How to make a first date great

“How do I make a first date great?” This was the question posed to our group sitting around a table at a post-wedding brunch. There were five women – friends each representing a different decade, and Alex, a bright, young man, excited to be having dinner the following evening with a gal he’d met online.

Taking full advantage of the female focus group joining him for lunch, Alex sat back and listened closely. We were anxious to help this earnest 27-year-old make a good impression, so no sooner wa...