First dates are nerve-wracking and unpredictable, but they can also be promising. I was never much of a romantic, but I would still always put my best foot forward on a first date- even if I knew the guy had 0% chance of a second date. I don’t remember what I wore on any of my previous first dates, but I do remember the exact outfit I wore on my first date with the first ( and hopefully) only guy I have ever fallen in love with.
Before I dive into the fashion and what I wore, I’ll give a quick backround on how we men. Dating in Utah can be difficult, especially if you are not LDS. Because of this, sometimes we need to seek the help of online dating; I didn’t want some trashy guy on Tinder so I chose Bumble, where the girls get to make the first move. Through that I met Dylan. He seemed great and I was very interested in meeting him in person, and that never happens especially since he and I were completely different people. He was in finance, I was in marketing. He seemed put together and formal, and I am….not. We decided to go to a popular Mexican restaurant in the area that I had never been to and he just raved about it.
I knew I had to look perfect, but still be myself. I’m never the type of girl who will dress for a man, that is just stupid. However, I still wanted to look good. Though I do not have the exact outfit I wore, I’ll share similar pieces to what I wore that night. Because this was a Mexican restaurant, there was no need to wear a cocktail dress. I did, however, know that Dylan would be meeting me right after he left work at his job, meaning he would be dressed up. I took all of these situations and created a simple, yet sexy outfit that was perfect for our first date.
Because my first date with Dylan was over three years ago, I don’t have the exact outfit, but that was almost identical to what I wore that night. To this day, even Dylan still remember the exact outfit I wore and the impression it made on him. Though the outfit worked for him, I know that it would never actually looked as great unless I felt great.
So many women push themselves to wear outfits that society tells them men will want them to wear, but the perfect outfit is only great when the person wearing it feels their best. I felt my best in the outfit and it reflected out.
To this day Dylan and I are still dating, and I am pretty sure that day was my last first date. The outfit obviously isn’t why we are still dating, but it was what gave me enough confidence to come out of my shell and talk to a stranger who became a big part of my life.
Love yourself first, then comes the rest.
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