First date is the starting point of your relationship [Read: How to Avoid a Blind Date When You are a Beginner]. This relationship may or may not flourish into success. You must take the first date in the real perspective and should not pin all hopes on that.
Most of the singles are in the habit of spending lot of money on the first date, [Read: Tips for Men to have a Successful Date]. The main objective of this is to impress the partner, [Read: How to Make a Girl Fall in Love with You]. This is not correct or advisable. You may tend to stretch yourself beyond limits and then may not be able to manage your finances at the time when they are direly needed. It is therefore essential that you must know how to spend little on the first date and hence conserve your resources. Here are few tips to do it effectively.
Tips For Men to Save Money During Date
Select a Modest Place
Select a place for the date that is not expensive. Some clubs and associations charge heavy fees for entry. The meals may also be very costly. Avoid such places and restaurants. There are many restaurants that are cheap as well as provide good services. While in a hotel do not order expensive dishes. The courtesy would demand that you should consult your girlfriend before placing an order. But the same should be done tactfully. If your girlfriend is not ostentatious she will also refrain from selecting expensive dishes.
Prefer Scenic Beauty Area For Meeting
Instead of meeting in a hotel or restaurant suggest an outdoor site. The place may include a lake, a mountain, a beach or even a garden. All these places provide lot of fun and at the same time are not costly. You will enjoy the environment and will share lot of mutual thoughts but may not spend much money.
Go to a Museum or Antique Hunting
Museums and art galleries provide a large variety for the visitors. Both of you will spend lot of time in exploring the historical facts and looking at the beautiful pieces of art. This can be abstract art that would further require your mental abilities to be used in interpreting and expressing the art.
[Read: Tips to Make Your Dating More Interesting and Eventful]
Integrate Your Date With a Function
If you are invited to attend a function like wedding party, accompany your girlfriend in that function. This will automatically save your money that was otherwise to be spent on meal. However care should be taken that both of you should get sufficient time in privacy to discuss your personal affairs. If you do not get time to talk to each other and just attend the function and depart, the very aim of date will be lost. [Read: What All Should You Avoid During a Date]