One thing we can clear up pretty quick is what it should not be.

It should not be boring. Boring dates, along with being rude, lacking manners, and a lack of focus on your date (as in flirting with other people) will also destroy your second date chances. Having made a good enough impression to get the first date it is now up to you to show that it was the right decision. The opposite of a boring date is one that is fun. Chances are if this is your first date it is too soon to know if there is or will be any romance. However, just the fact that there is a first date probably means you. There should also be enough blood rushing, adrenaline pumping activity for you to not always be talking and instead be enjoying your time together. As you play you will discover how you work together and communicate with each other. Hopefully that means getting close, a little touching, a lot of laughs, and leaving a great impression. To make your first dates count you should do something that allows enough free time to talk and get to know each other.

There are a lot of ideas about what first dates should be.