I was a bit nervous, but it wasn't the first time we'd met. I'd known the girl for a few years, we'd just never hung out on our own before.

Here's another tip for you: when you meet your girl, bring her a little gift. I'm a sculptor so I made my date a little crab out of clay (her star sign). It's something she can look at afterwards and reflect on. Get the right gift and with a bit of luck that reflection will be "how thoughtful. I should give him a call". In my case it also opened the opportunity to send her a funny text about giving her crabs, lol.