When you are planning for your first date, find a top L.A. fine restaurant that will surely make that first impression a lasting one, some place that you can really have some intimate talking. If you have the dough to spend, try taking your date to La Cachette which offers light, classic French cuisine with California touch. If you both want to go retro, there’s Dal Rae which has a superb retro menu like Lobster Thermidor and Pepper Steak. And speaking of steak, there’s no better one than Ruth’s Chris Steak House which you can find in Beverly Hills, just blocks away from the world’s famous Rodeo Drive, and in WestField Towne Promenade Mall situated in Woodland Hills. Otherwise, you could just visit Angeli Caffe for some pizza and salad: nice, lively and laid-back place but easy on your pocket, just across Poinsettia Place at Melrose Avenue.

But of course, never bore your date. Carefully plan your activities and make sure it’ll be enjoyable for the both of you. Some nice theater play, partying or sporting activity will pretty much do. But always put in mind the right choice. You can’t just walk in an opera with a country-and-western music addict on your side. You can go to Las Palmas Latin Club in Las Palmas Avenue for some glass cheers while having some intellectual conversation or just stroll around Griffith Park for some silent moments.

And just before walking your date in her front door, there must be a chance for that sweet date ender. Kiss comes in different styles but never try a French kiss on your first one. Before you attempt, make sure you read the body language clues right to make sure that your date is willing to receive a kiss. And also, make the kiss slow, so your date can have the chance to stop things before you advance.

Let’s talk about some behaviors and right-and-wrong markers. What can be considered ethical for others may be still not be ethical for some. But in dating, what is simply and definitely unethical is cheating. Many will agree with this. Yet others are defending that if they’re not still in a commitment, they aren’t cheating. So to make sure that your partner and you are on the same side, have an open link of communication of what your relationship is and what your expectations are.