1) Always and foremost, be yourself! Don't fake who you are or pretend you're someone you're not. This will certainly catch up with you later! Being yourself on your date is the best way to go. The person you are seeing gets to see the real you. They can decide if they're going to continue to be interested in you or not. If they are still interested that's good! If not, that's okay too. Just move on to someone who will like you for you!

2) Break the ice by introducing yourself and providing information about yourself that you feel comfortable letting someone know about you. You could tell your date about your hobbies, occupation, movies or games you would like to see and play, and other interests that you may have.

3) Smile. That's right, smile sometimes with your date. This can help you and your date to release nervous tension you may have built up before and during your date. Smiling helps you to relax and become more comfortable with each other. So go ahead, try it! It won't hurt. Your date will probably love your beautiful or handsome smile.

4) Get comfortable with your date by considering being creative to assist in keeping the conversation going between the two of you. Maybe, you and your date can pick a topic to discuss such as; current events, sports, movies or plays you have seen. This could make your conversation very interesting and you'll get to learn more about each other. Isn't that great? I thought so!

5) Remember your first impression to your date may be your last impression. So make sure you remain true to who you are and the person you're dating. If it is meant for you to be with the person you're dating, then you'll know. If not, you'll know you should move on to someone else. Just remember to put your best foot forward and remain honest. Not only will you keep your self respect, others including your date, will respect you too.

So, you've got some tips to assist you with what you can do to get the conversation started once you get your date. Go ahead, you can do it! Just start using some or all of these tips to help you to get your conversation started for your date.