are comfortable with each other and have gotten to know each other more. Talking about religion too early in the relationship, for example, when going out on the first few dates, could bring a negative and shady mood into the atmosphere. You also shouldn’t be too judgmental. If you are dating someone from a different religion, you need to expect that her customs and cultures will be different than yours. Just as she or he should respect your religion and traditions, you need to have an open mind and respect theirs as well.
That being said, you should not be trying to convince them to join yours or telling them that their religion is wrong. Religion is a belief and if you tell them that something they hold in their hearts is wrong, that can only lead to disaster and upset feelings. Don’t be a missionary and don’t be arrogant. At the same time, you should focus on similarities between your religions instead of differences. Most importantly, don’t let family and friends have any influence over things. They might have a stereotype over a certain race or religion, but they do not know the person as you are getting to know them. Only you and you alone should make a final decision.
Religion is a sensitive topic these days, but with growing numbers of inter-religious relationships, many success stories are out there. No religion will teach anything opposite than to love your partner deeply and treat her or him with a great ordeal of respect, so do just that and let the relationship grow with new experiences.n how the meal tastes would be more practical knowledge like getting to know your date. After all, you are on a date with them, wouldn’t you want to get to know them better? Keep is slow though, you don’t want to ask too many personal or sensitive questions immediately.
Also, try to avoid to use your date to vent to. Don’t tell him our day’s problems or talk about your ex. Genuine interest also goes a long way. You will discover on the first date whether there is potential or not at a future relationship so try to establish a good, clear, and honest communication from the very beginning. Show genuine interest in their interests and ask questions that will let you get to know them better.
