I had a disaster date a few months ago. A few nights prior, I went over to a classmates place to do some school work with her. We had an okay time and on my way out, I just grabbed her and we kissed for a little bit. She agreed to go on a date with me a few nights later and, needless to say, I was pretty excited.
My friend told me about an art show, so I thought this would be a cool new thing to bring this girl to. We get to the art show and it was totally lame and not really what I had in mind. After looking at the stuff, I bring her over to my truck and pull the tailgate down for us to sit. I went in for the kiss and she turned away and said, "Not with all these people around". My ego was pretty hurt and I didn't really hide it. I was only able to hang out with her one more time and it was totally platonic.
Fast forward to a few nights ago... After that ego shattering first date, my confidence needed a bit of a rebuild. I've been working out, reading a lot and really working on being smoother (its soo hard to keep my inner 12 year old at bay).
So I'm on a 2nd date with another girl, first date went okay. I'm trying to keep this one a bit lite. We go downtown to have some drinks on a week night. The cool thing about taking a girl out to bars during the week is that they are fairly empty. We got out around 8:30 and were planning on staying til our friend got off work at 12. I suggested we have a drink and bounce to a few places. I read in a couple sources that if you do a lot of things on your dates, its like you have seen the world together. So we went to 6 different places and it really helped to break up the 4 hours.
At the 5th place, we sat outside and there was a nice mood out with the breeze and blue Christmas lights. I payed really close attention to my body language and how I sat all night, so as to keep a relaxed open posture towards her. I opened up to her with some personal stuff about myself, she opened up a bit too. Then I used a yes ladder before putting my arm around her and bringing her in. It was a really nice first kiss from a girl I really liked.
So to recap... Find a nice place where the girl can feel comfortable(and you can as well). Pay attention to how you position yourself and how you sit ALWAYS! Show a little of your vulnerable side to put her at ease. Use a yes ladder.
Don't let your inner 12 year old or unbridled libido get the best of you! Let the night unfold and make a good connection.